The political action group that spent millions of dollars to defeat President Bush in 2004 is now mobilizing to protest and stop the lay-offs at Tribune papers and other large newspaper companies across the country. The grassroots activists have been circulating petitions to stop announced job cuts at four Tribune papers. The group says it […]

Cartoonist J.P. Trostle has quit his job with the Herald-Sun citing “It was not a good place to work any more.” J.P. Trostle resigned last week as a designer and illustrator at The Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C. As part of that job, he also did editorial cartoons for the newspaper’s Chapel Hill Herald edition. Trostle […]

David Coverly’s Speed Bump has picked up the Wichita Eagle. The Eagle had an opening with the end of Mike Twohy’s That’s Life. Coverly has said of his comic strips that “if life were a movie, these would be the outtakes,” according to the strip’s Web site. The cartoon will run Monday through Thursday in […]

According to Dave Coverly’s web site, he’ll be at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo signing his new book, Just One %$#@ Speed Bump After Another today between 6-9 pm. And if that wasn’t enough, Jef Mallett will also be available to sign is latest Frazz collection “Live From Bryson Elementary“

Editorial cartoonists are banding together on this coming Monday to protest the recent lay-offs in their industry. Members of the AAEC are encouraged to do a cartoon criticizing the layoffs. The cartoons will be posted together on the AAEC website. Editorial cartoonists are joining together for a “Black Ink Monday” protest, E&P has learned. On […]

The New York Press has a lengthy article about Charles Schulz and his cartooning. If you’re a fan of Peanuts or enjoy reading about comic history, give this article a read. “Li’l Folks” has a different quality than “Peanuts.” The lines are thicker. Perhaps Schulz was making the best of middling reproduction quality in newspapers, […]

Fans of John Kovaleski’s Bo Nanas comic strip can meet him and get a signed copy of his book – if you’re in the Harrisburg Pennsylvania area. John Kovaleski of Gettysburg will sign copies of “Bo Nanas: Monkey Meets World” (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $10.95) from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers […]

The Houston Chronicle has a story called Why Bill Watterson Quit. If you’re hoping for new salacious tidbits, this article isn’t it – but does point out in the Complete Calvin and Hobbes book that Watterson left it open for a return. Salem won’t discuss the specifics of what Watterson is doing. It’s possible he […]

Daryl Cagle’s web log (scroll down) is reporting that KAL (Kevin Kallaugher), editorial cartoonist for the Balimore Sun, will accept the company’s buyout and leave the paper. Sources tell us that another Tribune company cartoonist bit the dust as the Baltimore Sun’s Kevin Kallaugher (Kal) has accepted a buyout offer. It is expected that the […]

The Austin American-Stateman has a good article on the reasons for the surge in the number and popularity of comic collections that have been produced in the last year or two. There are several popular releases: “The Complete Calvin and Hobbes”, The Complete Peanuts 1955-1958, “Hank Ketcham’s Complete Dennis the Menace 1951-1952”, etc. Why this […]

Lucia Rather former director for cataloging at the Library of Congress, gave a lecture at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah on the 28th of November. She contends that political cartoons are propaganda and not art. “A political cartoon is not just a picture, it’s a graphic illustration of an idea…the […]

Patrick McDonnell, creator of Mutts, has created a holiday card for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). This isn’t the first time that McDonnell has used his talents to help animals. He designed the exterior artwork for PETA’s low- to no-cost mobile spay/neuter clinic and donated a comic strip highlighting the plight of […]

If you’re into collecting comic related art and memorabilia, Heritage Galleries is auctioning off original artwork. You can see some of the pieces online. Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (HG&A) will offer a spectacular collection of more than 300 pieces of original artwork from MAD Magazine, most never before offered, in their upcoming Comic and Original […]

You think I’ve been recycling the same story – just changing the name of the newspapers. But once again, another paper is cutting its staff. This time Newsday. Newsday yesterday dismissed 72 employees from across the newspaper and announced that 40 additional vacant jobs will be eliminated. No “news gathering personnel” were affected by yesterday’s […]

I wasn’t aware that George Herriman had produced anything except Krazy Kat, but the Strippers Guide had a post with an example of Herriman’s comic Stumble Inn. Oh, what a great strip. Herriman’s Stumble Inn ran 10/30/1922-1/9/1926. For those of you who love Herriman’s artwork but consider Krazy Kat a little high-falutin’ for your tastes, […]