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Kallaugher and Horsey on Editorial Cartooning
Tomorrow Kevin KAL Kallaugher and David Horsey chat about the State of the Art and Cartooning the State:
We will have a fun and free-wheeling conversation about cartoons, politics, commentary and creativity. We will welcome comments and questions from listeners.
Kal talks with two-time Pulitzer winning cartoonist and columnist David Horsey on Sunday, November 30 at 12Noon EST and 9AM PST.
Zapiro Collected for the 30th Time
Edward Tsumele at City Life reviews the new book, and the career, of South African cartoonist Zapiro.
The cartoonist has made it easy for people to see that corruption is a disturbing practice that robs the poor. This has resulted in a situation whereby the crooked have scorned him for his genius, while the public have seen him as a hero who graphically shows the wrong doing by those who wiled people and lack accountability. Therefore the corrupt have often accused him of all sorts of things, even racism at different times in the past 30 years, while the public has hailed him as their hero whose work has contributed in holding those with state power accountable, and therefore contributing to the deepening of the democracy project.
What Else Could Go Wrong contains cartoons previously been published in Daily Maverick during 2025.
…For example the book that sold the most was the one he released in 2007, which sold over 21 copies. That is quite huge by South African standards, especially for a book on cartoons. Perhaps that should not surprise anyone, for in reality, Zapiro has played an important role in mainstreaming the art of political cartoons, taking it from the periphery of public imagination in to the mainstream.
Tim Campbell Has a New Substack
Tim Campbell, self described as “nationally syndicated and classically trained (self taught) Editorial Cartoonist,” last month started the Substack newsletter and background platform tc2oons.
I started this Substack page just over 1 month ago and thanks to all of you I’m currently the #3 Rising Creator in Comics. In just 32 days I’ve gotten over 200 subscribers and probably double that number of followers. What I would like to do is increase my paid subscriber numbers. There is no paywall for what I post, everything is free. However, what I will do for all of my paid subscribers is send you a signed original as well as the color print of one of my cartoons. I’ve been doing this for 19 years so I have a few laying around.
Mark Knight on Energy Costs
A lot of people in the United States seem to think our problems are unique to us. They aren’t. Australian cartoonist Mark Knight informs youngsters about the energy problem and how his cartoon came about.
We’re addicted to electricity. Everything runs on it. Industry needs loads of energy to make things and create jobs. It is predicted AI will use unimaginable amounts of energy to keep its massive data centres and their processing of billions of intensive computations*. So it will be tricky as we negotiate the energy transition from coal power generation to renewables like wind and solar.
So I thought I would draw a cartoon on how the Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen might react to the news about energy costs… However, Minister Bowen is a delight to draw. He has an interesting face and when I Googled his image in preparation for the cartoon I saw something. Maybe it was because I was thinking about electricity and stuff but when I looked at his face, I saw a power point! Weird, huh? I could not unsee it…
Since we are in Australia…
Behind the Lines 2025: Are We Rolling?
Next week will see the Museum of Australian Democracy preview of Behind the Lines 2025.
Please join us for the media preview of Behind the Lines 2025: Are We Rolling? on Thursday 4 December, where we’ll announce the 2025 Political Cartoonist of the Year [emphasis added].
The preview includes opportunities to interview the exhibition’s curator, Matt Jones, the 2025 Political Cartoonist of the Year, and Chair of the Board at MoAD, Barrie Cassidy, who will announce the winner.
Date: Thursday 4 December 2025
Time: 10am – 11am
Location: Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Canberra, Ngunnawal, Ngunawal, Ngambri CountryNow in its 30th year, Behind the Lines is one of Australia’s longest running annual exhibitions.
The 2025 exhibition, Are We Rolling?, draws inspiration from the wonderful world of movie making, featuring 45 of Australia’s finest cartoonists.
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