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Candorville book sells out (sort of)

Blog: July 30th, 2006

Thanks to those of you who still had a little money left after your job was outsourced and Exxon-Mobil mugged you on your way to the unemployment office, I’ve just sold my last copies of the Candorville: Thank God for Culture Clash book! A new batch should arrive tomorrow, so if you ordered a book […]

New Candorville book, collector’s edition available here!

Blog: October 1st, 2006

The new Candorville book, “Another Stereotype Bites the Dust,” isn’t in stores yet, but I have managed to get my grubby hands on a few dozen copies, so you can get it today from the Candorville website!Book 2 picks up where the first one left off. Lemont’s recent disastrous date with the Crazy Vegetarian Chick […]

Channeling one’s inner loser

Blog: December 2nd, 2006

Not a week goes by that I don’t check my inbox and see a variation of the following question: “Mr. Bell/Darrin/Moron, how do you get the characters in ‘Candorville’ to seem so three-dimensional? I want to work long hours for 1970’s wages as a cartoonist someday, but my characters seem so flat and lifeless.”Here’s how […]

Candorville Nominated for the Glyph Award (again)

Blog: February 24th, 2007

Candorville’s been nominated for a Glyph Award. Awards are ridiculous popularity contests signifying nothing. Unless Candorville wins, in which case awards are proof of quality and merit. Here’s the list of nominees, as reported by Editor & Publisher and The Comics Reporter:
“Best Comic Strip”Candorville, Darrin BellThe K Chronicles, Keith KnightTemplar, Arizona, Spike(th)Ink, Keith KnightWatch Your […]

It’s cool, but is it an editorial cartoon?

Blog: July 15th, 2007

Editorial cartoonists are dropping like flies, in concert with the declining health of the newspaper industry. The Internet is the most likely culprit. As people increasingly turn to to their computers for news, some cartoonists, like Mark Fiore, are adapting as well — becoming animators. This year’s Pulitzer winning editorial cartoonist won partially for his […]

"Stephanie Miller Show" goes slumming with Candorville’s Darrin Bell

Blog: July 19th, 2007

For some unknown reason, Elayne Boosler, guest hosting the Stephanie Miller Show on Jones Radio Network (& aired on many Air America affiliates), decided to spend a few minutes interviewing yours truly this morning. I didn’t post about this beforehand or tell friends or family because it would scare the hell out of me knowing […]

George Carlin on Death

Blog: June 23rd, 2008

I’d love to hear what George Carlin would say about all the cartoonists who’re going to draw him doing stand-up at the Pearly Gates.
Warning: Rated R for language. Don’t listen to this at work.