Comic Strips

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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...

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...

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...

For those of you who think New Yorker humor is inscrutable, cartoon editor Robert Mankoff's recent post on Nipplegate could generally put the ROFL in anyone's MAO.

Just in case you were wondering, last week's Farewell strip for Maakies was just another prank by creator Tony Millionaire, and the strip is still going strong. Great news! Last Thursday, Millionaire posted the above script, provoking cries of anguish on Twitter along the lines of "Why Tony, why?"