News Around the Kingdom: Three Cartoonists Will Speak on October 8th!

Greetings Comics Royals!

 King Features cartoonists Marcus Hamilton (“Dennis The Menace” dailies), Gary Brookins (“Shoe”) and John Rose (“Barney Google and Snuffy Smith”) will be the featured speakers for the Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society’s annual Fall Meeting in Roanoke, Va., on Saturday, October 8^th! 

 The day-long event will take place at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel and Conference Center at 2801 Hershberger Rd. NW in Roanoke!  The talks are free and open to the public and will take place in the theater room of the Sheraton!

 The three cartoonists collaborated on this special piece of artwork which was used to promote the event.  The original art, along with pieces created by other Southeast Chapter members, will be auctioned off Saturday in a charity auction at the Sheraton to benefit the NCS Milt Gross Fund charity (for cartoonists in need of financial assistance) and Carilion Children’s Hospital in Roanoke.

Three King Features cartoonists will speak on October 8!

In other news…

Ron Ferdinand talks to The Epoch Times about his career, his training under Hank Ketcham, and what it’s like to work on “Dennis the Menace”!

Ron Ferdinand is the Sunday artist of “Dennis the Menace.”

 Jim Keefe (“Sally Forth”) shows us what’s on his drawing board!

A sneak peek at a “Sally Forth” strip!

 David Reddick (“Intelligent Life”) envisions his character Mike as Captain Planet!

Mike as Captain Planet!

 Brian Walker (“Hi and Lois”) talks about the first week of school and the excitement it generates!

Back to school excitement is fresh the first week!

 Brian Walker (“Beetle Bailey”) posts another one of Mort Walker’s Sarge dreams, this time a hilarious visual mash-up of various comic strip characters!

Another hilarious Sarge dream!

 And finally…

 Dan Piraro (‘Bizarro”) posts his hilarious comics for the week!

Dan Piraro is the cartoonist of “Bizarro”!

Thanks for catching up on this week’s News Around the Kingdom!

 See you again next Friday! Have a great weekend.