Newspaper Swaps 'Mutts' for 'Zits'
In a novel bid to attract younger readers, the Plattsburgh (NY) Press-Republican announced last weekend that it would replace the comic strip "Mutts" with the teenage-oriented comic "Zits." - July 02, 2009
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'Pajama Diaries' Offers Pre-Pregnancy Flashback
Beginning July 6 and continuing through Aug. 8, the comic strip "The Pajama Diaries," distributed by King Features, will tell the story of the protagonist's first pregnancy and the road to parenthood. - July 01, 2009
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'Dancing Bug' Wins AAN's 'Best Cartoon' Award
"Tom the Dancing Bug," the weekly comic strip drawn by Ruben Bolling and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, won the award for "Best Cartoon" from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. - July 01, 2009
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Creators Syndicate Brings Comics to iPhones
Creators Syndicate has announced a partnership with iVerse media that will allow complete collections of Creators comics to be featured on the iPhone and iPod touch. - June 30, 2009
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Daryl Cagle Speaks Out on Proposed Cartoonists' Merger
MSNBC Editorial Cartoonist and Political Cartoonist Index founder Daryl Cagle offered a word of caution to his fellow cartoonists on Sunday regarding a proposed merger between the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and the National Cartoonists Society (NCS). - June 29, 2009
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Xconomy, 'San Diego Union-Tribune' in Syndication Deal
Xconomy, which provides information about local personalities, companies, and trends in the high-tech economy through a global network of localized blogs, events, conferences and other initiatives, will supply news and feature stories for both SignOnSanDiego.com and print editions of The San Diego Union-Tribune. - June 29, 2009
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Art Spiegelman Recalls Cartoonists' Reaction to the Denial of Jewish-Refugee Ship
Cartoonist Art Spiegelman, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus," offers a retrospective on The Washington Post's Web site today. He recounts how American political cartoonists reacted 70 years ago to America's denial of safe harbor to the St. Louis, a refugee ship carrying more than 900 Jews fleeing Nazi Germany. - June 24, 2009
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Superman Flying Into 'USA Today' Next Month
The funny pages are making a one-time-only appearance in print editions of USA Today in July as the National Newspaper publishes a full-page "Superman" strip that marks the launching of a new weekly series of superhero comic strips from DC Comics. - June 22, 2009
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