Michael Cavna

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Washington, D.C.
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With ‘Alpha House,’ Garry Trudeau again has his sights on D.C.

‘Doonesbury’ creator takes aim at D.C. in Amazon’s first foray into original programming

Fri Nov 15 01:53:00 UTC 2013

‘BORDERTOWN’: Lalo Alcaraz on joining Seth MacFarlane’s new Fox immigration comedy

Lalo Alcaraz says Seth MacFarlane’s immigration comedy ‘Bordertown’ has hired a diverse writing staff.

Thu Nov 14 05:55:25 UTC 2013

‘THOR: THE DARK WORLD’: Sequel tops box office ($86M) as Avengers brand flexes more muscle

‘Thor: The Dark World’ tops box office with $86.1 million; Marvel sequel has already grossed $327M worldwide.

Mon Nov 11 20:08:38 UTC 2013

MAILBAG: What Post readers are saying about the ‘Get Fuzzy’ drop...

MAILBAG: What Post readers are saying about the ‘Get Fuzzy’ drop...

Fri Nov 08 21:20:43 UTC 2013

Millennial comic.

Millennials & the Economy: The Nib’s latest webcomic has all the answers in 6 easy steps. [Rich Stevens Q+A.]

Thu Nov 07 21:06:52 UTC 2013

Marvel, Netflix reach deal for 4 new superhero series, including ‘Daredevil,’ ‘Luke Cage’

Live-action ‘Daredevil,’ ‘Luke Cage’ among original online series coming in 2015 from Marvel TV and Netflix.

Thu Nov 07 17:53:37 UTC 2013

‘STEVEN UNIVERSE’: Monday night’s new Cartoon Network show spotlights strength of Maryland-sprung sister-brother team

‘Steven Universe’ debut Monday spotlights 1st woman to be solo show creator on Cartoon Network.

Mon Nov 04 04:21:11 UTC 2013

‘THOR: THE DARK WORLD’: Sequel hammers world box office with $109.4M opening

‘Thor: The Dark World’ wins dozens of foreign markets ahead of U.S. debut; ‘Ender’s Game’ wins domestic.

Mon Nov 04 03:04:41 UTC 2013

‘Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar is a Cartoon Network trailblazer

Silver Spring native Rebecca Sugar is the first woman to be a solo show creator on Cartoon Network.

Fri Nov 01 23:11:58 UTC 2013

‘HERBLOCK’ FILM: ‘Black & the White’ docu lands deal, airdates with HBO

‘The Black & the White’ film about The Post’s political cartooning legend will debut Jan. 27.

Thu Oct 31 21:43:40 UTC 2013

POST DROPS ‘GET FUZZY’: How high the tolerance for comic-strip reruns?

POST DROPS ‘GET FUZZY’: Darby Conley’s strip raises question: What’s reader tolerance for comic reruns?

Thu Oct 31 03:21:16 UTC 2013

POST ADDS NEW COMIC STRIP: Welcome to the world of ‘Wumo’

Post alters its print comics lineup: The popular Danish strip ‘Wumo’ is in — and ‘Get Fuzzy’ is out.

Wed Oct 30 03:29:00 UTC 2013

‘IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN’: 7 Things You Don’t Know About Thursday’s ‘Peanuts’ Special

‘IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN’: 7 Things You Don’t Know About ‘Peanuts’ Special

Tue Oct 29 03:40:32 UTC 2013

Best Books of 2013: Judd Apatow leads celebs who go ‘Inside MAD’

Best Books of 2013: Celebrities, creators pick their favorites for twisted new ‘Inside MAD’ anthology.

Mon Oct 28 03:32:22 UTC 2013

Best Books of 2013: Junot Diaz & Jaime Hernandez team up deftly on deluxe illustrated ‘This Is How You Lose Her’

Best Books of 2013: Junot Diaz and Jaime Hernandez on their new illustrated ‘This Is How You Lose Her’

Thu Oct 24 18:35:40 UTC 2013

BEST BOOKS OF 2013: Artist Nate Powell’s collaborative memoir ‘March’

BEST BOOKS OF 2013: How artist Nate Powell helps tell John Lewis’s compelling civil-rights story, ‘March.’

Tue Oct 22 03:59:10 UTC 2013

Mark Twain Prize gets its right with award to Carol Burnett

The pioneering comedienne was honored in a heart-warming ceremony at the Kennedy Center.

Mon Oct 21 20:08:24 UTC 2013

Thompson-Watterson two-man show

‘Calvin and Hobbes’ and ‘Cul de Sac’ creators ‘happy’ to share OSU’s new galleries; dates just announced.

Wed Oct 16 21:36:42 UTC 2013

‘SUPERHEROES’: Filmmakers on tonight’s PBS docu

‘SUPERHEROES’: Filmmakers aim to hold mirror up to American culture in tonight’s PBS documentary.

Tue Oct 15 16:52:17 UTC 2013

PBS’ ‘Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle’ shows comics as uniquely American stories

A PBS documentary takes an in-depth look at the creators of heroes who still capture imaginations

Tue Oct 15 00:06:11 UTC 2013
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About Michael

Writer-artist-recovering-syndicated-cartoonist Michael Cavna is a man of many hyphenates. His articles on visual artists and comic art have been recently honored by the national Society of Features Journalism and the international Harvey Awards. A San Francisco native and UCSD alum, Cavna wrote the main text for the Eisner Award-nominated anthology book "Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's." "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz once told Cavna at a black-tie awards dinner: "You do funny things"; to this day, he does not know for sure whether Schulz was referring to Cavna's syndicated comic "Warped" or to his tragically askew cummerbund.

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