Continental Features acquired by Rae Media Services
Continental Features, who provides Sunday color comic packages to nine southeastern states has been sold to Rae Media, according to…
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New Comic: Free Range
Creators Syndicate recently posted samples of their new feature – Free Range by Bill Whitehead. Here’s another homepage to the…
Andrews McMeel Universal Nominiated As Top 10 Kansas City Companies
Andrews McMeel Universal (the parent company of Universal Press Syndicate) has been nominated as a Top Company in Kansas City….
Universal Press teams up with Lulu.com
Universal Press Syndicate has partnered with Lulu.com to launch a storefront in efforts to create a new way to produce…
Brendan Burford answers questions about his new role at King Features
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has posted an interview with Brendan Burford, King Feature’s new comics editor. At age 28, Brendan…
Brendan Burford named King Feature’s comics editor
E&P is reporting that Brendan Burford has been named King Feature Syndicate’s comics editor. “Jay had planned for the inevitability…
King Feature Editor-in-Chief Jay Kennedy perishes in drowning accident (updated)
NCS president Rick Stomoski has informed me that King Feature Syndicate Editor-in-Chief Jay Kennedy has passed away yesterday in a…
Lee Salem’s interview with Mr. Media posted
Mr. Media has posted a lengthy and interesting interview with Lee Salem, President and Editor at Universal Press Syndicate. Mr….
Creators and Copley syndicates revamp web sites
According to E&P, both Creators and Copley News Service have recently reworked their web sites. Creator’s site is certainly a…
Ted Rall answers questions about Diesel Sweeties
After the heated discussion last week regarding the launch of Rich Stevens’ Diesel Sweeties webcomic into print syndication, I asked…
“Boondocks”: Longer hiatus or end of the strip?
Aaron McGruder, who in February put his strip “The Boondocks” on what was supposed to be a six-month hiatus, has…
Newspaper editor has beef with King Features’s online DailyINK
According to Editor & Publisher, Dean Miller, executive editor of The Post Register in Idaho Falls, sent a letter to…
Creators Syndicate announces new vice presidents and operations manager
I’m a bit late with this, but E&P reported that Creators Syndicate has named three new vice presidents. Marianne Sugawara is not now the vice president of operations, Melissa Lin is now vice president of business affairs, Kathy Kei is now vice president and editorial director, and Andrea Fryrear is the new operations manager.
Universal Press announces internal promotions
From Universal Press comes news of several promotions within the company. Sue Roush has been promoted to VP of the syndicate; Kathie Kerr becomes assistant VP/communications; Cathy Kirkland will be assistant VP/digital services; Christina Craver becomes director/creative projects and Sarah DeCoursey will be director/licensing.
Ted Rall and Universal Press mark 10 years together
Ted Rall is celebrating 10 years of syndication with Universal Press where he draws cartoons for over 140 newspapers and also produces a weekly column.