The Hugo Award nominees were announced today. Of note to our readers is the inclusion of cartoonist Dave Kellett creator of the Sheldon webcomic and his sci-fi webcomic Drive which debuted in 2009. He is nominated in the Best Professional Artist category.From a statement on his Patreon page Dave says that he knew about the Hugo […]
The Association for the Development of Comics in Angoulême (ADBDA) has announced it has selected the Morgane group as their new festival organizer for the Angoulême International Comics Festival. The Morgane group will replace the controversial 9eArt+ whose mismanagement resulted in the boycott and cancellation of the festival due to the protests of hundreds of […]
This weekend was the L.A. Times Festival of Books where they unveiled their best books of last year. Jaime Hernandez took home the prize in the Graphic Novel/Comics category, and Trung Le Nguyen (Trungles)‘s graphic novel “Angelica and the Bear Prince” won the Young Adult Literature category.Jaime graphic novel “Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets […]
The Graphic Medicine International Collective has added two new board members: political theorist and historian Soha Bayoumi, PhD, and writer and cartoonist Jen Leach (Furtivedoodles).Jen is New York based writer and cartoonist. She works at New York University driving student wellbeing communications and initiatives. Early in her career, she hid her (bipolar) diagnosis and her […]
Three weeks after announcing his retirement from Diario El Universo, Xavier Bonilla (Bonil) has announced he has a new role as the editorial cartoonist for Primicias creating three cartoons a week—one of which will be a cartoon in video format.Bonil isn’t new to animation. He tells The Daily Cartoonist that he created a traditional animation […]
Marvel legend Jack Kirby will be honored on May 11 in New York City with a new street sign designating Essex Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets as “Jack Kirby Way”. The effort was spearheaded by author, writer, and pop culture historian Roy Schwartz who shepherded the application, a resident petition drive of support, several […]
Playboy has announced that New Yorker cartoonist Asher Perlman will be their Cartoonist in Residence for their Spring 2026 issue. Playboy noted in their announcement that this is the first edition to only feature a single cartoonist. Asher says he will be providing 10 cartoons. When asked who approached who, Asher says that the magazine […]
Andrews McMeel Publishing has joined over a hundred other publishers, booksellers, library associations, free speech advocates to oppose House Bill 7761 that critics say gives the government a heavy hand to determine what books can and cannot appear on school library book shelves. Andrews McMeel’s full statement: The freedom to speak and to read is […]
Netflix will debut “Due Spicci” (My Two Cents) an animation series by Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare (Michele Rech) on May 27. The show is based on Zerocalcare’s character Zero, loosely based on himself as a socially awkward cartoonist and his friends Secco, Sara and his armadillo.This is his third Netflix series. His first two: “Strappare lungo i […]
Netflix’s Made in Argentina has released their line-up for 2026-2027. The highly anticipated Mafalda series, based on Quino’s iconic character, has an undated 2027 release date. Along with line-up descriptions they have released a teaser image from the animated series.The animated series will be directed by Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella. Campanella will also serve […]
The 86th Peabody Award nominees have been announced. The Art Spiegelman documentary “Art Spiegelman Disaster Is My Muse” made the list of 20 films up for the award in the documentary category. From the nomination description: This documentary explores the life and work of Art Spiegelman, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” […]
Famed French cartoonist, comic writer, and illustrator Jean-Paul Krassinsky has passed away. He was 52 years old. He was known for blending satire, fantasy, and visual storytelling across comics, illustration, and design.Notice from his publisher Éditions Dupuis (translated): There are authors we love through their books, and others we love through their way of being […]
Small Press Expo has opened up submissions for nominees for its Ignatz Award categories. Submissions will be open starting today through end of May. This year’s SPX will be September 12–13.Ignatz Award categories include:Nominees will be announced in Mid-August.
The Graphic Medicine International Collective has been announced for this year’s conference dates and keynote speakers. The annual conference will be July 23–25, and the keynote speakers will be Dr. Nathan Gray and Meredith Li-Vollmer. The theme this year is: Drawing Perspectives: Health Graphic Narratives Under Pressure.From their website: We will explore this theme broadly to include […]
Scribble Through the StruggleHat tip to John Freeman over at Down the Tubes for surfacing the Scribble through the Struggle Instagram campaign initiated by Young Comics Laureate Mollie Ray (Giant) to motivate young artists to push through challenges.From Mollie: “As part of my time in the role I’m asking artists to take part in the […]