Not meaning to downplay the efforts of the other National Cartoonists Society deserving nominees for Cartoonist of the Year, but I can’t remember being happier on hearing who won The Reuben than I was when Lynda Barry was named today. I am overjoyed by this recognition of Lynda’s talent. She makes me happy. I […]
Watch all nine hours of the 2020 NCSFest and Reuben Awards as presented on September 12, 2020 at your convenience on Youtube. The NCSFest schedule to adapt to your viewing.
Nominees and Winners for the Divisional Reuben Awards for work in 2019. EDITORIAL CARTOONING winner: MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION winner: NEWSPAPER PANELS winner: GAG CARTOONS winner: ONLINE COMICS – SHORT FORM winner: ONLINE COMICS – LONG FORM winner: ONLINE ANIMATION winner: […]
When the Comics Curmudgeon Josh Fruhlinger takes a vacation, Uncle Lumpy spells him as the comics’ caustic commentator. Yet, Lumpy continues to see in the form he takes to task the potential to transcend its role as a mere diversion from the day’s news, “When it’s done really, really well,” he observes, “by developing and exploring characters […]
From a concerned reader of the Winston-Salem Journal: Q: What happened to the Nancy and Curtis comic strips on the Journal comics pages? Will they be coming back? Turns out it was the paper’s pagination service. Answer: The folks who do our daily comics page layouts experienced technical problems last week, and substituted different columns […]
A lot of cartoonists are posting their original 9/11 cartoons this week. Here’s what I was doing then. It was the start of the school year, which put a real burden on teachers, since they didn’t really know their kids yet and suddenly had to guide them through this horrific event. Fortunately, in a […]