Good Timing? Bad Timing? The above Pearls Before Swine appeared two days after the announced death of Pope Francis. Some, who know nothing of lead times, took it as a swipe at that passing. Others took for what it was – just a case of timing. I agree with Stephan Pastis about obituary cartoons but […]
Oddly Enough, a new Comics Kingdom panel; Flash Gordon #7, a new Flash Gordon comic book; The Phantom, a new Nintendo/pc game; a new limited-time subscription offer from Comics Kingdom; and old Quincy strips revived from 1974. Oddly Enough by Vaughan Tomlinson new to Comics Kingdom Comics Kingdom has a new cartoon panel – Oddly […]
TCJ: In your experience, how has the role of a syndicate changed from 2008–2009 to now? TEA FOUGNER: I’d just like to set the stage a little bit for folks who aren’t familiar with how syndication works. Syndication is a way for syndication clients (usually newspapers, but increasingly websites and other digital clients) to bring […]
Yesterday Tea Fougner, Editorial Director of King Features Syndicate (KFS) comics since 2018, posted on her LinkedIn page that she has stepped down from her position at KFS and from the company itself. Tea wrote: Today was my last day at King Features. I was offered a choice between a reduced role and a severance […]
Comics Kingdom (CK) has issued submission guidelines for cartoonists attempting to get placed on the CK digital platform – a great step toward being distributed to print newspapers by King Features Syndicate. King Features Editorial Director Tea Fougner introduces the submissions guidelines with a few do’s and don’ts. Friends, we are so excited to introduce […]