Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting Company’s editorial cartoonist, has been recognized for the best editorial/political cartoons by Editor & Publisher magazine’s 24th annual EPPY Awards. The annual competition honors the best work on digital media websites. Draughon, 58, has been drawing editorial cartoons for Capitol Broadcasting since February 2017.The EPPY judges praised Draughon’s cartoons as “clever […]
Liza Donnelly, a cartoonist and writer for The New Yorker Magazine and CBS, visited the Education Building Room 115 [at The College of New Jersey] on Oct. 24 to discuss the importance of cartoons in society, and described her own use of humor to portray political and cultural themes in cartoons through her career and […]
Cartoonist Steve DuQuette has passed away. Steven Aldrich (Steve) DuQuette May 13, 1927 – October 26, 2019 Saying Steve was a cartoonist seems a bit of understating. He was a gag/magazine cartoonist, a caricaturist, an editorial cartoonist, a spot illustrator, he did comic features, and on and on.From Mike Lynch:He was one of the kindest, most […]
Utah in November. THU, NOV 14 AT 7 PM MST Pat Bagley’s 40th Anniversary Celebration The tickets to get in are free, but going fast. France in OctoberA group of CagleCartoonists headed to France for the 38ème Salon International de la Caricature, du Dessin de Presse et d’Humour, joining an international assemblage of political cartoonists. Daryl […]
Ashlie D. Stevens:In March, Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted the “Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” to Attorney General William Barr. There had been a tremendous amount of speculation about its contents and what it would reveal about President Donald Trump and his relationship with the Russian government. The […]
On Oct. 17, 2018, almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a cover story about Jacksonville-born and –based political cartoonist Ed Hall, who had recently undergone treatment for colon and liver cancer. So I felt a twinge of déjà vu when I found myself on the phone with Hall last week, again discussing cancer treatment. […]
“I was appalled. I was very disappointed to see that our local paper put something like that in there,” Sheriff Spangler said. above: the offending Mike Thompson cartoon.KVLT8 in Knoxville continues:Sheriff Spangler comments reflect those mentioned in a formal letter that the sheriff’s office released in which he called the cartoon “wildly inappropriate.”The Letter to […]
Cartoonist Chris Wildt, who for decades has supplied local editorial cartoons for the Lewes, Delaware Cape Gazette and its readers, has amiably resigned from that position.This week marks the end of an era for readers of the Cape Gazette and for all of us who produce it for you. Chris Wildt, our longtime cartoonist, has […]
Editorial Cartoonist Rusins Kaufmanis has passed away. Rusins Kaufmanis March 27, 1925 – September 20, 2019Globe and Mail cartoonist 1960 – ???? Ottawa Citizen editorial cartoonist 1963 – 1989From the Ottawa Citizen obituary:He remained interested in politics, people, and especially humour to the very end. In his last week, when initially told by a doctor […]
Andy Marlette cartoon from January 2019:I don’t remember a lot of fuss over this when it first appeared.But now, going out on Barbara Streisand’s Twitter feed yesterday – Boy Howdy! Renowned entertainer Barbra Streisand tweeted a gruesome cartoon on Saturday in an apparent attempt to express her displeasure with President Trump during his ongoing feud […]
So how is it that a politically potent art form has collapsed in the past few years to the point where perhaps two dozen full-time cartoonists work for US papers, as against hundreds a century ago? Simple, says Ted Rall, the country’s best-known “alternative” cartoonist: It was murdered. We think Ted Rall is right, which […]
Gary Varvel was recently interviewed by a local radio station. He acknowledged the new world of editorial cartooning saying. “We’re going to have to adapt … You want to gain an audience, but you don’t just want to give stuff away.”Gary’s 15 minute WIBC radio interview with Tony Katz. Yeah, as seen above, I lifted this […]
The artistic abilities of David G. Brown are displayed each week in the L.A. Sentinel through his graphic commentary on current events. His political cartoons on the Opinion page reveal Brown’s incredible skill of transforming pressing issues into amusing presentations. David also uses his talents in other areas:Brown has excelled in other aspects of graphic design. […]
For an upcoming edition of the Inquirer’s Currents section, the paper’s Sunday opinion pages, we’re dedicating three full pages to editorial/political cartoons … … We’re interested in cartoons inspired by local Philadelphia news … Cartoons can be either multi-panel or single panel. Our only strict criteria is that your cartoon highlights an opinion on a […]
Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis talks.In 2015, Zyglist became the third editorial cartoonist for the Buffalo News to win a Pulitzer Prize following Toles (1990) and Bruce Shanks (1958).“I would draw a cartoon on something like the Charlie Hebdo or something on a global issue, and all of a sudden I’m getting people sharing […]