McGruder Gone for Good

[Washington Post] It's over for "The Boondocks" comic strip, at least for now. After six years -- a remarkably short run for a strip that found its way into 300-plus newspapers, Universal Press Syndicate told subscribers yesterday they should start looking for someone to replace political/social satirist Aaron McGruder.

McGruder, a Columbia native who in his twenties became the Garry Trudeau of the hip-hop generation, took a sabbatical six months ago to recharge. The syndicate kept checking with him, reminding him that its newspaper clients needed several weeks in order to prepare for his return or his departure.

Apparently, the mind behind young black radicals Huey and Riley Freeman has gone Hollywood, or at least has further hopes of doing so, and has decided he can't devote himself to the grind of a daily strip. His late-night animated show, "The Boondocks," on the Cartoon Network was recently renewed for another season, the first-season DVD is out, and a film is reportedly in the works. Read more.

Neal Adams Interview

The guys at Meanwhile podcast have done a fascinating three-hour interview with comics legend Neal Adams.

Neal Adams talks in detail about his career from the 1960s to the present, creator’s rights, anatomy, comparative religion and physics. If you’re interested in the personalities that shaped the modern comic book or in some truly fabulous behind-the-scenes stories, this is well worth the time. Adams is clearly a man who enjoys settling into a good story and T and Dave are smart enough to pitch a topic and then lay back.

New York Comic Con 2007

New York Comic Con has announced its list of guests for 2007. Frank Cho is going to be there, as well as Jeff Smith and Rich Buckler.

A complete list of exhibitors can be found here.

New York Comic Con will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Center, February 23rd – 25th.