Michael Cavna

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COMICS OF THE YEAR: From Saga to Adventure Time, who pulled off the Eisner/Harvey award sweep?

From Saga to Adventure Time, a closer look at the awards season’s comics of the year.

Mon Sep 09 15:14:36 UTC 2013

Trudeau extends ‘Doonesbury’ sabbatical to finish work on new TV series ‘Alpha House’

Cartoonist is being kept busy with ‘Alpha House,’ his new TV series for Amazon Prime.

Sun Sep 08 21:41:37 UTC 2013

2013 BALTIMORE COMIC-CON: Dean Haspiel’s latest collaboration was born out of this 2007 Baltimore Con vow...

For Haspiel and Mark Waid, their new collaboration has roots in a vow made at Baltimore Con six years ago.

Sat Sep 07 13:18:26 UTC 2013

2013 BALTIMORE COMIC-CON: With Steve Conley’s local unveiling of crowdfunded book, little ‘Bloop’ comes home

For Va. cartoonist Steve Conley, a crowdfunded book at this con brings his little green monkey full circle.

Fri Sep 06 10:43:21 UTC 2013

JANE ADDAMS: To honor Nobel Peace Prize winner, Google renders The (Hull) House That Jane Built

Today’s Doodle celebrates Nobel Peace Prize winner who established Chicago’s influential Hull House.

Fri Sep 06 09:31:54 UTC 2013

MORT WALKER TURNS 90: As his ‘Beetle Bailey’ celebrates 63, the cartoonist reflects on a comic life

As Walker celebrates 90th birthday today, creator of ‘Beetle Bailey’ and ‘Hi and Lois’ reflects on a comic life.

Tue Sep 03 18:42:00 UTC 2013

‘I HAVE A DREAM’ SPEECH:

Google honors 50th anniversary of King speech, March on Washington today with elegant Doodle [+VIDEO].

Wed Aug 28 12:14:02 UTC 2013

Q&A; with Intervention Con co-founder Oni Hartstein

INTERVENTION 2013: Co-founder Oni Hartstein says Maryland convention ‘is my way of giving back’

Wed Aug 28 03:29:24 UTC 2013

#BATFLECK BACKLASH: On the Web, does Batman’s studio hear you scream?

The #Batfleck Backlash: Fanboys, filmgoers look to justify instinctual revulsion to Ben Affleck’s Batman.

Fri Aug 23 18:43:37 UTC 2013

BAT-FLACK: This Just In: Ben Affleck is your new big-screen Batman

BAT-FLECK: This Just In: Ben Affleck is your new big-screen Batman. We look at the casting choice.

Fri Aug 23 02:00:27 UTC 2013

CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Google’s ‘Clair de Lune' cartoon is its most elegant (and cinematic) Doodle yet

Claude Debussy: With ‘Clair de Lune’ Doodle animation, Google moves ever closer to cinema.

Thu Aug 22 13:29:26 UTC 2013

Box Office: ‘Kick Ass 2’ gets served by weekend champ ‘The Butler’ ($25M)

Superhero sequel finishes 4th; film inspired by Post article exceeds predictions with $25M take.

Sun Aug 18 17:45:37 UTC 2013

SPX 2013: Here they are, your Ignatz Award nominees!

SPX 2013: Lilli Carre, Michael DeForge and Sam Alden top list of Ignatz Award nominees.

Thu Aug 15 17:22:04 UTC 2013

‘MARCH’ ON WASHINGTON: Is Rep. John Lewis the biggest comics fan on the Hill?

‘MARCH’ ON WASHINGTON: Is Rep. John Lewis the biggest comics fan on the Hill? Here’s the proof.

Wed Aug 14 04:04:23 UTC 2013

In graphic novel ‘March,’ Rep. John Lewis renders a powerful civil rights memoir

Rep. John Lewis tells his story in the riveting, beautiful “March: Book One.”

Tue Aug 13 00:03:40 UTC 2013

ERWIN SCHRODINGER: Google’s ‘Cat’ Doodle honors physicist and his legacy’s many lives

Schrödinger’s many lives: Google’s Doodle honors physicist’s paradox that’s intellectual catnip.

Mon Aug 12 11:55:24 UTC 2013

MORNING SKETCHBOOK: When family newspapers draw buyer interest

MORNING SKETCHBOOK: What drives us to be fascinated by the ‘family’ newspaper?

Fri Aug 09 15:17:21 UTC 2013

BESOS FOR BEZOS? The nation’s cartoonists take on the Washington Post sale.

Anyone left to weigh in? Ah, yes: The nation’s editorial cartoonists size up the sale of The Washington Post.

Thu Aug 08 14:52:26 UTC 2013

GAHAN WILSON KICKSTARTER:

Kickstarter pick: Documentary about cartoonist Gahan Wilson aims for Oscars eligibility.

Thu Aug 08 03:27:41 UTC 2013

‘THE SMURFS 2’: Sequel is neck and neck with ‘Pacific Rim’ for top global spot

No worldwide box-office blues for ‘The Smurfs 2’ with $52.5 million gross; ‘2 Guns’ wins domestic debut.

Sun Aug 04 20:39:32 UTC 2013
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About Michael

Writer-artist-recovering-syndicated-cartoonist Michael Cavna is a man of many hyphenates. His articles on visual artists and comic art have been recently honored by the national Society of Features Journalism and the international Harvey Awards. A San Francisco native and UCSD alum, Cavna wrote the main text for the Eisner Award-nominated anthology book "Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's." "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz once told Cavna at a black-tie awards dinner: "You do funny things"; to this day, he does not know for sure whether Schulz was referring to Cavna's syndicated comic "Warped" or to his tragically askew cummerbund.

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