In an introductionary article, the St. Paul Pioneer Press becomes one of 30 newspapers across the U.S. to run “Peach Fuzz” – a manga style cartoon about a young girl and her ferret. Fred Basset and Hagar the Horrible beware. Manga has arrived at the Pioneer Press. Minnesota’s first newspaper today rolls out “Peach Fuzz,” […]

Stephan Pastis, creator of “Pearls before Swine” recounts the impact of his visit with Charles Schulz back in 1996. Fed up with life as an attorney defending insurance companies, Pastis had abandoned his legal files for the day and driven to Santa Rosa in hopes of bumping into Charles “Sparky” Schulz, the legendary creator of […]

According to E&P, Mutts is back in the Buffalo News after readers protested its removal from the funny pages. The Buffalo (N.Y.) News reinstated “Mutts” after many readers protested its cancellation. Patrick McDonnell’s comic, which stars a cat and dog, is distributed by King Features Syndicate to nearly 600 newspapers.

Signe Wilkinson has written a good piece on Beliefnet regarding her take on the Denmark cartoons that have set the Islamic community on end. My editors have had to explain the nature of cartooning to the offended representatives of various faiths, ethnicities, and political groups. And I am not alone. Nearly all cartoonists worth their […]

Here’s good news for the newspaper industry: Newspaper Web Sites Continue to Gain Readers More people are going to newspaper Web sites and in November the overall number of visitors to newspaper.coms hit an all-time high, according to numbers released by ratings firm Nielsen//NetRatings and the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). The report shows that […]

Nick Anderson leaves for the Houston Chronicle next week. The Courier-Journal says they will replace Nick Anderson. Prepare to say so long to editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson, who leaves The Courier-Journal next week to take up residence on the editorial pages of The Houston Chronicle. … Forum editor Keith Runyon says there’s “every intention” of […]

The first editorial cartoonist to lose his/her job in 2006 for budgetary reasons is Tim Menees who has worked for that paper for 30 years. In a cost-cutting move, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this week laid off several non-union workers, including longtime cartoonist Tim Menees and Washington, D.C., bureau chief Michael McGough. … Although both Menees […]

There is an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday that asked the question as to whether today’s comics have become to radical, in-your-face in their opinions. Yet, something has changed in the modern cartoon kingdom. While Nast, Hershfield and Schulz could create powerful and opinionated messages, their creations maintained an innocence that made them endearing. […]

E&P is reporting that Michael Fry has announced that he is ending his “Committed” panel. The “Committed” panel will end Feb. 19 after 12 years of syndication with United Media. “I’m creatively done with it,” said Michael Fry, when asked Friday why he was stopping his comic. “There are only so many gags about a […]

Ted Rall mentions on his blog that he’ll be on Hannity and Colmes tonight to discuss the Toles cartoon as well as the Danish cartoons. Tonight, however, I’ll be at Fox with plenty of time to spare, appearing on “Hannity & Colmes” to discuss both Toles’ piece and the Danish cartoons about Mohammed that sparked […]

Here is the transcript of Tom Tole’s appearence on CNN’s Paula Zahn Now. ZAHN: And joining me now from “The Washington Post” newsroom to tell us what he was thinking when he drew the cartoon, Pulitzer Prize- winning editorial cartoonist Tom Toles. Thanks so much for joining us, Tom. TOM TOLES, EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, “THE WASHINGTON […]

There has been a varied response to the Danish cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammad from across the world. Earlier today, I posted a link to an interview with Doug Marlette where he basically said, even religious symbols are fair game and there is no need to apologize for using them. Here now is an […]

Scott Adams was invited to participate in the the 17th annual Scripps Howard Celebrity Super Bowl Poll. His pick: Seattle. It’s that time of year again – time for the annual gridiron spectacle. No, not the Super Bowl, but the 17th annual Scripps Howard Celebrity Super Bowl Poll. The rich and famous from movies, TV, […]

There’s an interesting story over on CNet about how the internet is changing the cartooning industry. As comics move online, the rules for reaching a broader audience are changing, and the skills those cartoonists need to reach their audience change as well. Bjordahl, for example, maintains a blog with a small group of fans, and […]

Doug Marlette, the soon to be editorial cartoonist for the Tulsa World, was interviewed for his reaction to the firestorm in Europe over the Dutch cartoons of Mohammad. “This is a war of two cultures, it’s really a war, and it’s really important that in the West we stand up for these hard-won freedoms and […]