CMP: Chinese Cartoonist Sees 29th Internet-Access Suspension
There's not much to the actual story of cartoonist Kuang Biao having another account suspended by -- one has to believe -- Chinese authorities, but it's a story worth tracking if only that the...
View ArticleNCS Announces 2013 Slate Of Divisional Nominees
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the divisional nominees for its 2013 awards program, known as The Reubens. That program is in its 67the year. The following cartoonists and projects will...
View ArticleRandom Comics News Story Round-Up
* Bob Temuka on The Adventures Of Captain Sunshine. Jeffrey O. Gustafson on Ark and Pluto. Rob Kirby on a bunch of new comics. Gabe Roth on Omega The Unknown. Rob Clough on Graphic Classics: Mark...
View ArticleThis Isn't A Library: Notable Releases To The Comics Direct Market
Here are the books that make an impression on me staring at this week's no-doubt largely accurate list of books shipping from Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. to comic book and hobby shops across...
View ArticleGo, Read: Zack Soto On International Postage Rate Increases
There's a fun and I think -- as far as I can ever tell with these things -- public discussion on Facebook instigated by Study Group publisher Zack Soto on the recent rate hikes in International mail...
View ArticleStatues Of Cartoonists Alert: Bil Keane Fundraising Deadline
Comics fans and the good citizens of Paradise Valley, Arizona have until April 30 to raise the rest of the money necessary to fund a statue honoring the late Family Circus cartoonist Bil Keane, this...
View ArticleOn Digitizing The WWI Cartoons Of JM Staniforth
I enjoyed this article on an allotment of money being made available to digitize 1300 World War I-era cartoons from the Welsh cartoonist JM Staniforth, even though I'm slightly confused as to why it...
View ArticleSmall Press Expo Adds Tables To Deal With Exhibitor Demand
Warren Bernard's note is here. To be honest with you, I didn't even know there was room to expand the ballroom space, but I'm terrible at paying attention to my surroundings that way. That does mean...
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