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Aaron McGruder launches new Boondocks site
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With the upcoming new season of Boondocks, USAToday reports Aaron McGruder has launched an “official unofficial” site.McGruder has been good about keeping us posted via Twitter, and now he has launched an “official unofficial” Boondocks site at http://www.boondocksbootleg.com. Here,
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Daria: The Complete Animated Series
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Review of the animated series 'Daria,' via the complete series DVD Set release. For Daria Morgendorffer, sarcasm is her sharpest weapon against the ignorance and uneventfulness of modern suburbia. 'Daria' tracks the girl's righteous, monotone observations of the world at work, frequently offering viewers a
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Complete Reuben and Division Awards
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Title: Complete Reuben and Division AwardsMike Lynch has posted the last remaining National Cartoonist Society’s division award (Book Illustration). The nominees are: Jim Benton Cherise the Niece, Stacy Curtis Raymond and Graham Rule the School and Mike Lester Cool Daddy Rat. Congrats to the nominees.
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Garry Trudeau Talks About 40 years of Doonesbury
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Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau talks about past, present and future of Doonesbury in this promotional video for his upcoming book “40″. “40″ is due out in October of this year. It’s a massive collection on par with The Complete Calvin and Hobbes and The Complete Far Side.
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New Donald Duck cartoon carton
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Continuing our ongoing monitoring of classic cartoon characters on modern food products, animator Alex Kirwan sent in this image of the new Donald Duck Orange Juice carton. Says Kirwan, “They seem to be using the style-guide of a much earlier, circa 40’s Donald, complete with pie-cut eyes, white
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Joe Murray’s Kickstarter Success
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I wrote last month about the plan of Rocko’s Modern Life creator Joe Murray to raise $16,800 in 45 days to complete his animation project Frog in a Suit. Using the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, Murray reached that goal yesterday, with nine fundraising days to spare.Murray’s success is
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Jim Brozman working with Locher on Dick Tracy
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You might have noticed yesterday that Jim Brozman name was inked into the Dick Tracy comic strip. Mary Elson, Managing Editor at Tribune Media Syndicate, tells me that Jim has been collaborating with Dick Locher on the strip. Mary adds that the two are longtime associates and live in the Chicago area. Jim
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Nickelodeon the New Owner of 'TMNT'
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Nickelodeon has purchased the complete intellectual property rights of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,' the multimedia boy's action property that has seen success through comics, animation, and feature film production for twenty-five years. Few details are available on Nick's plans, but the kid's media group
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New Van Beuren DVDs
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Animation historian and cartoon archeologist Steve Stanchfield is back with another double header of rare 1930s cartoons from the long-forgotten Fleischer-rival, Van Beuren Studios. His latest Thunderbean DVDs are The Complete Animated Adventures of Van Beuren’s Tom and Jerry and Aesop’s Fables
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