The Daily Cartoonist (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
As mentioned back in August, Bill Kellogg, the Marketing Director behind Tundra, proposed hosting a self-syndication seminar in Las Vegas for early spring. Due to scheduling conflicts, the seminar is being pushed back to September or October of 2009. He has confirmed to me that Amy Lago, comics editor at Washington Post Writers Group, will [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
... books of. So I already saw that the window was closing, that it was just a matter of a few years."Amy Lago, comics editor at the Washington Post Writers Group, which syndicates Opus, said that in Bloom County's heyday, the strip was in 2,500 newspapers. Today, Opus is in "just under 200." She noted that newspaper readership in general is down, and "there's a perception that it's older readers...
The Daily Cartoonist (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
... be in the Tacoma News Tribune and the Duluth News Tribune picked up Daddy’s Home . According to Amy Lago , Comic Editor at the Washington Post Writers Group, Opus ran in just under 200 papers, so there are many slots available. I’m sure as the end gets nearer, more reports will emerge.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
WASHINGTON Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is retiring, leaving a hole in Sunday comics pages after nearly 30 years because he wants to save his strip's main character, Opus, from being dragged down in the current political climate.
The last strip of "Opus," the beloved, large-beaked penguin, will run in about 200 newspapers nationwide Nov. 2.
Amy Lago, comics...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... announced Monday he's calling it quits after a comics career that has spanned nearly 30 years.Amy Lago, comics editor of The Washington Post Writers Group, said Breathed will pursue other interests, such as writing books and screenplays.Starting and stopping popular strips is old hat for Breathed, who lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., and has a children's book, Pete & Pickles, due out next...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... announced Monday he's calling it quits after a comics career that has spanned nearly 30 years.Amy Lago, comics editor of The Washington Post Writers Group, said Breathed will pursue other interests, such as writing books and screenplays.Starting and stopping popular strips is old hat for Breathed, who lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., and has a children's book, "Pete & Pickles," due out next...
CNN (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... announced Monday he's calling it quits after a comics career that has spanned nearly 30 years.Amy Lago, comics editor of The Washington Post Writers Group, said Breathed will pursue other interests, such as writing books and screenplays.Starting and stopping popular strips is old hat for Breathed, who lives in Santa Barbara, California, and has a children's book, "Pete & Pickles," due out...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
WASHINGTON — Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is retiring, leaving a hole in the Sunday funnies and the hearts of "Opus" fans.The last strip featuring the beloved, large-beaked penguin will run in about 200 newspapers nationwide Nov. 2. Breathed announced Monday he's calling it quits after a comics career that has spanned nearly 30 years.Amy Lago, comics editor of The Washington...
