AAN News

Catholics Protest Reader's Cartoonnew

About 120 religious activists turned out last week to protest a "blasphemous" cartoon published in the Chicago Reader, reports The Illinois Leader, which bills itself "Illinois' Conservative News Source." The cartoon in question implied immoral behavior by the Virgin Mary, the pope and Jesus, the newspaper says.
Illinois Leader  |  09-30-2002  11:41 am  |  Industry News

Animated Film in Works from Michael Moore & Tom Tomorrownew

Dan Perkins, who pens the cartoon "This Modern World" as Tom Tomorrow, says he and Michael Moore are teaming up on an animated feature film. "It will be a fictional, satirical narrative film, the look of which will be based on my work," Perkins says in a news release. He and Moore have been working on the screenplay since last October and expect to start pre-production in a few months.
Dan Perkins, aka Tom Tomorrow, news release  |  08-28-2002  1:05 pm  |  Industry News

Quark 5 Gets Thumbs Down from AAN Designers

Alt-weekly designers discussed the value of new software upgrades during a recent design and production listserv exchange on aan.org. The conclusion? "To put it bluntly -- InDesign just spanks Quark's little bottom," says Mike Spain, advertising art director of Arkansas Times. (FULL STORY)
Ryan Fox  |  08-01-2002  10:08 am  |  Industry News

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