Comic strip character Asterix takes on a figurative foe. After years of bashing the occupying Roman army, the indomitable Gauls have turned their attentions to the stars in their latest adventure, Asterix And The Falling Sky. But it doesn’t take much reading between the lines to realise that the story is actually a none-too-subtle attack […]
Interesting article on how comics are received by men vs. women. Women and men are often perceived as having differences in their senses of humour but, until now, there had been no neurological evidence for such suspicions. The new brain scanning study showed that although men and women tended to agree on which of the […]
If you think print editorial cartooning is horse and buggy stage of its existance, and Mark Fiore is the future, you’ve got until the end of the year to prove to the Washington Post that you’re all that and a bag of chips. We’re looking for artists, animators and humorists to submit short-form (3 minutes […]
Twenty three editorial cartoonists from 16 countries met in Jerusalem to discuss the art and the Middle East conflict. Tuesday afternoon’s sessions highlighted the somber side of covering the Middle East. Slide shows of Israeli and Palestinian artists’ work provoked more thoughtful murmurs among attendees rather than laughs. Attending from the U.S. is Jeff Danziger […]
Andrews McMeel Universal is donating ten signed and framed portraits of Doonesbury characters to the Fisher House Foundation. Fisher House is ?a home away from home? for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA hospitals. An international not-for-profit organization, Fisher House Foundation coordinates private and public support for service members and […]
As reported in Ad Jab, The St. Paul Pioneer Press has dropped Peanuts. This may not seem like a big deal, but Schulz grew up in St. Paul, and the Pioneer Press bought Schulz’s first comic. It was also one of the first papers to run the very first Peanuts strip back in 1950. The […]
Hundreds of New York City high school teens will learn about World War II by visiting the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. The “Cartoonists Against the Holocaust: Art in the Service of Humanity” exhibit runs through February 6 2006. link
E&P has a write up about the newest comic to launch – “Ink Pen.” The strip was created by Phil Dunlap.
The 4th annual Weasel awards, part of Dilbert.com, have been posted and the “Weaseliest Individual” is George W.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is getting into the new Japanese logic puzzle Sudoku. To make room for the new feature, they’re dropping Agnes by Tony Cochran.
According to Editor and Publisher, Ted Rall will have a weekly radio program in the San Francisco Bay area. Show airs starting on the 13th.
Two Manga comic strips will be syndicated though Universal Press. Manga is a Japanese story-telling/drawing style that is becoming more and more popular in the United States. “We thought if teens and young kids are reading manga, then why don’t we get something in the paper that teens want to read?” said John Glynn, vice […]
The University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is celebrating and examining the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution and will include speeches, discussions and presentations – including a speech by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Marlette. Link Update: The Norman Transcript has a write up on the speech.
Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, is an institution in the state of Utah. He’ll be speaking at U?s Women?s Club (University of Utah) on November 14th. Join them for a fun-filled afternoon with Utah cartoonist, Pat Bagley, the Salt Lake Tribune?s award-winning editorial cartoonist, author and humorist, specializing in all things […]
The Detroit News reports that they began a trial run of Classic Peanuts in their line up and requested feedback as to whether it should stay or go. It stays. We must have been blockheads to think the answer would have been different.