An editorial cartoon doesn't have to be critical of the person who died. The point of the cartoon can be directed elsewhere, such as his detractors who seemed to only be able to say Chappaquiddick in response to anything Ted Kennedy ever proposed.
"What are the rules for producing a good editorial cartoon this time around?"
The same as any editorial cartoon. It doesn't matter what the subject is, the cartoon should have a point, hence the term, editorial. Ok, he died. Hardly a surprise. Ma...
" Today it's impossible to put basic content behind a subscription wall - just ask the newspapers."
Well, there's a rather big difference here. A newspaper has a lot more expense and content to deal with, so they need far more subscribers to make...
The way I would want to do a web comic, which was a plan I had several years ago when I wanted to do Homer as a web only comic, would be to have it as a simple subscriber supported cartoon. I had to drop my plans back then due to a lot of personal...
"I'm not sure why comics on the web get branded in a negative light because their revenue stream is not coming right off the comic itself. It makes no sense."
Because it's putting the cart before the horse. Peanuts and Garfield (and don't forget ...
Wiley. Had a guy on a coin forum I belong to post a link to an op page he hosts : http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=24296 and I gave him a heads up about using copyrighted materials. I think in the way he did it it's ok, but I told him I'd run it by you to be certain. Let me know if it's ok or not so I can get back with him. Thanks.
Guy~