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cartoon stories: 39 news summaries

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 1920s Mickey
 May Be Public
 Domain 

Ex-researcher, law student raise questions that anger Disney lawyers

Aug 23, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A trio of unlikely challengers has angered Walt Disney Co. by arguing that an early version of Mickey Mouse is no longer copyright-protected, the Los Angeles Times reports. Disney has won a $500,000 lawsuit against ex-employee Gregory Brown, who uncovered old film credits that he says invalidate Disney's claim... More »

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copyright law • film • Mickey Mouse • Disney • cartoon • public domain

(Newser) - What if the family dog ate alphabet soup by mistake? Susan Meddaugh answered her 7-year-old son’s question by writing a book, Martha Speaks, which has now become a PBS show about the talking dog. PBS hopes it will teach challenging vocab—"diminish," "concoct," and "... More »

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television • Department of Education • cartoon • PBS • vocabulary • children's show • Martha Speaks


 'Garfield' Without
 Garfield Lands
 Book Deal

Surreal blog branches out with original creator's blessing

Jul 31, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some comic strip authors might be miffed—or turn litigious—if a fan became a minor celebrity by systematically removing the namesake character and posting the edited strips on the Internet. Not "Garfield" creator Jim Davis, Editor & Publisher reports. With his blessing, Davis’ publisher will issue a... More »

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Internet • publishing • cartoon • comics • book • Garfield • Jim Davis • Dan Walsh

Beetle Bailey
Finds New
Barracks

Creator Mort Walker's Cartoon Museum is Ohio-bound

Jul 16, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the world's biggest collections of cartoon art has found a new home at Ohio State University, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Beetle Bailey" creator Mort Walker amassed more than 200,000 pieces of cartoon art during his 7 decades in the business but had to move his... More »

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cartoon • art collector • cartoonist • Ohio State University • comic strips • cartoon characters

OPINION

Pundits Cringe at 'Irony Deficiency' in Cartoon Flap

Cynicism has killed satire, perhaps even humor altogether, in post 9/11 age

Jul 15, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many writers are scratching their heads at the incensed reactions provoked by the New Yorker’s Obamas-as-terrorists cover. Here’s some rebuttal:
  • Liberals “have come to regard all images or texts that contain negative stereotypes as too politically dangerous to run,” Gary Kamiya writes in Salon. “
... More »

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Barack Obama • satire • New Yorker magazine • racism • cartoon

 Family Guy Neighbor
 Gets Own Show 

Affable Cleveland Brown will step out on his own

May 28, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fox's hit cartoon Family Guy is spinning off a new show centered around Cleveland Brown—the soft-spoken neighbor to Peter Griffin. The Cleveland Show will debut in 2009, and follow a recently divorced Brown on a quest to his Virginia hometown, where he falls in love with an old flame. More »

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television • cartoon • Family Guy • 20th Century Fox • Fox network • Cleveland Brown • Peter Griffin • Seth McFarlane

'Family Circus'
Mommy
Dies at 82

Real-life mom
inspired long-running
cartoon character

May 26, 08 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The inspiration for the mom in the popular Family Circus cartoon has died at the age of 82 of Alzheimer's disease. Thelma Keane was the wife of cartoonist Bil Keane, who based the long-running strip of domestic hilarity on the couple's experience raising five children, reports the Arizona Republic. "... More »

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cartoon • The Family Circus • Thelma Keane • Bil Keane • Paradise Valley • Alzheimer's Disease

 Cartman's Evil Is His Appeal 

Foul-mouthed fat kid ranks 10th in all-time list of cartoon characters

Apr 6, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Cartman—the foul-mouthed fat kid in the "South Park" foursome of misfit boys—has ridden his ability to do the unthinkable to No. 10 on TV Guide's top 50 cartoon characters of all time. What's the appeal, exactly, of a malicious, mean, lying, selfish 8-year-old? "I'd say... More »

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cable TV • animation • cartoon • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone • cartoon characters • Bart Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Beavis and Butthead

Smurftastic Comeback in Works

Movie, DVD releases aim to bring blue elves to new generation

Feb 21, 08 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - At age 50, and after a decade in exile, the Smurfs are planning a comeback, NPR reports, with the original series coming out on DVD and a 3-D movie expected next year. Though today’s kids have more sophisticated options than watching the repair of mushroom houses, “the Smurf... More »

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pop culture • animation • cartoon • Smurfs • 3D movie • comeback

Muhammad Cartoon Artist Now Homeless

Dane deemed 'too much of a security risk' for police protection

Feb 20, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A Danish cartoonist who enraged the Muslim world in 2005 with his depiction of the prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban is now homeless, Der Spiegel reports. Kurt Westergaard, 73, has been thrown out of his police-protected hotel room—where he was sent when authorities uncovered a plot... More »

