Ecuadorian editorial cartoonist Xavier Bonilla “Bonil” announced on X that he is departing The Diario El Universo where his cartoons been published since 1995. His announcement on X: I’ve been drawing in various media for 40 years, 31 of them at El Universo where I also enjoyed the freedom to opine and share smiles. We […]
The Press Cartoon Belgium has announced the winners of their Grand Prix for 2026. The prize is given to the best cartoons that appear in Belgian press or on social media. The theme of this year’s winers is war and the casualties of war. The first place winner goes to Kamagurka (Luc Zeebroek), second place […]
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration will host a first of its kind exhibit called “Queer as Comics” showcasing “strip cartoons, graphic novels and zines that have represented LGBTQIA+ perspectives since the 1940s.”The exhibit includes the artwork of Alison Bechdel, Kate Charlesworth, Jason Chuang, Burton Clarke, Howard Cruse, Leo Fox, Diana Green, Roberta Gregory, Rachael […]
After a year of investigating using a “reverse forensic” approach, Reuters believes it has solved one of the biggest mysteries in the art world: the true identity of muralist (or graffiti artist) Banksy. But spoiler, while they present a very compelling case, the individual they say is “Banksy” has not confirmed their reporting to be […]
The Cartoon Museum in London is turning 20. The museum is home to over 300 years of British cartoon and comic history including over 14,000 artworks and publications. According to their website in the last 20 years they have welcomed 500,000 local, national and international visitors, exhibited more than 200 cartoon, caricature and comic artists, […]
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced their finalists for their 61st Annual Awards. For The Daily Cartoonist audience, here are the finalists for The Nebula Award for Best Comic:Visit the Nebula Award site for nominees in the other categories.
French cartoonist Clément Oubrerie has passed away at the age of 59.Clément, born in Paris, studied art at Penninghen School of Art Direction and Interior Architecture in Paris before moving to the United States where he began his career as a children’s illustrator. His stay in the U.S. ended with time in a New Mexico jail […]
As the dogged Angoulême International Comics Festival tries to aright itself from the cancelation of this year’s festival and the scandalized past of the former organizer, 9eArt+, it has announced the first round of companies that responded to a call for new organizer. Two of the four have connections to the prior organizer.The list of […]
Cartoonist Biniam Solomon was arrested in Eritrea, never tried, and held in detention for 15 years before being released recently. The reasons for his arrest and detention were never explained by the Eritrea government.From the BBC: Known by his pen name Cobra, Biniam gained fame for his critical and witty cartoons tackling political and social issues. […]
Michael Catron, co-founder of Fantagraphic Books, has announced that two of their full print runs of The Atlas Comics Library No. 9: Adventures Into Weird Worlds Vol. 1 and Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken were aboard a cargo ship that was struck in or near the Strait of Hormuz. The books were printed […]
Het Stripschap has announced nominees to their Stripschap Awards 2026. Their lifetime achievement award, the Stripschapprijs, will go to Milan Hulsing. DRAWING THE TIMES was awarded the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs Award for service to the comic community, and the nominees for the Storyworld Publieksprijs (Storyworld Audience Award) include Margreet De Heer, Anco Dijkman (llustrator), Ahmad […]
IDW Publishing has posted episode one of their new CreatorXCreator Podcast. The inaugural episode features Ben Wickey and Patrick Horvath discussing “witch trials and anthropomorphic animals through the lens of history, research, and visual narrative.”Wickey is a cartoonist, animator, and writer best known for his debut graphic novel More Weight: A Salem Story, his work […]
While Americans are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the Menace our British cousins are celebrating their own Dennis the Menace—a comic that by happenstance launched on the same day with the same title. According to Wikipedia, the US comic’s title was inspired by Ketcham’s wife’s exasperated cry “Your son is a menace!” […]
An effort to promote Finnish comics in France has kicked off with “Sarjakuva 2026, the Year of Finnish Comics in France” The effort is to promote Finnish bande dessinée within France and promote exchanges between artists, professionals and comic fans. Sarjakuva 2026 is the brainchild of Kirsi Kinnunen, an award winning Finnish translator known for […]
The newly formed Graphic Medicine Europe has announce their inaugural Graphic Medicine Europe Conference to be held later this year on Sept 9 – 12. The conference will be held at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on September 9-10 and at the annual Cross Comix festival at De Doelen in Rotterdam on the 11-12th. The theme is “Imagination, Mediation, […]