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David Haldane, One of the World’s Best Cartoonists
David Haldane is set to appear at The Word, in South Shields, on Wednesday, September 24, as part of the venue’s WRITE Festival.
Ryan Smith at The Shields Gazette proudly announces the appearance of their homegrown cartoonist David Haldane, who became “one of the world’s best cartoonists,” though largely unknown in the U.S.
Having started at the Gazette in 1977, David went on to create cartoons for the likes of Punch, The Express, The Mirror, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Sunday Times.
For those of us unaware here is a career spanning interview with David Haldane from last year.
L.D. Warren Became a Cincinnati Staple
Longtime readers may remember political cartoonist L.D. Warren, who brightened up The Enquirer’s editorial pages six days a week for 26 years, from 1947 to 1973.
Warren was an Enquirer institution, known for his elegant brushstrokes and keen observations of local and national politics.
“His work had a gentleness that brought smiles rather than anger or guffaws,” former editorial page editor Thomas Gephardt said upon Warren’s death in 1992.
That Jerry Dowling article from The Cincinnati Enquirer we noted a few days ago contained a link to another article about an Enquirer cartoonist by Jeff Suess from last year profiling editorial cartoonist L. D. Warren.
He was hired in the art department at the Camden Courier-Post right out of school, then spent 20 years at the Philadelphia Record working with acclaimed cartoonist Jerry Doyle. Warren was 40 years old when he arrived at The Enquirer.
“When the Record folded in 1947, I heard The Cincinnati Enquirer was using syndicated cartoons so I came here and they gave me the job,” Warren said in a 1991 interview.
Laughing at the Expense (Expanse?) of Tyranny
The Siren — the political satire newspaper led by artists Coco Fusco, Noah Fischer, and Pablo Helguera — is back with its third issue. This edition examines the many facets of the ongoing authoritarian assault on the nation: ICE raids, massive budget cuts, the dismantling of civil and voting rights, attacks on environmental protections, and more. Its central focus, however, is MAGA’s assault on the arts, targeting institutions such as the Smithsonian, the Venice Biennale, and even the absurd proposal for a “Garden of American Heroes.” The issue also features contributions from artists worldwide who have endured and resisted authoritarian regimes, offering hard-earned perspectives for our collective political education.
Hyperallergic promotes the cartoon heavy opinion paper The Siren #3. Archives: The Siren #2; The Siren #1.
Among the cartoonists who make regular appearances here at The Daily Cartoonist are Lalo Alcaraz, Mike Luckovich, Pedro X. Molina, Jen Sorensen, Peter Kuper, Eric J. Garcia, Ann Telnaes, Isabella Bannerman, and dozens more from here and abroad, including editors Coco Fusco, Noah Fischer, and Pablo Helguera.
County Commissioner Feels Threatened by Political Cartoon
PENDER COUNTY N.C. (WECT) – Pender County Commissioner Jerry Groves said a recent political cartoon in The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice has him feeling a little more than on edge.
“Regardless of what the newspaper prints, I am the same person I was when I was elected,” Groves said at the county’s Board of Commissioners meeting Monday. “I am very offended, and I am afraid for my life at this time.”
The political cartoon in question displayed drawings of Groves, Commissioner Brent Springer and Commissioner Randy Burton by a bonfire filled with taxpayer dollars. To the right of the cartoon is a graveyard with a tombstone and two crosses, with the sign “Pender EMS & Fire” above it.
Delaney Tarpley for WECT News reports on a County Commisioner fearing for his life after being included in a county newspaper, Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, editorial cartoon.
It’s this gravesite in particular that has Groves feeling threatened.
“That graveyard could have been meant for me,” Groves said. “That cross could have been meant for me.”
In July, owner and editor Andy Pettigrew filed a lawsuit against the county and Groves, Springer and Burton because commissioners voted to pull all county advertising and legal notices from his paper. Pettigrew says it will cost his paper about $80,000 in revenue over the next year.
Pettigrew told WECT shortly after he filed the lawsuit he believed the move was retaliatory because the three commissioners didn’t like how they were being portrayed in the paper’s political cartoons, most of which Pettigrew draws himself in the opinion section [emphasis added].
However, Pettigrew told us he never intended for his cartoons to come across as threatening to any of the commissioners, including the one at the center of this latest conflict.
He said the cartoon was published two weeks ago and finds it interesting that Groves only brought up his concerns about it after the assassination of Charlie Kirk…
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