November 26, 2005
CR Week In Review
Top Stories
The week's most important comics-related news stories, November 19 to November 25, 2005:
1. Cuts of staff cartoonists positions by the Tribune company signals to
some media watchers and other interested parties the potential death of what's valuable about the American newspaper.
2. The value with which comics are held in Great Britan generates three stories: the
Royal Society of Literature to look at comics in their next annual,
three of forty most valued journalists of the last forty years are cartoonists, and
a series of remembrances for and profiles of David Austin.
3. Everyone's publishing comics now: Phaidon
plans a major re-release of works from Jean-Jacques Sempe.
Winner of the Week
Bob Lobel, who last week settled a case which as a public figure he probably couldn't have won, and this week
received an apology from a newspaper that ran the offending cartoon.
Loser of the Week
Alias Comics, for
re-soliciting their trades.
Quote of the Week
"The guests scheduled to appear include actors Margot Kidder and Marc McClure (the Superman movies), cartoonist Tom Batiuk (Funky Winkerbean) voice actor Bob Bergen (Porky Pig), authors Peter David and Nancy Holder, author-wrestler Mick Foley and several Playboy Playmates." -- Feature story on the well-liked Mid-Ohio Con that sounds more like one of those disturbing TV sitcom dreams where strange people of all shapes and sizes gather around the protagonist's bed.
that's Sempe
posted 7:29 am PST |
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