The return of Craig Thompson
Whatever happened to...the auteur of BLANKETS, the book which in many ways kicked off the whole "comics are literary" movement? Well it seems he's...
1st 2nd, MOCCA, CCS unite for scholarship
And the winner is...Sean Ford.
The winner of the first annual First Helpings Scholarship is Sean Ford, a student at The Center for Cartoon...
Comics artist’s family struggles
UPDATE: please note corrected Zip Code in address below. It's 62702 not 62704.
The local paper has a grim report on the recent death...
Quick Hits
§ San Diego Comic-con board member and hubby indicted in crazy-ass $7.7 million stock scam: The arrest has nothing to do with the con,...
When Gary met Shannon
Shannon Wheeler's meeting between himself and Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth at APE has industry observers buzzing:
Sunday, Gary Groth (Fantagraphics publisher) came by my...
Around the blogosphere
§ Jimmy Palmiotti is blogging for the Painkiller Jane site at SciFi.com and his first post includes a report on Barcelona and a picture...
Cartooners find new old man bar at last!
The House of Twelve's wandering from bar to bar looking for a place to drink and draw have ended!
Say, remember when I said that...
Where’s…THE MCCLOUD FAMILY?
When last we saw them, the McCloud clan was setting off on a 50-state, one year tour of America's motels and college classrooms. We've...
Secret Robert Rodriguez/Chris Ware connection!
Did you know they were cartooning classmates? Neither did we. Wonder what they talked about -- if they ever did.
There was a handful...
Nick Bertozzi profiled
One of our fave cartoonists is having a two-fer with both THE SALON and HOUDIDNI coming out this month. The Washington Post Express blog...
Eisner doc premieres tonight
Jon Cooke reminds us that WILL EISNER: PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST has its premiere tonight as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.
While...
CATCH-UP: Wilkinson wins Thomas Nast Award
Editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson added to her award shelf with the Overseas Press Club's Thomas Nast Award for international cartooning:
Founded in 1939, the Overseas...
