The Guardian has apparently declined to publish a depiction of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cartoonist Steve Bell, reportedly telling him the artwork perpetuated an anti-Semitic trope. The London Press Gazette reports on Steve Bell‘s description of what happened and Bell’s history with the problem: Bell posted the blocked cartoon to Twitter/X on Monday, […]
Today is the official release date of The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht. From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America’s most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and beautifully illustrated fable about what lies beyond human understanding. In a fable for grown-ups […]
Joel Pett is the 2023 recipient of the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” “Famous for his acid wit, Joel Pett treats local political fodder with the same unflinching critical eye he wields in his national cartoons,” stated the three-judge panel of cartoonists. “His work relentlessly picks apart the cruelty and hypocrisy of […]
Listen to Jack Ohman, Ted Rall, Scott Stantis, and Marshall Ramsey talk about editorial cartooning today. With a Clay Jones special guest cartoon.Ted Rall and Scott Stantis host Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) president Jack Ohman on Ted and Scott’s DMZ America podcast. The meeting of editorial cartooning minds took place on October 6, […]
Borgman began drawing weekly cartoons for the school newspaper, where the thrill of others seeing his work grew. A week after graduating from college, Borgman started as The Enquirer’s editorial cartoonist. Victoria Moorwood at The Cincinnati Enquirer profiles cartoonist Jim Borgman. (hat tip: Lynn Larkin)Borgman and ‘Zits’ writer Jerry Scott went from friendly acquaintances to […]
The Daily Cartoonist was among those honored by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists last night. The AAEC celebrates the media with this year’s Ink Bottle Awards The people behind The Daily Cartoonist, Comic Riffs and The Nib were all cited for their work From the AAEC press release:
Hold them side by side. The “Blondie” comic strip created by Chic Young for Sept. 8, 1930 is told in four frames. A well-dressed playboy, Dagwood Bumstead, with a wiry body and dark, plastered hair, introduces a pert, curly-haired woman to his short, roundish father, a blustering railroad tycoon. Exactly 93 years later, the “Blondie” […]
We know where Mike is, but me? – I’m all over the place. Following are items from hither and yon. Last month we noted that Peter Steiner’s “On the internet no one knows you’re a dog” panel went to auction. Michael Maslin lets us know the results ($175,000) – yeah, a reason to use paper […]
Hard copy newspapers are already behind the times versus digital news platforms so what’s another day or two? Lee Enterprises, which purchased the Buffalo News in 2020, announced in February it would be printing editions at the Plain Dealer’s facility in Cleveland and trucking the papers in for local delivery. The last locally printed edition […]
Radio host, columnist, and cartoonist Jay Leeson has passed away. John Thomas (Jay) Leeson V March 5, 1979 – September 28, 2023Self described as “Prairie Populist. Artist, commentator, communications pro. 7th generation Texan.” From The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (with a gallery of Jay’s political cartoons): Jay Leeson, a West Texas political advocate and media personality who […]
Jesse (‘Tex’) Atwell interview. Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. Bill Griffith address. Frazz future?; AI Calvin & Hobbes. John M. Burns retires. CXC awards. Mr. Block, socialist.Tom Falco has ended his ban on interviewing cartoonists by posting a 10 With Tom with Jesse Atwell. Tom: How did the GoComics thing come about? Did you submit […]
Olive and Popeye began on August 30, 2022 with the team of Shadia Amin creating the adventures of Olive on Tuesdays and Randy Milholland doing the same for Popeye on Thursdays.But after a year Shadia gave up the assignment back on August 22, 2023 saying: Hi all! Today my last strip of Olive & Popeye […]
Eighty-one years ago Walt Kelly introduced the world to Pogo Possum in a comic book.For the next five years Pogo and Albert the Alligator appeared in those Animal Comics and in a couple Four-Color specials. Then in late 1947 Pogo and friends entered into a kind of limbo. Walt Kelly continued contributing to The Brownies […]
The Staunton News Leader is part of Gannett’s USA TODAY Network, and so their comics page will now consist of that newspaper’s choice among a selection of comics as handed down by headquarters in Gannett’s effort to standardize the group’s funnies. Unfortunately Barney Google and Snuffy Smith by local cartoonist John Rose, which The News […]
The Star Tribune is moving on without an editorial cartoonist, following an announcement Monday that Mike Thompson would be moved from a full-time role to a freelance position. The independent Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Mike Thompson, who the newspaper hired in April of this year as a staff editorial cartoonist, will now cartoon for […]