Events January January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. January 1, 2006: After 109 years of continuous publication the longest-running comic strip of all time, The Katzenjammer Kids (originally created by Harold H. Knerr) comes to an end. January 2, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process. January 3, 2006: Todd Hignite interviews Brian Walker, co-curator of the Masters of American Comics exhibition currently on at the Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The London Metropolitan Police refuse to distribute Cops and Robbers, a comic book detailing first hand stories of criminals embracing the Christian faith. The police cite the book's failure to cover a multitude of faiths as reason. January 5, 2006: 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Anderson is to move from the Louisville Courier-Journal, where he thrived, to the Houston Chronicle. January 6, 2006: Richard Branson is launching Virgin Comics alongside mystical self-help guru Deepak Chopra, a company to be based in and cater for India. Film director John Woo is reported to be developing a series for the company. Christianity Today use Bill Watterson's position on licensing to contrast with the marketing of Aslan in the wake of the current film based upon The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Neil Gaiman is interviewed by 92nd Street Y. January 8, 2006: Jeet Heer appraises Daydreams and Nightmares, a new collection of work by Winsor McCay, for The Boston Globe. Tom Spurgeon interviews Matt Madden in the wake of the publication of his new work 99 Ways to Tell a Story. January 9, 2006: The jury selects Etienne Davodeau's Les Mauvaises Gens to receive the Prix du Public at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Bob Greenberger is let go from his position as Collected Editions Editor by DC Comics. United Kingdom television channel Five are to broadcast a series based on the comic strip Rupert the Bear. The series is being produced by Cosgrove Hall. Jean-François Kieffer's Loupio series has been awarded Le prix de la BD chretienne Francophone, the prize awarded by a jury composed from representatives of Christian denominations. Hasbro and Marvel Comics announce a deal which allows the former to produce toys based upon the latter's comic book characters. January 10, 2006: Cartoonist Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the band Gorillaz, is nominated for the Designer of the