ART IN CON'S SHADOW
Phoebe Gloeckner's Ravenblond.com website announces "Original Comic Art," a group show at San Diego's Buenaventura Gallery running July 7 to 27. The show will comprise more than fifty pieces of work including pages by Max Andersson, Charles Burns, Ivan Brunetti, Daniel Clowes, Julie Doucet, Gloeckner, Archer Prewitt, Ron Rege, Seth, Chris Ware and others. An opening reception is planned for July 18. "A number of the artists will be at the opening; a hand-sewn letterpress show catalog and select originals will be for sale."
INFO: Ravenblond.com
posted by Egon on Wednesday, June 11, 2003

PICHARD DEAD AT 83
Fumetti.org reports the June 7 death of French erotic cartoonist George Pichard at the age of 83. Pichard is most famous for his character "Pauline," created in collaboration with writer and cartoonist George Wolinski.
INFO: Fumetti.org
INFO: Lambiek: George Pichard
posted by Egon on Wednesday, June 11, 2003

PRATT BUSTED IN ANGOULEME
On June 14 the mayor of Angouleme will unveil a statue "dedicated to Hugo Pratt," according to a report on Fumetti.org.
INFO: Fumetti.org
posted by Egon on Wednesday, June 11, 2003

BAD FRIEND REVIEWED
The New York Times' "Arts" section carries a review of Jules Feiffer's new play, "A Bad Friend," which opened June 9 at the Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. The Times' theater critic calls Feiffer's political drama "uneven but gnawingly thoughtful." The Newark Star-Ledger offers a strongly positive review of the play. "A Bad Friend" runs through July 27.
INFO: The New York Times
INFO: Star-Ledger
posted by Egon on Tuesday, June 10, 2003

HEALTH TIMES CATCHES RIDE
The New York Times' "Health" section runs a prose excerpt from Judy and Paul Karasik's "The Ride Together," accompanied by two pages of comics by Paul.
INFO: The New York Times
posted by Egon on Tuesday, June 10, 2003

GUMBALLHEAD RETURNS
Skingraft Records announces the upcoming release of a new, full-length Gumballhead the Cat comic by Rob Syers, to be packaged with a CD of accompanying music by Cheer-Accident. "Rob has drawn up a full length Gumballhead The Cat adventure 'The Mystery Treasure Of The San Miguel Apartments', a mind-boggling foray into the sublimely ridiculous; filled with suspense, balls-out action, playstation addicted rave kids, hard rocking bikers and deals gone bad." The multimedia experience is due in July.
INFO: Skingraft Records
posted by Egon on Sunday, June 08, 2003

INDIAN CARTOONING IN DECLINE
India's Tribune examines at length the apparent decline of Indian editorial cartooning. Indian cartooning took initial inspiration from British magazines like Punch and thrived under the pens of a generation of artists including R. K. Laxman. "Nowadays editors don't give much importance to cartoons," says Srinivas Prabhudesai, former president of the Cartoonist Combine association. "Except for Laxman, there is not one cartoonist who can survive on his craft. So they do other jobs like illustrations and working for animation films."
INFO: The Tribune
posted by Egon on Sunday, June 08, 2003

MODERN TALES FROM GIMBLEY
Serializer.net editor Tom Hart annouces Phil Elliott's "Pool Tales" as a new running feature on the subscription based comics website. Elliott calls the series "a kind of road-movie, in comic-strip form" marking "the re-appearance of an old friend of mine, Dave Gimbley, travelling with his cue and meeting new folk."
INFO: Serializer
posted by Egon on Sunday, June 08, 2003