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May 13th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
It’s official, you can buy anything on Craigslist. One of the resin statues of MAD‘s Alfred E. Neuman that were made in conjunction with the film Up the Academy is for sale on Craigslist for a paltry $17,000…which is just a little more that half of what Bill Gaines paid to get MAD’s name removed from the film when it was released on video. There are at least three of these statues in existance, the one being sold by this gentleman, one owned by Jim Halperin, and the one pictured above which is in the offices of MAD in NYC. Pictured above with Alfred is… READ MORE
May 11th, 2011 | Posted in News
NCS Directory Bio It’s a sad day in the comic art world today, as we hear that cartooning great Bill Gallo passed away last night at the age of 88 due to complications from pneumonia. Gallo’s career spanned over 60 years, and he was best known for his sports cartoon feature in The New York Daily News, which he had done since 1960. Although he was ill in recent months, he still continued to do his cartoons, his last one published in the Daily News on April 19th, 2011, just three weeks before he passed away. Bill Gallo was a highly respected and award winning… READ MORE
May 8th, 2011 | Posted in News
This article over at TUAW is a good examination on how comic books are headed towards the same piracy concerns that almost brought the music industry to it’s knees. It points out how now is the time for the comic book industry to head this off by offering it’s complete line of titles digitally for an attractive price. This certainly is a problem… I see entire issues of MAD scanned and uploaded to file sharing sites almost the instant they are released, and the same happens to virtually all comics. It’s hard to believe anybody can call themselves a fan of comics and comic art… READ MORE
May 7th, 2011 | Posted in News
Go visit your local comic shop and getcha free comics! READ MORE
May 2nd, 2011 | Posted in News
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April 28th, 2011 | Posted in News
A two and a half year lawsuit brought by the Graphic Artists Guild against several of the artists behind the Illustrators Partnership of America was just completely dismissed by the New York Supreme Court. FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP 4.27.2011 GRAPHIC ARTISTS GUILD LAWSUIT DISMISSED Last week the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, dismissed all claims in a million dollar lawsuit brought by the Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) against the Illustrators’ Partnership of America (IPA) and five named individuals. In the lawsuit, GAG asserted claims for defamation and interference with contractual relations, alleging that IPA had interfered with a “business relationship” GAG had… READ MORE
April 22nd, 2011 | Posted in News
Things are progressing. The book is currently in the final stages of copy editing, I have an official ISBN number and have established a publishing company called Deadline Demon Publishing. It even has a website. The book officially goes on sale Wednesday, July 20th at the San Diego Comic Con. Orders via the website will begin after I return home on July 26th. READ MORE
March 31st, 2011 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation, the charitable arm of the NCS, announced the winner of the 2011 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship yesterday: 2011 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Winner March 28th, 2011 The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) is happy to announce the winner of the 2011 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. Diana Huh, is a sophomore at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she studies history. Huh was chosen from over 100 applicants for the award, which includes a $5,000 scholarship and a trip to the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award weekend in Boston in May. The scholarship applicants submitted eight examples of their… READ MORE
