Former King Features executive Benson Srere has passed away.Benson Mortimer Srere August 13, 1928 – July 20, 2018 After serving as a U.P. newsman during the years surrounding the Korean War Benson joined the Hearst organization in the mid-1950s and began his climb up the corporate ladder.Benson’s Prabook career details:Newsman U.P., Los Angeles, 1948-1956. Associate […]
Pia Guerra, New Yorker cartoonist and editorial cartoonist (not completely separate categories), has a hardcover book, Me The People, of her editorials coming out a month before the mid-term elections in the United States. Andrea Ayres talked to Pia about the book and editorial cartooning.Up until now I drew comics pages that when finished, got […]
Four pages* of the May 9, 1754 issue of Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette, including the page with the original printing of the JOIN, or DIE cartoon sold for the minimum bid of $40,000. A buyer’s premium of 25% brought the total to $50,000.The auction started on July 26, 2018 at 5pm Pacific time. When I […]
Citing costs a newspaper has dropped its Sunday Funnies section.Blaming rising costs due to tariffs on Canadian newsprint The Robesonian of Lumberton, North Carolina, beginning this weekend, is no longer carrying a Sunday Comics section. The paper will continue to publish daily comic strips. In a news item the newspaper told readers, who may have […]
Many branches of the Arts have honored the Capital Gazette fallen and survivors and The Press.Grieving and healing manifest themselves in different ways. For artists from Annapolis to Italy, grieving and healing have shaped their talents into tributes to the Capital Gazette victims. Their works are inspired by and dedicated to the victims of the […]
A bit eclectic today, but let’s start with a (web)comic strip. The New 60 by Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun Former admen Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun have created a new comic strip targeted to baby boomers called The New 60. The comic strip takes a wry look at some the realities—and indignities—of life after 60. […]
Cartoonist Sandra Bell-Lundy is interviewed about her Between Friends comic strip, her greeting card line, cartooning and other topics. Or as Michelle Tompkins for Celebrity Cafe puts it:Sandra Bell-Lundy covers women, relationships, wine, chocolate, work, family, caffeine, friendships and more. Sandra Bell-Lundy writes about things that interest her. Her stories are funny, relevant, and kind. They […]
From The Times of Israel:A veteran Israeli cartoonist was cut loose on Tuesday from the magazine he worked at for nearly three decades over an illustration portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud lawmakers as pigs from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.”Following the uproar, the Jerusalem Post announced it would no longer work with Katz. “Avi […]
upcoming – Talking Mort Walker: A Life in Comics by Jason WhitonBefore creating Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, and many other comic strips, Mort Walker was a child prodigy who sold to national magazines. Over his 80+ year career, Walker became the patron saint of cartooning by syndicating his work to millions of readers, founding the Museum of […]
Charis Jackson Barrios has won the 2018 John Locher Memorial Award.The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for aspiring cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Single panel, multi-panel, and animated editorial cartoons and comics [are] accepted.“Charis is producing well-crafted, smart, affecting comics that […]
A series of public service ads created by King Features’ Barney Google and Snuffy Smith cartoonist John Rose won First Place in the Tennessee Press Association’s Ideas Contest for Best Use of Humor in an Ad. In late 2016, when portions of eastern Tennessee were hit with devastating wildfires, Rose was deeply affected…After seeing news of […]
Great news last week – a couple of old favorites are returning to print. The Comics Journal and nemo: the classic comics library are two completely different takes on comics. I would say “bigger and better than ever” but The Comics Journal seems to be downsized a bit, even from its old magazine format. But […]
“Join, or Die” is widely heralded as America’s first newspaper political cartoon.It was published in the May 9, 1754 edition of Benjamin Franklin‘s Pennsylvania Gazette.An original of that publication will be auctioned off July 26.The original May 9, 1754 “Pennsylvania Gazette” newspaper featuring Benjamin Franklin’s famous “JOIN, or DIE” cartoon will be auctioned by Nate […]
Mutts Comic Con Tribute Title PanelPatrick McDonnell‘s annual Comic Con comic strip appeared yesterday. Some may have missed his Mutts title panel tribute that is usually dropped. Above: the July 22, 2018 Mutts title panel and the inspiration from 1963. The full Mutts strip can be read at the Arcamax site. Cartoonist Learns She’s AmbidextrousLiza Donnelly […]
“I have gotten more liberal over time, due to circumstances,” [Nick] said. “And the country has gotten more conservative as I have gotten more liberal. ” Now, he admittedly takes on the opposition and said any good cartoonist would do the same. “I am an opinion journalist,” he said. “Editorial cartooning is opinion journalism. I […]