Ripley’s Stippler Immersion © Ripley EntertainmentThe new artist of Ripley’s Believe It or Not, who we will refer to as The Stippler until we learn the identity, has now taken on the Sunday page chores as of May 9, 2021.May 10 edit: It appears John Graziano has returned with the May 10 daily. Compu-toon Classic […]
The National Newspaper Awards have announced the winners of their 2020 awards with Michael de Adder as the winner of the Editorial Cartooning category. Editorial Cartooning Winner: Michael de Adder, Halifax Chronicle Herald/Toronto Star Finalists: Graeme MacKay, Hamilton Spectator; Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald An additional note: Several individuals took home top honours for the […]
These days we have Funny Times and Humor Times for regular magazines featuring political, social, and gag cartoons. 100 years ago our grand- and great-grand parents had Cartoons Magazine. above: covers from Robert Beerbohm and his Platinum Age Facebook pageIt was one hundred years ago this month that sadly saw the end of Cartoons Magazine […]
Fans of newspaper comics will instantly notice something missing in many of the strips this Friday — pants. More than 25 cartoonists behind strips from “Blondie” to “Zippy the Pinhead” are celebrating the quirky holiday No Pants Day in a way that helps charities get clothing to those in need. © King Features Syndicate “This […]
From Greensburg Daily News Editor Kevin Green: The Daily News has been contacted by multiple readers who were upset and even angry about an editorial cartoon titled “Police Training Flashcards” that appeared on Tuesday’s Opinion page. The cartoon painted an unflattering and unfair portrait of the law enforcement community and does not represent this newspaper’s […]
Yesterday The Beat with Ari Melber included a segment with cartoonist Garry B. Trudeau the creator of the Doonesbury comic strip. There were two problems with the piece: first, G.B was given less than half the four and a half minutes allotted; and second, Mr. Melber, in his long-winded introduction, repeated the false line about […]
Daily Cartoonist colleague Mike Peterson posted an advisory on his Twitter feed:That leads me to point out a couple examples.After Buckles ended in March King Features Syndicate dropped the comic strip from its list of offerings. When they did that eight or nine other features fell off the page. Eventually most of the dropped comics […]
May 5 was determined to be National Cartoonists Day due to The (not yet) Yellow Kid’s debut in R. F. Outcault’s Hogan’s Alley in The New York World on May 5, 1895.In the 22 years since the day was created the celebration has slowly taken a low-key approach.But some cartoonist still celebrate.© Michael CavnaMichael Cavna […]
Smallpox is a now eradicated virus that caused high fevers, fatigues and a rash. It is estimated to have killed some 300 million people from 1900 alone and a vaccine for the illness was first developed in 1796. Despite this development, scepticism about vaccines remained high. The Anti Vaccination Society of America was founded in […]
IN: A Graphic Novel, the debut book from New Yorker cartoonist Will McPhail, will be published by HMH Books & Media on June 8. The semi-autobiographical graphic novel follows Nick, an apparently aimless 20-something illustrator whose daily routine involves café-hopping in New York City and wondering where meaningful conversations have disappeared to. © Will McPhailOne […]
The National Cartoonists Society is helping Bill Morrison spread the word about a scam specifically directed at cartoonists.From the NCS: Dear NCS Members, Keep your eyes peeled for scammers targeting cartoonists. NCS past-President Bill Morrison had the following experience with a scammer offering cartoon work, and he luckily picked up on the ruse before it […]
More about Ginger Meggs Centennial To celebrate, the great great nephew of original artist, Tristan Bancks, has teamed up with the comic’s current steward, Jason Chatfield, to create a book introducing the larrikin to a new generation. above: Tristan Bancks Comic artist Jason Chatfield is the fifth artist to draw Ginger Meggs – he started 14 […]
The jury, composed of the members of World Press Freedom Canada, met on April 13 to select the winners of the 21th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition. © Anne DerenneBado’s blog showcases the winners and honorable mentions. We all had our heroes when we were young. Some of mine were Johnny Unitas, Ted Williams, Randolph […]
Ted Forth goes on and on about a multidimensional adventure while Hilary and Faye discuss Ted’s grasp on reality. Ces scripts over 250 words leaving little room for art. And as the strip progresses the verbiage gets denser and denser.© King Features SyndicateGotta wonder if panels four and five is Jim throwing some shade as […]
© the Estate of Edward GoreyDeadline is reporting that Edward Gorey’s The Doubtful Guest is being pitched as a live-action feature. Being in the middle of the Gorey biography Born to Be Posthumous the news caught our eye. © Alison BechdelAs a kid, cartoonist Alison Bechdel was obsessed with the bodybuilding ads at the back […]