"B.C."/"Wizard of Id" creator Johnny Hart of Creators Syndicate won a Jefferson Award for his work with organizations such as the Syracuse (N.Y.) Cancer Research Institute.
Read MoreSteve Kelley has been named editorial cartoonist of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans.
"Give me "Liberty" after its newspaper death."
Frank Cho chooses less "watered-down" territory by taking Liberty Meadows out of newspapers and continuing the comic strip as a series of books instead.
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) put the spotlight on mainstream mavens, alternative artists, and creators with a foot in both worlds.
Read MoreWhich strip is replacing 'Peanuts' in comic sections? The answer is ... 'Peanuts.'
"'Six months ago, Mr. Newcombe founded Creators Syndicate, which claims to offer its cartoonists and artists emancipation from what he calls ''indentured servitude'' - the 10- to 20-year contracts and the signing over of ownership rights that have characterized the syndication business for years."
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