Reuters reports that Wimpy Kid, Inc. (Jeff Kinney owned entity that holds the Wimpy Kid copyrights) is suing Antarctic Press for trademark infringement with its Diary of a Zombie Kid series . In addition to depicting a backpack-carrying protagonist, the suit alleges, the “Zombie Kid” cover artwork bears a startling similarity to the “Wimpy Kid” […]
The Richmond Times-Dispatch profiled Jeff Kinney about the success of his Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. I think this admission is a life lesson for all of us. “I always think of myself as a cartoonist who couldn’t crack into newspapers,” he said recently by phone. Kinney created the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” […]
The second installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie franchise took top billing at the box office this last weekend taking in $24.4 million – beating the original Wimpy Kid movie by $2 million. Other comic/animated related films still in the top 10 include Rango (#5) and Mars Needs Moms! (#10)
The second installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid will be opening in theaters today. Early reviews are mixed when looking at top critics over on RottenTomatoes.com. Michael O’Sullivan of the Washington Post wasn’t that impressed: The problem doesn’t really lie in the acting but in the writing. There’s too much effort expended on […]
Parade Magazine put “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” creator Jeff Kinney on the cover of Parade Magazine and profiled inside yesterday’s edition. Kinney visited this same store four years ago to sign copies of the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid. At the time, no one knew whether a book based on a Web comic […]
Interesting story about Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney, who despite the success of his books keeps his “day job” working on the popular children’s website Poptropica.com. “It’s the other great love of my life,” said Kinney, author of the best-selling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book and movie series. “It’s very difficult to walk away […]