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Posted at 08:45 PM ET, 10/30/2011

HALLOWEEN GOOGLE DOODLE: Time-lapse video of carved ‘Google’ pumpkins celebrates holiday

By Michael Cavna

Google Doodle celebrates Halloween with time-lapse video of carved pumpkins.

By Michael Cavna | 08:45 PM ET, 10/30/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:52 PM ET, 10/29/2011

PICKS OF THE WEEK: From Jobs (Apple’s app satire) to jobs (those whopping D.C. salaries)

By Michael Cavna

Comic Riffs’ picks of the week range from the “Jobs” biography’s look at political satire apps to the Next Media Animation satire of Washington D.C’s “whopping” salaries.

By Michael Cavna | 02:52 PM ET, 10/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: mark fiore, steve jobs, walter isaacson, next media animation

Posted at 12:58 PM ET, 10/28/2011

‘It’s the Great #Twitter Remake, Charlie Brown’ [UPDATED]

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By Michael Cavna | 12:58 PM ET, 10/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: peanuts, beavis and butthead

Posted at 11:48 PM ET, 10/27/2011

THE NEW YORKER’S ‘CARTOON ISSUE’: Editor Bob Mankoff lets us peek behind the scenes

By Michael Cavna

Cartoon Editor Bob Mankoff lets us peek behind the process of culling and curating this week’s New Yorker magazine special issue.

By Michael Cavna | 11:48 PM ET, 10/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 10/27/2011

‘BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD’: 6 Prime Clips to Mark Their MTV Return

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By Michael Cavna | 07:30 PM ET, 10/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 10/27/2011

‘IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN’: 7 Things You Don’t Know About Tonight’s ‘Peanuts’ Special

By Michael Cavna

As the holiday TV classic airs, we share “Seven Things You Don’t Know About the ‘Peanuts’ Special.”

By Michael Cavna | 12:01 AM ET, 10/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: peanuts, great pumpkin, charlie brown, lee mendelson, charles schulz, bill melendez, peter robbins, charlie brown Christmas

Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 10/26/2011

COMIC MASH-UP OF THE DAY: The bestselling ‘Pearls Before Keane’

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By Michael Cavna | 12:01 AM ET, 10/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: pearls before swine, stephan pastis, family circus, jeff keane, bil keane

Posted at 11:22 PM ET, 10/25/2011

#OCCUPY NEWS SITES: 6 Eye-Catching ‘Big Banks’ Cartoons

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By Michael Cavna | 11:22 PM ET, 10/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: occupy movement

Posted at 11:36 PM ET, 10/24/2011

DC vs. BARNES & NOBLE SHOWDOWN: O Creator, Where Art Thou?

By Michael Cavna

Comic authors stuck in the crossfire of the DC Entertainment and Barnes & Noble tablet standoff.

By Michael Cavna | 11:36 PM ET, 10/24/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: dc entertainment, barnes and noble, neil gaiman, david lloyd, tom richmond, fabio moon, courtney simmons

Posted at 04:08 PM ET, 10/24/2011

Village Voice: Church of Scientology probed ‘South Park’ creators

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 04:08 PM ET, 10/24/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: south park, matt stone, trey parker, scientology, book of mormon, tony ortega, village voice

Posted at 01:38 AM ET, 10/22/2011

PICKS OF THE WEEK: From ‘Phineas & Ferb’ to ‘Angry Birds,’ these video critters score

By Michael Cavna

From behind the scenes of “Phineas and Ferb” to the newest “Angry Bird,” here are our video picks of the week.

By Michael Cavna | 01:38 AM ET, 10/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: tintin, phineas and ferb, angry birds

Posted at 04:10 AM ET, 10/21/2011

MARY BLAIR DOODLE: Google celebrates Disney artist with tribute art

By Michael S. Cavna

Google celebrates the 100th birthday of Mary Blair who contributed films, such as “Alice in Wonderland,” “Cinderella” and “Peter Pan.”

By Michael S. Cavna | 04:10 AM ET, 10/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Comic Riffs

Posted at 08:54 PM ET, 10/20/2011

Report: Fox TV buys ‘Punisher’ comic adaptation

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 08:54 PM ET, 10/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: disney, abc studios, fox tv, the punisher, marvel entertainment

Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 10/20/2011

‘WALKING DEAD’ TRAIL: From ‘Sandman’ to ‘Chew,’ 5 (Other) Comics We’d Like to See on Our Screens

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 04:59 PM ET, 10/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: neil gaiman, sandman, john layman, chew, anthony del col, kill shakespeare, scott snyder, american vampire, jeff smith, bone

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 10/19/2011

MAKE THE (PIZZA) PIE HIGHER: Why Herman Cain is a super combo for cartoonists

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 02:00 PM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: herman cain, nick anderson, nate beeler, jeff koterba, john sherffius, john cole, michael ramirez, taylor jones, jack ohman, jeff parker

Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 10/19/2011

‘HUNT FOR BIN LADEN’ COMIC: New Bluewater/Simon & Schuster book seeks ‘Jason Bourne’ tension

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 10:55 AM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: bluewater comics, simon & schuster, osama bin laden, jerome maida, darren g. davis, james boulton

Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 10/18/2011

HERBLOCK TRIBUTE: Remembering The Post’s cartooning legend a decade after his death

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 10:00 PM ET, 10/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Herblock, Herb Block, library of congress, mike peters, jen sorensen, steve breen, matt davies, scott stantis, mike luckovich, matt wuerker, jimmy margulies

Posted at 08:39 PM ET, 10/17/2011

‘TINTIN’ TRAILER LANDS: Here's the Spielberg/Jackson teaser to rule them all

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By Michael Cavna | 08:39 PM ET, 10/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 10/17/2011

GoAnimate goes political: You can make and post your own election-season cartoons

By Michael Cavna

GoAnimate’s new app make it easy to create your own political animations.

