Mentioned here yesterday was MRC’s take on Michael de Adder‘s cartoon about Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.The conservative media has smelled blood and is pouncing on Michael and The Washington Post.LifeNews.com, “devoted to reporting news that affects the pro-life community,” went with rerunning the Tim Graham column calling de Adder […]
A couple of recent Ron DeSantis cartoons have upset fans of the Florida governor.Earlier this week there was a complaint about Christopher Weyant. Regarding Christopher Weyant’s March 14 syndicated editorial cartoon of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: It’s not enough that Post-Dispatch editorials and columns focus mostly on themes critical of Republicans associated with former President […]
Philadelphia cartoonist Stu Goldman has passed away.Stuart Wilk (Stu) Goldman March 26, 1947 – March 3, 2022 From the Jewish Exponent obituary: Stuart “Stu” Goldman, the former editorial cartoonist and art director/graphics editor for the Jewish Exponent, died on March 3 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was 74. Goldman worked for the […]
[Keith] Davidson began working at The Valley Reporter in 1992, after seeing an ad published in the paper seeking a graphic artist. He began drawing comics and working on advertisements as well as a plethora of other tasks, including the weekly Chinese food run on Wednesdays. The (Waitsfield, Vt.) Valley Reporter profiles their editorial cartoonist […]
That was then, this is now: above is David Willson’s first editorial cartoon for The Palm Beach Daily News; below is one of his more recent cartoons. David Willson Special to the Daily News It’s hard for me to believe, but this week represented my 30th anniversary as the editorial cartoonist for the Palm Beach […]
Malcolm Mayes cartoon for The Edmonton Journal gets reactions. Malcolm Mayes’ editorial cartoon for March 16 shows his usual level of undisguised and unquenchable disdain for Prime Minister Trudeau. While we have come to expect his cartoons to convey this personal animosity against our duly elected leader, there is a new low reached in this […]
Bill Suddick, Chuck Asay, Kate Beaton, Roy Thomas, Edward Sorel, and Jackie Ormes. Beach Metro Community News cartoonist, illustrator and educator Bill Suddick will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, March 22, online event hosted by The Beach and East Toronto Historical Society. The free Zoom presentation will feature Suddick talking about the stories […]
Michael Ramirez was honored with the Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) Cartoon Award (formerly The Thomas Nast Award) for his efforts in 2021.Michael’s trophy case already contains two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year.The Judges’ Statement: Michael Ramirez masterly employs the full arsenal available to the […]
Finalists for the 2021 National Newspaper Awards have been announced. For Editorial Cartooning/Caricature the nominees are Michael de Adder, Graeme MacKay, and Bruce MacKinnon.For the entire list of finalists, and a better look at the nominated cartoon portfolios, check out the announcement at the National Newspaper Awards website. Winners will be announced by webcast on […]
“Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!” That was the epic response from a small group of Ukrainian soldiers defending Snake Island to a Russian vessel’s demand that they surrender. A recording of the radio exchange quickly went viral, with the salty phrase becoming “a rallying cry for Ukraine’s defenders” and appearing in countless memes and even on T-shirts being […]
The Durango (Colorado) Herald introduces ed-op cartoonist Wes Rowell to their readers: We figured it was about time to formally introduce The Durango Herald and The Journal cartoonist Wes Rowell, who has been illustrating cartoons with us since October. He’s worked at Ballantine Communications [owner of the newspapers] as an illustrator and graphic designer since […]
A couple articles about Jewish cartoonists dropped today. The Jewish News of Northern California introduces its readers to Rebecca Schuchat: Comics are Rebecca Schuchat’s preferred mode of self-expression. Yet the Oakland-born cartoonist, whose new comic strip, “Where’s My Timbrel?,” is debuting here and will continue on J.’s social media channels, tends to make comics that […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the setting for the 2022 Reubens’ Weekend. Put it in your calendars, folks, because we’re going to try this once more with feeling– our 76th Annual Reuben Awards will take place in Kansas City, MO on Thursday 15th & Friday 16th September* 2022. We miss you all and can’t wait to get together […]
Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons says: In my 66th year of life, I have decided to cut back to a column and a cartoon a week, enter the realm of joyful semi-retirement and enjoy the gift of time. I’ve been essentially doing the same thing nearly daily for the past six decades. I’ve […]
The Herb Block Foundation has awarded the 2022 Herblock Prize to Lalo Alcaraz. “Powerful versatility. That is one way to describe the work of cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz. Alcaraz is equally as comfortable creating a faux woodblock print to address our country’s history of racism and xenophobia as he is mocking up a blueprint to satirize […]