Gren: Welsh cartoonist dies
Popular editorial cartoonist Grenfall "Gren" Jones died this week at age 72, and Wales, an obscure part of Southern Britain, seems to be taking...
Wheeler in the Onion
As recounted in his blog, we ran into Too Much Opera Man Shannon Wheeler on the subway the other night, and he told us...
John Callahan profiled
Beat Spy RK sent us this profile of quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan, which ran last week. Popular back in the 90s, with several best...
A day that will live in infamy
Tom notes that Stan Lee and Chris Ware share a birthday, a fact that always struck us as kind of eerie.
Blog @ links...
Bechdel reacts to well-deserved fame
As y'all probably heard, Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME, which has been named Graphic Novel of the Year by many people, was selected by Time...
Women’s Work launches
Web cartoon collectives are all the rage, and a new one has just launched with 12 of the best cartoonists around, who all happen...
New careers for Campbell and Pope?
The recently started blogs of Paul Pope and Eddie Campbell are enough to make you think they have taken on new careers. Both are...
Comics Living Golden Age
Mark Evanier has a nice post noting that while Mart Nodell's passing marks the end of one Golden Age comics creator, we are lucky...
Jodorowsky profiled
Legendary avant-garde-filmmaker-turned cartooner Alexandro Jodorowsy is profiled in the NY Sun as new prints of EL TOPO highlight the NY Film Festival:
Visiting this fall...
Martin Nodell – 1915-2006
Mark Evanier is the first to announce the death of Green Lantern creator Mart Nodell at age 91. Nodell was a fledgling...
Cliff Chiang, Harvard grad
We can't resist linking to this nice article from the Harvard Crimson on Cliff Chiang, a wonderful artist and pal. It tells of his...
‘Tooner enshrined with pugilists
Early 20th century cartoonist Tad Dorgan has been voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame along with Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker and Roberto...
