Comic Riffs - Michael Cavna strips down the funnies - January 17, 2010

THE BEST WEBCOMIC: It's time to vote on your nominations...

[UPDATE: Check the latest Comic Riffs blogpost Friday at 9 a.m. (ET) as we discuss the major burning questions that arose from readers during this Best Webcomic poll.] Your nominations are in, and what we have on our hands...

By Michael Cavna | January 22, 2010; 9:05 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (77)
Categories: The E-Mailbag , The Webcomic | Tags: Best Webcomic of the Past Decade
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As Conan walks, here's the proof: Leno is a back-stabber [updated]

With Conan O'Brien having finalized his $45 million buyout with NBC on Thursday morning, this telling video clip has been rediscovered not a moment too soon. We speak, of course, of Exhibit "A" (as in "Aghast"): Concrete evidence in...

By Michael Cavna | January 21, 2010; 10:01 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: The Animation , The Holly Word | Tags: Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno
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Who will wear SPIDER-MAN's suit? Seven names might make Marc Webb's senses tingle

Thanks a lot, Sony and Marvel. By confirming Tuesday that Marc Webb has gotten the call to direct "Spider-Man 4," you've sentenced the Peter Parker populace to at least 18 months of dreadful, painful punning. That said, by your...

By Michael Cavna | January 20, 2010; 11:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: The Animation , The Holly Word | Tags: David Henrie, Emile Hirsch, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, Marc Webb, Nick Jonas, Reeve Carney, Tobey Maguire, Zac Efron
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'CUL DE SAC's Richard Thompson spills some trade secrets

"Cul de Sac's" Richard Thompson (Courtesy of Richard Thompson) Gotta share my fave link from over the weekend... Some of my favorite art from "CUL DE SAC" cartoonist and longtime Post contributor Richard Thompson comes when he works in...

By Michael Cavna | January 19, 2010; 4:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: The Comic Strip | Tags: Cul de Sac, Richard Thompson
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MLK DAY: Art to remember the Rev. King by...

At Comic Riffs, I have a small, humble dream: Namely, that every newspaper cartoonist pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. We're nowhere near that yet, but today, we post some art to honor King's memory --...

By Michael Cavna | January 18, 2010; 9:05 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: The Political Cartoon | Tags: The Rev. Martin Luther King
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Golden Globes go to Pixar's 'Up'

Pixar wins the gold early at the 67th Golden Globes, as 6-foot-5 "Up" director Pete Docter bounds to the Beverly Hilton stage to accept the award for a film about a man who has his head in the clouds....

By Michael Cavna | January 17, 2010; 8:50 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: The Animation
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GOLDEN GLOBES: Here's who will win Best Animated Film...

Note: At our most humble, we can freely admit: Despite our blinding insights and a general sense of cinematic omniscience, this blogpost contains absolutely NO spoilers. Nada. Zilch. ... Rats. Oh, this will be good: The showdown that doubles as...

By Michael Cavna | January 17, 2010; 9:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: The Animation , The Holly Word | Tags: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, Up'
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