Comic Riffs: Lee Salem


Posted at 05:56 PM ET, 02/25/2013

NCS REUBEN AWARDS: Legendary Universal exec Lee Salem to receive ‘T-Square’ Award
By Michael Cavna
NCS REUBEN AWARDS: Legendary Universal executive Lee Salem to receive T-Square Award.

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Tags:  lee salem, national cartoonists society, reuben awards, universal uclick

Posted at 09:01 PM ET, 08/01/2012

COMICS SYNDICATES: As Universal editor changes titles, Trudeau, Watterson, Johnston, Thompson and Tatulli salute an influential figure
By Michael Cavna
Comics syndicates: As influential Universal editor changes titles, Trudeau, Watterson, Johnston, Thompson and Tatulli salute the the great Lee Salem

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Tags:  lee salem, john glynn, universal uclick, garry trudeau, bill watterson, richard thompson, lynn johnston, mark tatulli

Posted at 01:27 AM ET, 06/01/2012

RIP JIM UNGER: Cartoonists remember the trailblazing talent of ‘Herman’s’ brilliant creator
By Michael Cavna
Remembering one of the comics pages’ key practitioners of producing the offbeat single-panel, ”Herman” creator Jim Unger.

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Tags:  jim unger, herman comic, lee salem, dave coverly, jerry van amerongen.

Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 03/16/2012

THE GREAT ‘DOONESBURY’ ABORTION-STRIP ROUNDUP: From animation to aberrations, here’s how things shook out
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  doonesbury, garry trudeau, pat bagley, next media animation, alan gardner, rachel maddow, lee salem, universal uclick

Posted at 06:23 PM ET, 03/09/2012

THE ‘DOONESBURY’ INTERVIEW: Garry Trudeau says to ignore abortion-law debate would have been ‘comedy malpractice’
By Michael Cavna
Comic Riffs caught up with Trudeau to ask him about how he approached the abortion series, how his syndicate supported the idea — and whether the nation’s comics editors have grown more or less skittish about controversial content on “the funny pages.”

By Michael Cavna  |  06:23 PM ET, 03/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DOONESBURY, Garry Trudeau, Lee Salem, Silent Scream

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 09/12/2011

‘DOONESBURY’s’ ‘strip tease: Garry Trudeau offers sneak-peak of McGinniss’s new Palin bio
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  doonesbury, garry trudeau, lee salem, universal uclick, joe mcginniss, sarah palin, roger ailes, the rogue

Posted at 10:42 PM ET, 05/19/2011

THE ‘COMIC RIFFS’ / WASHINGTON POST PROFILE: ‘Cul de Sac’ creator Richard Thompson faces life’s cruel twists with artful wit
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  richard thompson, cul de sac, bill watterson, pat oliphant, garry trudeau, lee salem, nick galifianakis, peter dunlap-shohl, chris sparks, mike rhode

Posted at 01:25 PM ET, 09/09/2010

Good grief: 'PEANUTS' will leave syndicate in February for Universal [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
It's official: Come next February, United Feature Syndicate will no longer distribute "Peanuts." After 60 years, Charlie Brown is moving to the syndicate Universal Uclick. "We feel Universal is a natural partnership for us," Jean Schulz, wife of late...

By Michael Cavna  |  01:25 PM ET, 09/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Comic Strip | Tags:  Charles M. Schulz, Jean Schulz, Lee Salem, Peanuts, United Feature Syndicate, Universal UClick