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Islam • homeless • cartoon • Denmark • cartoonist • Islamic radicals • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Kurt Westergaard • Jyllands-Posten • Flemming Rose

3 Danish Papers Reprint Cartoon of Muhammad

After arrests, country's leading dailies stand behind artist

Feb 13, 08 6:10 AM CST
(Newser) - After yesterday's arrest of three men allegedly plotting to kill a Danish cartoonist, the country's three largest newspapers all reprinted the offending cartoon, Bloomberg reports. Kurt Westergaard's controversial depiction of the prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban was originally printed in 2005 by Jyllands-Posten, which reproduced it again... More »

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Islam • newspaper • cartoon • Denmark • cartoonist • Danish Mohammed cartoons

Bust in Terror Plot to Kill Danish Cartoonist

Danish secret services make midnight arrests

Feb 12, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Danish police this morning arrested several people suspected of plotting to assassinate a cartoonist who had offended Muslims with a cartoon insulting the prophet Mohammed. The newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published a set of controversial cartoons in 2005, said the attempt was against one of 12 illustrators, Kurt Westergaard, who drew... More »

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terrorism • terror plots • cartoon • Denmark • cartoonist • assassination attempt • Danish Mohammed cartoons

Worker Axed Over Dilbert Zinger

'Drunken lemurs'
not laughing, but
worker wins benefits

Dec 20, 07 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Bosses at the Catfish Bend Casino in Iowa suffered a sense of humor failure after a Dilbert cartoon referring to decision-makers as "drunken lemurs" appeared on a workplace bulletin board. They checked the security cameras to find the culprit and fired the employee who posted the strip, reports the... More »

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work • cartoon • unemployment benefits • Dilbert • Scott Adams • Catfish Bend Casino

Cartoon Row Over, a Danish Muslim Rises

Days before elections, all eyes turn to Syrian-born MP

Nov 10, 07 5:23 AM CST
(Newser) - With Denmark holding early elections on Tuesday, the Times of London profiles the probable kingmaker in the next parliament: a hugely popular Syrian immigrant and secular Muslim. After the worldwide uproar over cartoons depicting Mohammad, Naser Khader founded the New Alliance party to counter anti-Muslim sentiments. Now, polls predict his... More »

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cartoon • Denmark • Naser Khader

Al-Qaeda Puts Price on Head
of Cartoonist

$100,000 for murder
of Swede who drew offensive image

Sep 16, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - An al-Qaeda affiliate is offering a reward to slaughter a Swedish cartoonist who drew an image offensive to Muslims. In an online statement, Islamic State in Iraq offered $100,000 for Lars Vilks' murder and $50,000 for that of the newspaper editor who published the cartoon. The reward escalated... More »

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Islam • Islamic State of Iraq • Muslims • cartoon • Mohammed • Sweden • Islamist extremists • cartoonist • Nerikes Allehanda • Lars Vilks • Danish Mohammed cartoons • al-Qaeda

French Foodies Eating Up 'Ratatouille'

Soi-disant epicures love the intricately realistic animated chef flick

Aug 14, 07 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Legions of French citizens are crowding theaters for a first taste of Pixar's latest 3-D animated feature Ratatouille, the story of a rodent chef in Paris and now the 4th highest-grossing movie premiere in France's history. The French, known for their devotion to everything food-related, are raving about "Ratatouille"... More »

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food • film • France • cooking • 3D • Ratatouille • Pixar • chef • cartoon • Le Monde • movies • movie theaters

Mmm . . .Good Reviews

Critics agree The Simpsons Movie is funny, but could have been more daring

Jul 27, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are overwhelmingly pleased by The Simpsons Movie, even if they agree it doesn't push the envelope further than usual. By all accounts, rapid-fire sight gags and one-liners keep diehards and casual fans alike in giggles. Even naysayers, like the LA Times, don't argue it's not funny, just that it... More »

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television • movie review • The Simpsons • The Simpsons Movie • cartoon • movies • animated movie

'Islamic Rage Boy' Defies Cartoon

Jul 23, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Islamic radical whose wild-eyed fury inspired the internet cartoon "Islamic Rage Boy"  tells the Guardian he's undeterred by Western ridicule and vows to continue his work. Images of  Kashmiri activist Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, used by American bloggers to lampoon Muslim extremism, have been applied to merchandise from... More »

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cartoon • Shakeel Ahmad Bhat • Islamic Rage Boy

Cartoonist Killed in Car Crash

Kudzu creator Doug Marlette dead at 57

Jul 11, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and creator of Kudzu died yesterday when a car he was riding in hydroplaned in heavy rain and crashed into a tree in Mississippi. Doug Marlette, 57,  worked for a series of newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was known for his dead-on caricatures... More »

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obituary • cartoon • editorial cartoons • cartoonist • traffic fatalities

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