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February 13th, 2014 | Posted in News
First, a reminder to all that the submissions for consideration for the National Cartoonists Society’s divisional awards are due on Saturday, Feb 15th! Here’s a list of all the divisions, the requirements for eligibility, and where to send the submissions. I’m pleased to say that the online divisions have been receiving a good number of submissions, which is terrific. Even better, we expanded the Online Comics Committee to include several other very knowledgeable and “plugged in” webcomics folks to help with the process. In addition to our committee members from last year: Bill Amend– Creator of Foxtrot David Allan Duncan– Professor of Sequential Art Graduate… READ MORE
February 11th, 2014 | Posted in News
That’s what I get for clicking to update the Woocommerce plugin when it indicates there’s an update. The Studio Store is offline and probably will be for a day or two. My apologies if you suddenly had an urge to order a book or a Doctor Who print. 🙁 READ MORE
January 30th, 2014 | Posted in News
.. after congressional session. Caricaturists everywhere weep. READ MORE
January 28th, 2014 | Posted in News
Sketch by Morrie Turner for The Lovely Anna from 2003… nobody ever sketches for me, but Anna gets them all the time. I was sad to hear of the passing of a giant in the cartooning world this past weekend- Morris “Morrie” Turner, the creator of the syndicated comic strip “Wee Pals” and one of the real pioneers and heroes of cartooning. I got a call from mutual friend Scott Nichol out in California with the news on Sunday night. Morrie doing the Lovely Anna’s sketch at a picnic in Santa Rosa in 2003. Sad to say I wasn’t very familiar with Morrie’s work until… READ MORE
January 16th, 2014 | Posted in News
Comic book super-legend Russ Heath will receive the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement award from the National Cartoonists Society at their annual Reuben Award Weekend this May in San Diego. It is a great honor going to one of the most influential and versatile comic artists of all time… a true giant of our industry. Congratulations, Russ! From the NCS Website: The National Cartoonists Society is very pleased to announce that legendary comic book artist Russ Heath will receive The Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual NCS Reuben Awards banquet in San Diego, California on May 24th, 2014. The award, named for Terry and… READ MORE
January 9th, 2014 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society is starting it’s annual call for entries for consideration for their NCS Divisional Awards recognizing excellence in professional cartooning. As always, you DO NOT have to be a member of the NCS to have your work considered for a divisional award… all that is required is that the work be eligible as detailed below. Below you will find a list of the juries which will judge the categories, the jury chair and the address to which you will send your entry. As always, NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED, with the exception of the Online Comics divisions, which allows emailed PDF… READ MORE
December 22nd, 2013 | Posted in News
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WISEeAOSjU[/youtube] Earlier this fall I was contacted by the people behind the adorable LindaLee Rose, a five year old Whovian who hosts the YouTube series Lindalee’s Doctor Who Review, about how much they loved my limited edition print. I sent them a couple, and now LindaLee is offering to give one away in a contest on her show. Just watch the above or visit this direct link to watch her latest “Fan Art” episode with the contest details. If you watch the entire (about 5 minute) episode, you’ll see her last contest gave the winner a custom piece of “name art” with their name created… READ MORE
December 13th, 2013 | Posted in News
Hard to believe but I just ordered a fifth printing of The Mad Art of Caricature! The staying power of the book’s sales is really amazing, especially through traditional brick and mortar stores. My distributor really goes through them, and we have very few returns meaning they aren’t sitting on shelves too long.¬¨‚Ć I don’t think I will run out of the current stock before the reprint arrives, but it will be a close thing. I have made little progress with the “version 2.0” of the book, which was to include material I cut from the original book due to space, and some things I… READ MORE
