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Featuring Lorenzo Mattotti, Sergio Aragonés, Jason Chatfield. Rick Stromoski, Drew Litton, MAD, Arch Dale, and Mark Knight.
Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art
The National Cartoonists Society and Lakes International Comic Art Festival have announced Lorenzo Mattotti as the winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art.
The Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art was established in 2017 by The National Cartoonists Society, the world’s largest and most prestigious organisation of professional cartoonists, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, and is presented annually to an exceptional comic artist, animator, or cartoonist.
John Freeman at downthetubes reports that Lorenzo Mattotti was awarded the 2025 Aragonés Award.
Previous winners of the Award are Dave McKean (2017), Hunt Emerson (2018), Charlie Adlard (2019), Boulet (2021), Posy Simmonds (2022) and VIZ comic, edited by Graham Drury and Simon Thorp (2023) and Juanjo Guarnido (2024).
Don’t know if Jason planned it (probably) but the day after the Sergio Aragonés Award was issued Jason put
A Spotlight on Sergio Aragonés
Today’s spotlight is very special to me. He is my favourite living cartoonist. I’ve been reading his work my entire life, and I’ve been writing this piece for a long time, and adding to it as I go. I’ve been meaning to hit ‘publish’ for a while, but the guy keeps DOING things that I want to include…
If you’ve ever opened a copy of MAD Magazine and found yourself laughing at the tiny doodles crammed into every available margin, then you’ve experienced the boundless genius of Sergio Aragonés. It’s not hyperbole to say that Sergio is quite possibly the most prolific cartoonist who ever lived, and certainly one of the most beloved. For over sixty years, he’s been the secret sauce that makes MAD feel alive on every page.
Contributing MAD idiot and former National Cartoonists Society president Jason Chatfield shares his appreciation and love of Sergio Aragonés, and includes a profile of the cartoonist treasured by everyone.
The legend they call “the world’s fastest cartoonist” arrived in New York City in 1962 with exactly twenty dollars in his pocket and a portfolio bulging with cartoons.
Picture this: a young Mexican cartoonist with an extravagant moustache, speaking English as his third language, wandering the streets of New York with dreams 100x bigger than his bank account. He found himself at a party in the West Village where he didn’t know anybody, much less understand them. He didn’t speak English. That’s where he bumped into the legendary New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg, who spoke enough Spanish to strike up a friendship with Sergio and give him a few pointers as to how to get a foot in the door in the cartooning world…
Not going too far afield, Rick Stromoski was also a National Cartoonists Society president, is this interview:
Write Now: Rick Stromoski – September 2025
Rick Stromoski, author of “Schnozzer & Tatertoes: Shoot the Moon!” [link added] shares the adventures of his two, dog, cartoon characters that venture to the moon during their intergalactic journey.
In a thirty minute interview with Gayle C. Heney at Write Now cartoonist Rick Stromoski shares how he started as an illustrator, comic strip creator and book author. Also talks of devising and designing his books, lettering, and easter eggs.
Circling back to MAD we have…
Drew Litton with “They Hit the Highway” (sung to the tune of…)
Drew Litton draws the final inning of the Colorado Rockies 2025 season parodying a famous song.
In 1961 MAD magazine published “Sing Along with MAD” as an insert in their More Trash From MAD annual featuring parody lyrics by Frank Jacobs and Larry Siegel with instructions for readers to sing the lyrics “to the tune of…” In 1964 MAD wound up in court defending the satire against composers and music publishers. MAD won throughout the court system and…
Following the ruling, Mad went on to publish many hundreds of song parodies [link added] over the decades, including paperback collections.
Making it safe for Drew Litton and thousands of other to use the format.
The Internet Archive has the original 1961 twenty page insert.
Before we leave the Internet Archive here is
The Doo Dads by Arch Dale
I was recently made aware that the 1920 Doo Dads book by Arch Dale is available on the Internet Archive.
Mike Rhode
We started in England and through a few segues ended up in Canada above. Let’s hop over to another part of the Great British Commonwealth – Australia, where Jason Chatfield above originated, with:
Mark Knight’s 2025 Premiership Posters
One of the most sought-after pieces of footy memorabilia – the iconic Premiership posters – were unveiled Wednesday morning, just days out from Saturday’s blockbuster Grand Final.
Drawn by award-winning Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight the beloved posters have captured the champion team since 1954, raising almost $8 million for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
“It’s fantastic that (the posters) raise funds for The Royal Children’s Hospital and at the same time gives footy fans a collectable,” Knight said.
Emma Sudano at The Herald Sun reveals Mark Knight‘s Brisbane Lions Premiership 2025 poster.
Drawn by award-winning Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight the beloved posters have captured the champion team since 1954, raising almost $8 million for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
“It’s fantastic that (the posters) raise funds for The Royal Children’s Hospital and at the same time gives footy fans a collectable,” Knight said.
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