Brian Walker, son of Mort Walker, has been busy doing interviews about the ongoing ‘Masters of the American Comics’. NPR had him on last Tuesday. There is a link to the audio on their site. There is also an printed interview in AIGA Journal of Design where in he talks about how the this exhibit […]
The ever prolific Darrin Bell (Rudy Park, Candorville, Toontalk moderator) has picked up a few more clients with the Oakland Tribune, and its sister publications throughout the Bay Area. Inside Bay Area has a write up introducing the feature and also includes an interview that peaks into Darrin’s life and his strip. Q. How do […]
For the unsyndicated comic strip aspirant, there’s a good thead over at Toontalk posted by Lee Nordling on how to increase your chances at getting syndicated (see thread “A pop quiz: ‘What It Takes To Sell Your Comic Strip’”). It’s worth your time. Lee Nordling: The following quiz was used as the structure for a […]
I noticed Scott Adams had inserted himself into his Dilbert strip lately, but didn’t know if that was something he’s done before, but apparently it’s new according to this Baltimore Sun piece (free registration*). The cameo started Monday and is still going on today. “There has always been an unwritten comic rule about violating the […]
On his blog, Scott Adams has posted that he is helping Mike Belkin, creator of ‘Unfit‘ find a new artist to take over the drawing of the feature. The syndicated comic strip Unfit is looking for someone to take over the artwork. If you?ve seen the strip, you know it?s a great concept with lots […]
Donna Barstow, who I mentioned in another recent posting, has a new book out in time for Valentines day. It’s called “Love Me or Go To Hell : True Love Cartoons” and it is already in its second printing. My newest book is out now!! ( ’cause they moved it up for Valentine’s Day!) called […]
From ye ol’ E&P, Donna Barstow, who does a weekly feature called ‘Daily Special‘ will be creating a new feature called ‘Fault Lines‘ for the Los Angeles Times’s revamped Sunday Magazine called “West.” The unveiling is scheduled for February 5th. “Fault Lines” will discuss the movie industry, staying in shape, and various other topics of […]
This day in history: the last original daily “Peanuts” strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers. Schulz officially retired on December 14th of 1999 and passed away February 12 of 2000.
Several New Yorker cartoonists are gathering in Vail this weekend to host an event entitled “Humor on the Slopes Cartooning Festival.” The three day event is a promotional event by a local ski resort to attract more visitors and features Harry Bliss, Matt Diffee, Ed Koren, Bob Mankoff, Victoria Roberts, Jack Zeigler, and others. During […]
Another paper is shifting comic features around with the end of the ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ promotion. The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon) did a survey of 4,500 readers and immediately returned ‘Classic Peanuts’. “Classic Peanuts” is back. Preliminary results from our poll show enough reader support to reinstate the syndicated reruns of this timeless comic strip. “Classic […]
Clay Jones, editorial cartoonist for the Fredericksburg, has a blog courtesy of his newspaper. It appears he spends most of time talking about the cartoon he drew that day or the day before. There is no RSS feed if you want subscribe to the blog. Usually when I do this type of stuff I’m racking […]
According to Brian Anderson’s web site, his feature Dog eat Doug has been picked up by the Chicago Tribune who is replacing Calvin and Hobbes. It?s a happy start to 2006 for DeD. The Chicago Tribune replaced Calvin & Hobbes today with DeD!
With a May 19 release date, Michael Fry and T. Lewis’s movie adaptation of their strip ‘Over the Hedge’ will be going up against stiff competition as “The Da Vinci Code” opens that same weekend. “The Da Vinci Code” is starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. Regarding opening up against Da Vinci Code: […]
Jim Borgman, editorial cartoonist for the Cincinnatti Enquirer and cartoonist for Zits, has started a blog. The “BorgBlog” as it is titled contains images taken from his sketchbook. Ten years into my professional career, a writer friend introduced me to a different concept of an artist?s sketchbook. In her journal she kept the most random […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel becomes the third major newspaper to run with TokyoPop a manga stlye comic strip. They’re the characters in a comic strip – TokyoPop – that will run Sundays starting Jan. 8 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It will alternate between “Peach Fuzz,” running for 24 straight weeks, and “Van Von Hunter,” […]