See All Topics

Home / Section: National Cartoonist Society

This category contains 12 posts.
RSS feed for this category

Interviewed: Tom Richmond

Over at Tall Tale Radio Tom Racine interviews NCS President, MAD Mag cartoonist and author Tom Richmond and discuss the new NCS award for “Best Online Comic,” his trip to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and his new book, “The Mad Art of Caricature.”

Posted on: Jan 25, 2012,  Section: Magazine Cartoonist Bloggers, Magazine cartoons, National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 4 Comments

NCS announces call for entry for division awards

In addition to the creation of a new online comic strip category, the National Cartoonists Society has announced their annual call for entries for their 15 division awards. The division categories include: Television Animation, Feature Animation, Newspaper Illustration, Gag Cartoons, Greeting Cards, Newspaper Comic Strips, Newspaper Panel Cartoons, Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration, Book Illustration, Editorial Cartoons, [...]

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 4 Comments

10 NCS cartoonists tour Germany, Middle East with USO

Another group of National Cartoonists Society cartoonists have head out overseas with the USO to visit with troops serving in Germany and the Middle East. This year, the deployed cartoonists consisted of Todd Clark, Paul Combs, Bruce Higdon, Bill Janocha, T. Lewis, John Read III, Debbie Schafer, Rob Smith, Jr., Ed Steckley and Sam Viviano. [...]

Posted on: Oct 25, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 7 Comments

The NCS Reuben weekend in photos

Hogan’s Magazine has posted its annual photo roundup of the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben award weekend. Photos were taken by David Folkman.

Posted on: Jun 21, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 0 Comments

Jeff Keane reflects on four years as NCS President

Jeff Keane wrapped up 2 terms as President of the National Cartoonists Society. Only three other individuals in the history of the society have served more than one term. Jeff was gracious enough to submit to a few questions reviewing his tenure. Alan: Of the 34 presidents so far, only four have served more than [...]

Posted on: Jun 17, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 0 Comments

Interview: New NCS president Tom Richmond

MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond took the helm of the National Cartoonists Society this year. He has big shoes to fail. Tom succeeds Jef Keane who lead the organization for 2 two year terms. He’s been a member of the professional organization since 1998. I asked him a few questions regarding his new role as [...]

Posted on: Jun 13, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 4 Comments

Ken Burns parody of History of the Comic Strip documentary

As always, a hilarious video via The Doozies and Learn to Draw series creator Tom Gammill:

Posted on: Jun 13, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 9 Comments

Diana Huh wins NCS Foundation scholarship

The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) has announced the winner of the 2011 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. Diana Huh, a sophomore at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is this year’s recipient. Diana Huh, is a sophomore at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she studies history. Huh was chosen from over 100 [...]

Posted on: Mar 30, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 4 Comments

NCS announces their division awards

The National Cartoonists Society has announced their division awards. The nominees are: TELEVISION ANIMATION Dave Filoni – Supervising Director / Production Designer, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Dan Krall – Art Director, “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated” Scott Wills – Art Director, “Sym-Bionic Titan” FEATURE ANIMATION Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Directors, “How to Train Your Dragon” Glen [...]

Posted on: Mar 17, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 11 Comments

Tom Richmond’s official 2011 NCS Reuben art

MAD Mag cartoonist Tom Richmond was once again tapped to create this year’s NCS Reuben art for the brochure. He writes: Having just received my official 2011 NCS Reuben’s Weekend brochure in the mail yesterday, I would say it’s okay to share the artwork I did for it and this year’s Reuben’s T-Shirt. NCS president [...]

Posted on: Mar 4, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 11 Comments

NCS announces Cartoonists of the Year nominees

The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for their prestigious Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees are: Glen Keane Stephan Pastis Richard Thompson From their blog, here are the bios for each of the three: Glen Keane is an animator, author, illustrator and director who’s credits include The Little Mermaid (Ariel), [...]

Posted on: Feb 22, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 10 Comments

10 NCS members heading to San Antonio

Perhaps not as dangerous as going to Iraq, the effort is no less important. Ten members of the National Cartoonists Society will be heading to San Antonio, TX the first week of March to draw cartoons for soldiers and their families at Brooke Army Medical Center, the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and The Center for [...]

Posted on: Feb 10, 2011,  Section: National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 2 Comments