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News Briefs for August 26, 2008
» African cartoonist Jeremy Nell has been nominated for the Most Outstanding Cartoon in the South African Comedy Awards 2008.
» One of the two Tunisians arrested on charges of allegedly planning to kill Kurt Westergaard has voluntarily left the country. I guess that will show him not to plot to kill cartoonists.
» Chuckle Bros. co-creator [...]
Posted on: Aug 26, 2008, Section: Comic strips, International, web comics, Comments: 0 Comments
Kurt Westergaard will not go to Jordan
New reports regarding Kurt Westergaard, who faces trail in Jordan for drawing the infamous Mohammed cartoon, state that he is not planning to go to Jordan to stand trial. While the Jordanian government has subpoenaed Kurt, he has not received it. Fearing for his safety if he traveled to the Middle East, he has said [...]
Posted on: Aug 18, 2008, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 3 Comments
Chatfield vows to take Ginger Meggs through 100th birthday
The Sun Herald has a review of the history of the Ginger Meggs feature that started in 1921. Jason Chatfield recently took over the strip after James Kemsley passed away last December. While the Australian youth are not reading Ginger Meggs like the generation before them, Jason vows that he’ll carry the strip beyond its [...]
Posted on: Aug 15, 2008, Section: Comic strips, International, Comments: 2 Comments
Westergaard says he’s ready for trial
Kurt Westergaard, the man who drew the no infamous Mohammed carton that incited Muslims from around the world says he’s prepared to stand trial in Jordon.
In a story posted on ABC News Australia he says:
“I would like to go to Amman to stand trial. However, what I fear is that I am convicted [...]
Posted on: Aug 14, 2008, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 3 Comments
News Briefs for August 5, 2008
» Scott Hiburn, creator of The Argyle Sweater gets a call from Dear Abby.
» Brad Veley, gag cartoonist, is profiled by WLUC.
» Clarion Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey will be on MPB Radio’s Mississippi Edition tomorrow morning at around 8:30 a.m.
» French cartoonist Maurice Sinet (AKA “Siné”) wrote a scathing (and some call anti-Semitic) article [...]
Posted on: Aug 5, 2008, Section: Editorial cartooning, International, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 0 Comments
Tunisian nationals appeal to Supreme Court
The two tunisian nations that were arrested for allegedly planning to kill Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard will appeal their case to the Supreme Court. Last week an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the two should remain in jail pending their trial. The Supreme Court will decide whether they will hear the case.
Posted on: Jul 30, 2008, Section: International, Comments: 0 Comments
Tunisian suspects held in custody
Earlier this month, I reported that one of the three Muslim men who were arrested for allegedly plotting to kill Kurt Westergaard was released for lack of evidence. The other two individuals, both from Tunisia, have been ordered to stay in state custody until August 12. Earlier this week, the Danish appeals court heard evidence [...]
Posted on: Jul 24, 2008, Section: International, Comments: 0 Comments
African toonists post special cartoons for Mandela
Copyright Jeremy Nell.
Today is former South African President Nelson Mandela’s birthday. Many (if not most) cartoonists are reportedly participating in a ‘toon in of sorts - posting their Mandela cartoons on a new web site called Africartoons.com. So far the first 100 or so cartoons are all on the topic of Nelson Mandela.
Thanks for the [...]
Posted on: Jul 18, 2008, Section: International, Comments: 1 Comment
WP: Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist
The Washington Post has an excellent article on the challenges of free speech, religion and cartooning that is expanding out from the infamous Mohammed cartoons in Denmark citing the recent arrest of Gregorius Nekschot and a case in Britain that caused police to end an ad campaign that featured a German shepherd puppy because dogs [...]
Posted on: Jul 14, 2008, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 3 Comments
Charges dropped in Westergaard assassination plot
Danish prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the Muslim men that were arrested for planning the assassination of Kurt Westergaard, one of the infamous Mohammed cartoonists, due to lack of evidence.
Reuters quotes the prosecutor as saying:
“Even though there is information of a connection between the 40-year-old and the planners of the plot to [...]
Posted on: Jul 10, 2008, Section: Controversies, International, Comments: 0 Comments
German government creates anti-extremism cartoon strip
The German government is developing a comic strip in an attempt to drive Muslim youth away from Islamic extremism and the cartoon is being met with a great deal of resistance from the Muslim community. You can listen to an interview about the comic strip with Taris Ahmad, a representative of the Islamic Human Rights [...]
Posted on: Jul 2, 2008, Section: Cartoons, Comic strips, International, Comments: 0 Comments
Winners announced in Kyoto Cartoon Contest
England’s Martin Honeysett and Iranian Shahrokh Heidari are among the winners of the Kyoto International Cartoon Contest. The contest is designed to raise the awareness of the public and of governments alike on the critical issue of global warming.
Posted on: Jul 1, 2008, Section: Awards, Cartoons, Contests, International, Comments: 0 Comments
Kal returns from cartoon diplomacy visit to Azerbaijan
Editorial cartoonist Kal (Kevin Kallaugher) recently returned from a cartoon diplomacy trip to Azerbaijan and notes that the country is trying to find itself in terms of freedom of expression after years of Communist single party rule.
An excerpt from Kal’s post:
You would expect to find suppression of free thinkers like cartoonists in authoritarian regimes. But [...]
Posted on: Jun 30, 2008, Section: Editorial cartooning, International, Comments: 0 Comments
Cartoonist wages “guerrilla war” in Nicaragua
Time magazine is featuring two Nicaraguan editorial cartoonist Pedro X. Molina and Manuel Guillen and Manuel Guillen and their struggles with a Sandanista government that is intensifying its crackdown on the independent press. After receiving death threats and text messages threatening to crucify his daughter, Manuel moved his family to Miami where he was approached [...]
Posted on: Jun 12, 2008, Section: International, Comments: 5 Comments
James Kemsley awarded Order of Australia Medal
James Kemsley, who drew the Ginger Meggs comic for 23 years before passing last December, has been posthumously awarded Order of Australia Medal. The Daily Telegraph notes that the honor was just not for his work as a cartoonist, but also “for his role as a local councillor and for his other passion, the Bradman [...]
Posted on: Jun 9, 2008, Section: Awards, Comic strips, International, Comments: 4 Comments
