The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Goodbye, Nickelodeon


Nickelodeon, the great kid's magazine put out to promote the network that also became a welcoming haven for cartoonists, is shutting down. I hope all the staff find good positions elsewhere quickly, especially Chris Duffy and Dave Roman, who art directed the comic section of Nick into such a treat for the eyeballs. Dang it all.

6 comments:

Danny Fry said...

This is really sad! Nickelodeon commissioned illustrations that would actually make kids laugh. Not to mention, they used a ton of great alternative cartoonists. Newspapers and magazines are having a brutal year.I'm glad you got to do a cover Richard. It was a sweet piece of art!

angryparsnip said...

sad news... we lost the afternoon newspaper where I live, thank goodness we still have the ( much smaller ) morning newspaper...

Paul said...

This is depressing. I saw Chris Duffy at a comics editors' panel not a month ago and had no idea.

Kid Shay said...

This is awful! Yet another great outlet for comics is gone.

Scott Nickel said...

Crap!

I sold a few cartoons to the magazine. It was a great market for cartoonists.

Closing down with 1 million subscibers?

What does this say about the current market?

p.s. Great cover, Richard!

Chris Duffy said...

Richard:
Thanks for the nice post. I'm awfully sad, but your post helps. I love Cul De Sac (and your cover).

Chris