September Cartoonist-in-Residence Alexis Fajardo Cartoon Art Museum Event: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 1:00 to 5:00 pm Free and Open to the public The Cartoon Art museum hosts Alexis Fajardo...include Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee), Keith Knight (K Chronicles, (th)ink), Paige Braddock (Jane's World), Michael Jantze (The Norm) and Grady Klein (The Lost Colony) , among many others

Legendary animator Bill Melendez passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at the age of 91. For more information on Mr. Melendez, please visit Mark Evanier's blog , which includes links to other...Garfield, Babar the Elephant, and Cathy Guisewite’s Cathy. The eight Emmys and numerous other awards he has received attest to the significant contribution Melendez has made to the field of animation

Chapter Six of The Chronicles of William Bazillion continues: http://www.williambazillion.com And for those of you keeping track of my exploits in other media, here's an article on comic book collecting...issue of The Comics Journal. Off to bed for me...after I finish writing an intro for my next Animation World Network piece, and figure out when I'm going to get started on the piece after that..

From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics Opening Reception Cartoon Art Museum Event: Friday, August 1, 7:00-9:00pm Free and open to the public Please join the Cartoon Art Museum...Casper, The Friendly Ghost; Wendy, The Good Little Witch; Richie Rich, The Poor Little Rich Boy; Hot Stuff, The Little Devil; Sad Sack; Joe Palooka; Little Dot; Little Audrey; Little Lotta, and many more

I'm popping up all over the place right now. Here's an interview I did with filmmaker Steven-Charles Jaffe about his new documentary Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird . There's a screening of the film at WonderCon tomorrow evening, and I advise everyone to check it out before swinging by the Cartoon Art Museum for our annual WonderCon Friday Fundraiser.

For those of you in the Bay Area this weekend, please mark your calendar and support the Cartoon Art Museum at the following WonderCon Weekend Events : The Cartoon Art Museum's Annual WonderCon Weekend...comic strip feature David Crane. Join this Golden Age Great in conversation with Cartoon Art Museum's Andrew Farago, curator of the current Bay Area Spotlight on Creig Flessel exhibition. Room 236/23

Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love Cartoon Art Museum Exhibition runs February 9 - June 8, 2008 The Cartoon Art Museum's latest exhibition showcases work by ten of the funniest cartoonists...Acocella Marchetto, Victoria Roberts, Barbara Smaller, Julia Suits, Ann Telnaes, Kim Warp , and Signe Wilkinson . Information regarding author appearances and booksignings will be announced shortly.

An Evening with Dennis Rosa, Director of the original Broadway production of Dracula Cartoon Art Museum Event: Thursday, January 31, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm $5 General Public, Free for Cartoon Art Museum...Art Museum courtesy of the Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts and The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. For further information, please call (508) 362-3909 or visit edwardgoreyhouse.org .

Cartooning Basics for Grown-Ups with Brian Kolm, Cartoonist, Teacher and Graphic Designer Saturday, February 9, 2008 1:00-3:30pm Cost per individual class: $40; $30 for CAM members Due to popular...to purchase sketchbooks and their own drawing implements. For more information about the workshop, please contact Andrew Farago at (415) CAR-TOON, ext. 314, or via e-mail at gallery@cartoonart.org