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Creators Syndicate launched Scary Gary, the highly anticipated, darkly humorous comic strip from Mark Buford on June 16th. Prior to the comic's launch, however, Buford's name had already been buzzing in the ears of B-movie fans and throughout the science fiction community. The macabre humor and monstrous characters make the comic a natural favorite with sci-fi fans, and Buford sat down with John C. Snider of www.scifidimensions.com prior to the comic's launch.
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With a mere two weeks since its publication, David Sirota's, "The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington" hit The New York Times best-seller list Sunday at No. 20. Though Sirota is no stranger to the NYT best-seller list - having clenched a coveted position in 2006 with "Hostile Takeover" - "The Uprising" continues to rise to the top of critics' lists.
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Creators Syndicate and The Copley Press, Inc. today announced the companies have reached an agreement for Creators Syndicate to purchase Copley News Service. The sale will allow Creators to add Copley's award-winning features to its current lineup, expand the reach of its existing columnists and cartoonists to Copley's established subscriber network, and merge Copley assets and content with Creators.
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The April publication of "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone" thrust Skenazy's parenting styles into the limelight and landed her in a pit of controversy. Less than two months after the flurry created by the initial article, however, Skenazy finds herself not in a pit but at the top of a heretofore-obscure movement.
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Before penning his newest book The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington, syndicated columnist and journalist David Sirota spent a year on the road. He witnessed firsthand the growing public unrest in America, and he now tries to determine if the anger that he saw will grow into a real movement.
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After nearly three weeks of intense media coverage amid a firestorm of controversy, Lenore Skenazy addresses the nation's response to her recent column, "Why I Let My Nine Year Old Ride the Subway Alone."
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For the third time in four years, Mike Luckovich has been named Editorial Cartoonist of the Year by The Week magazine. Senior editors from the magazine partner with a panel of 25 VIP judges from various disciplines to select the winners of this prestigious award.
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What began as ordinary musings for New York-based author Lenore Skenazy, quickly captured the nation's attention and catapulted the progressive parent and prolific writer into a pit of controversy. In her column "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway," Skenazy deconstructs the urban myths guiding society in its obsessive need to protect children from the evils surely lurking around every corner.
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Allumination FilmWorks is pleased to announce the release of Moola, the award-winning, all-star independent comedy directed by Don Most (of “Happy Days” fame). This “udderly” beguiling comedy features a side-splitting opening sequence drawn by Creators Syndicate cartoonist Leigh Rubin...
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Columnist Bruce Cameron's newest book, "8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter And Other Reasonable Advice From the Father of the Bride (Not that Anyone Is Paying Attention)" doesn't hit stores until April 8, but the project is already being adapted for the big screen.
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Creators columnist Roger Simon and editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich have both been named recipients of National Headliner Awards.
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February may be the year's shortest month, but that isn't stopping Creators Syndicate cartoonist, Morrie Turner of Wee Pals, from making it a memorable one. Turner is slated to appear at ToonSeum in Pittsburgh on February 16 where he will be honored by the museum in its celebration of Black History Month, as well as participate in a panel discussion about African Americans in comics and editorial cartoons.
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Creators Syndicate cartoonists, Charlos Gary of Café Con Leche and Working it Out and Stephen Bentley of Herb and Jamal, along with about eight other African American cartoonists will be taking part in the comic-page action organized by Cory Thomas (Watch Your Head) and Darrin Bell (Candorville). In an effort to satirize the widely held belief that minority artists are interchangeable, the comics will duplicate one another, essentially, by drawing different renditions of the same strip originally created by Thomas.
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Larry Elder's newest book, Stupid Black Men: How to Play the Race Card - and Lose, hits shelves in bookstores across the country today. In Stupid Black Men, Elder tackles tough questions like: "Is life unfair for Black Americans? Is racial equality the answer to every question of public policy? Are a huge group of citizens being kept down by 'the man'?"
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Two of Creators Syndicate's cartoonists, Charlos Gary of Cafe Con Leche and Working It Out and Stephen Bentley of Herb and Jamaal, will be participating in a Feb. 10 protest taking place on on comics pages across the country.
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Creators.com is proud to offer its readers a complete collection of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's columns. Click the "read more" link to view a chronological list of Ms. Bhutto's syndicated columns, which ran from April, 1996 to January, 1997. The columns began while she was serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan and continue for several months after her dismissal in November of 1996.
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Creators Syndicate is proud to begin syndicating the political commentary of the international sensation Chuck Norris beginning on January 14, 2008. Even with several weeks to go before the official launch, Norris' column is already making news.
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U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young has nominated Creators columnist and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives Matthew Towery for the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Towery and Georgia Senator Emanuel Jones were nominated for their efforts in securing the release of 21-year-old Genarlow Wilson from jail in late October.
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Alan Gardner of The Daily Cartoonist recently interviewed Mason Mastroianni about the challenges and rewards he and his family face in continuing Johnny Hart's long-running comic, B.C.
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Miguel Pérez, Creators Syndicate columnist, award-winning journalist and broadcaster and professor at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York has been named as a contributor to CNN.
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