By Michael Cavna | 09:00 AM ET, 10/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: political animation

Posted at 01:44 PM ET, 10/16/2011

‘OCCUPY WALL STREET’ & ELSEWHERE: The 9.9 Most Eye-Catching ‘Occupy’ Cartoons [updated]

By Michael Cavna

As “Occupy Wall Street” protests spread read ‘round the globe, here are the 9.9 cartoons worth checking out.

By Michael Cavna | 01:44 PM ET, 10/16/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: occupy wall street, occupy protests

Posted at 12:44 PM ET, 10/15/2011

PICKS OF THE WEEK: From ‘Justice League: Doom’ to ‘Family Guy’ to Ted Rall’s ‘Ides of March’ cameo [Updated]

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 12:44 PM ET, 10/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: ted rall, the ides of march, george clooney, philp seymour hoffman

Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 10/15/2011

ALICE BEFORE ‘SWINE’: Pastis’ magnificent ‘Cul de Sac’ mash-up is our Cartoon of the Day

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 12:01 AM ET, 10/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: cul de sac, pearls before swine, richard thompson, cul de sac

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 10/14/2011

STEVE JOBS SMACKDOWN: Matt Bors delivers our Cartoon of the Day [UPDATED]

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 04:30 PM ET, 10/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: matt bors, steve jobs, political cartoon

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 10/13/2011

‘RADIOACTIVE’ MAKES HISTORY: ‘Curie’ author shares shock over becoming National Book Award finalist

By Michael Cavna

“Radioactive,” a tale of love and science by Lauren Redniss, is the first nonfiction visual narrative to be named a National Book Award finalist.

By Michael Cavna | 01:50 PM ET, 10/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 10/12/2011

‘THE AVENGERS’ TRAILER: 5 Things you may have missed...

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By Michael Cavna | 12:35 PM ET, 10/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: the avengers, marvel disney

Posted at 01:40 AM ET, 10/12/2011

ART CLOKEY ‘GUMBY’ DOODLE: Google celebrates birthday of late clay-animation pioneer

By Michael Cavna

New “Doodle” logo celebrates 90th birthday of the late Claymation pioneer.

By Michael Cavna | 01:40 AM ET, 10/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: art clokey, anthony scott, gumby, clay animation, google doodle

Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 10/11/2011

Dazzling new ‘AVENGERS’ trailer hits the Web

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By Michael Cavna | 11:17 AM ET, 10/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: the avengers, marvel entertainment

Posted at 08:42 PM ET, 10/07/2011

‘THE SIMPSONS’: Show renewed for 2 seasons after cast ends salary impasse

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By Michael Cavna | 08:42 PM ET, 10/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: the simpsons, fox tv

Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 10/07/2011

LINKS OF THE WEEK: From ‘xkcd’s’ inspired Jobs tribute to Neil Gaiman art

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 04:15 PM ET, 10/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: xkcd, randall munroe, steve jobs, richard thompson, cul de sac, the simpsons, harry shearer, neil gaiman

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 10/07/2011

POST COMICS CHANGES: ‘Frazz’ returns to daily; Style introduces larger crossword

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By Michael Cavna | 03:00 PM ET, 10/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:26 PM ET, 10/06/2011

STEVE JOBS: His 10 Best Quotes about art and creativity

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 07:26 PM ET, 10/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: steve jobs, apple, mark fiore

Posted at 05:30 AM ET, 10/06/2011

RIP, STEVE JOBS THE ARTIST: The Apple founder is the subject of these 5 moving portraits

By Michael Cavna

Creative visual tributes celebrate the artistic legacy of the Apple founder.

By Michael Cavna | 05:30 AM ET, 10/06/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:15 AM ET, 10/05/2011

#OccupySpringfield: D’ough! The 15 Best ‘SIMPSONS’ quotes about labor and greed

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 05:15 AM ET, 10/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: the simpsons, fox tv

Posted at 05:30 AM ET, 10/04/2011

‘MetaMaus’: ‘MAUS’ creator Art Spiegelman reveals emotional journey to today’s 25th-anniversary book

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 05:30 AM ET, 10/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: art spiegelman, maus, metamaus

Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 10/03/2011

MOLLY NORRIS: Awlaki, killed in drone attack, issued 2010 death threat against ‘Draw Muhammad’ cartoonist

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 01:46 PM ET, 10/03/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: molly norris, anwar al-awlaki, muhammad cartoon, lars vilks, kurt westergaard

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 10/01/2011

RIP, CHARLES BROOKS Sr.: Editorial cartoonist/editor dies at 90 [UPDATED]

By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna | 05:00 AM ET, 10/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: charles g. brooks, best editorial cartoons of the year, pelican publishing, vaughn shoemaker

Comic Riffs: October, 2011