http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-248674 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:03:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-248674 Well, Boca was where Mort wanted to play golf... and the local Community Development people (or whatever they're called) sold him a bill of goods. Or gave him one. Their were "incentives." Well, Boca was where Mort wanted to play golf… and the local Community Development people (or whatever they’re called) sold him a bill of goods. Or gave him one. Their were “incentives.”

]]> http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-248299 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:22:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-248299 [...] Mort Walker’s National Cartoon Museum (formerly the International Museum of Cartoon Art) is reportedly selling off some items from its collection, after a disasterous last few years and a continued inability to secure a physical location after losing the space in Boca Raton, according to cartoonist Rick Veitch. Related: Johanna Draper Carlson offers commentary. (Link via Heidi MacDonald.) [...] […] Mort Walker’s National Cartoon Museum (formerly the International Museum of Cartoon Art) is reportedly selling off some items from its collection, after a disasterous last few years and a continued inability to secure a physical location after losing the space in Boca Raton, according to cartoonist Rick Veitch. Related: Johanna Draper Carlson offers commentary. (Link via Heidi MacDonald.) […]

]]> http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-246861 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:32:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-246861 [...] Heidi MacDonald covers what’s been happening to the Cartoon Museum. Apparently, they’re selling off rare art donated to them to raise money to cover debts. [...] […] Heidi MacDonald covers what’s been happening to the Cartoon Museum. Apparently, they’re selling off rare art donated to them to raise money to cover debts. […]

]]> http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-246532 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:07:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-246532 Locating in Boca Raton was a very bad idea to start with. Hardly a central (or even convenient) location. Locating in Boca Raton was a very bad idea to start with.
Hardly a central (or even convenient) location.

]]> http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-245890 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:24:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-245890 Very sad, but having visited the place in Boca... not at all surprised. Very Mort-centric, to put it gently. Very sad, but having visited the place in Boca… not at all surprised. Very Mort-centric, to put it gently.

]]> http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-245344 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:35:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/09/more-on-mort-walkers-cartoon-museum/#comment-245344 velly stlange. Just re-read Heartburst last nite. velly stlange. Just re-read Heartburst last nite.

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