Lineup set for Columbus cartoon and comic strip festival

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The creators of the “Rhymes With Orange” and “Jump Start” comic strips are among the participants in an annual cartoon and comic strip festival in Ohio’s capital city.

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus runs Thursday through Sunday at various locations, including Ohio State, the Columbus Art Museum and the Columbus College of Art and Design.

The festival highlights Columbus’ growing reputation as a hub for cartoonists and features creators of comic strips, political cartoons and graphic novels, among others.

Editorial cartoonists will discuss the First Amendment at a Thursday night forum at Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

Robb Armstrong’s “Jump Start” focuses on Philadelphia police officer Joe Cobb, and his wife, Marcy, a hospital nurse.

Hilary Price has been drawing the award-winning “Rhymes With Orange” strip since 1995.