Comic Strips

This weekend the traditional Memorial Day annual meeting of the National Cartoonists Society will be held in Pittsburgh, PA. Although Saturday's Reuben Awards banquet is a private affair, the rest of the weekend has...

While the three nominees for THE Reuben, the top award of the year from the National Cartoonists Society, have been announced —and they are Brian Crane, Rick Kirkman and Stephan Pastis, the NCS has just announced the nominees in the divisional races. Many familiar names in many catgories, and the new spliut wbcomics division—one for long form and one for short form—makes is debut.

Here's a real Kickstarter based on a fake artist whose real work has been forged by Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton, both of whom are real living people and are not figments of fiction,...

It's a one of a kind gift, so don't go looking for one.

Tom Tomorrow, creator of This Modern World, is this year's Herblock Prize winner. Established in 2004, and nemed for famed editorial cartoonist Herblock, the prize is given for distinguished examples of editorial cartooning that exemplify the courageous standard set by Herblock and is judged by a panel of outside experts. The finalist this year was Jack Ohman, who left his post at The Oregonian last year.

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Blog has a nice post onJackie Ormes, creator of Torchy and the first African-American woman cartoonist of note. And she did get note in her day:

That sturdy comic strip-to-stage-to-movie warhorse Little Orphan Annie is getting a remake and now a star: Quvenzhane Wallis. he Beast of the Southern Wild star, the youngest ever Best Actress Oscar nominee, will star in a modernized remake of the stage musical. 9-year-old Wallis attended last nights Oscars looking fine, and appropriate and carrying a puppy purse.

Following up on last year's bestselling Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown is back this April with Vader's Little Princess a series of gags based on Vader as dad to little Leia, from toddler to teen. Art Director Steve Mockus has a process post on putting together the book's cover; since it covered an age range the idea wasn't immediately apparent.

So as the new year approaches, I continue my look back at the graphic novels which made the New York Times bestseller lists in 2012. I'm a bookseller and librarian, and this past year saw...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/iplayer/player.swf When it comes to kickass heroines, Modesty Blaise stands with the best of them. Originally created as a Brit comic strip in 1963 by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway, espionage agent Modesty was the...

Karl Stevens' comic page Failure has been cancelled by the Boston Phoenix, where it had run for the last few years, replacing another strip by Stevens known as "Whatever." The reason, reportedly, is because the above strip insulted an advertiser, Bud Light.

Well, the year is winding down, and with it comes the annual "Best Of" lists from various websites and media.  Publishers Weekly led the charge, issuing an actual graphic novel listing within their greater...