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.
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Ziggy turns 35
Ziggy celebrates 35 years on the comics page, which debuted on June 28, 1971. The comic is distributed to over 600 newspapers by Universal Press Syndicate.
Universal Press redesigns web site, adds blog
According to their new blog (authored by Derek, Dir. of Web Operations) the site is the combination of Universal’s uComics.com and GoComics.com web sites. Aside from the obvious visual changes, the new site uses a Flash-based comic reader to thwart would be copyright violators.
Changing of the guard at Universal Syndicate
Dave Astor of Editor and Publisher has a great write up regarding the upcoming transition in leadership at Universal Press Syndicate when Lee Salem succeeds Bob Duffy as president of the company.
Universal to launch ‘Ronaldinho Gaucho’ strip May 28
From the press release:The lively team of characters in the comic strip include Ronaldinho?s brother Asis; sister Daisy, number one fan Diego, his mother and two lovable dogs named Champ and Fireball. Readers can follow their adventures on and off of the soccer field in this daily and Sunday comic strip.De Sousa has already taken Ronaldinho to star status in publishing, licensing, animation, television syndication and social campaigns.
Kirk Anderson joins Universal Press’ One Shot lineup
Kirk Anderson has been added to the Universal Press line up of editorial cartoonists according to Editor and Publisher…. Paul Pioneer Press from 1995 to 2003 before being laid off.
Lee Salem promoted to President of Universal Press Syndicate
An inside source at Universal Press Syndicate has alerted me that Lee Salem has been promoted to President of the syndicate. Lee has been the Executive Vice President and Editor for several years now. Robert Duffy the current/outgoing president is retiring. The official switch will become effective early this summer. Congratulations to Lee! Details will […]
New FoxTrot collection due this month
Universal Press has issued a press release to announce that Bill Amend has put out a new FoxTrot collection. This collection is available at Amazon. The Fox family’s zany antics keep us entertained as they encounter pop culture in their everyday lives. Mom Andy tries unsuccessfully to push her youngest son, Jason, away from his […]