The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has announced the annual best-of-the-best, the winners of its 2021 Column-writing Contest. “We took a chance, expanded the categories, and it paid off with some incredibly rich and insightful columns and content. I’m forever grateful to the judges for helping us navigate all the amazing work.”One of those […]
All three 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalists in the Editorial Cartooning category were in the news recently which means the Pulitzer No-Prize was a topic.Boing Boing takes the Pulitzer Board to task in a short item castigating them for not picking a winner, especially Ruben Bolling whose Tom the Dancing Bug they publish weekly. © Ruben […]
Editorial and sports cartoonist Jim Thompson has a new gig at the conservative website RedState with a (mostly) daily cartoon called Code Red Comics.Red State welcomed Jim and a few other contributors today:As our readers are undoubtedly aware, we’ve had a lot of exciting changes at RedState this year and have added some new faces […]
Journalism and beer. Beer and journalism. Philosophically, the two pair just about as good as anything. To that end, Fisher is excited to announce that ‘Transparency’ American pale ale, a beer brewed in collaboration with the @sltrib, is on tap and for sale in cans. Legendary Tribune cartoonist, @bagleycartoons, designed the label. Pat Bagley tweeted.
After getting it to The Boston Globe Ward Sutton posted his latest ‘toon to social media.Twitter had no problem, Facebook however…Facebook informed Ward that the comic went against their ‘Community Standards” and took it down,while simultaneously informing Ward that if he paid extra they would boost his audience for the post.Ward in turn informed followers […]
Excerpts of remarks of Saul Schniderman, Chair, Labor Heritage Foundation upon the presentation of The Joe Hill Award to cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki:This evening the Labor Heritage Foundation presents the Joe Hill Award to the most famous labor cartoonists in the United States — Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki. This is a lifetime […]
Jefferson County Leader editorial cartoonist Judy Dixon has retired from the paper to move closer to her family. Today, the Leader says goodbye to editorial cartoonist Judy Dixon, who is leaving Jefferson County to live closer to extended family. Since joining the Leader staff on Jan. 15, 1998, Dixon has won numerous state and national […]
Newspaper cartoonist and illustrator Ron Rice has passed away. Ronald Maburn (Ron) Rice January 31, 1933 – March 15, 2021 newspaper illustrator, graphic artist, caricaturist, cartoonistFrom the obituary: By profession Ron Rice was an artist for almost sixty years until the onset of Alzheimer’s prevented him from creating his art. He worked in almost […]
Cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki were honored by The Labor Heritage Foundation with the presentation of the “lifetime achievement” Joe Hill Award. The Joe Hill Award honors leaders and artists who have contributed to the successful integration of arts and culture in the labor movement. Every year at the Great Labor Arts Exchange, the […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2021 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. Scoop Scuttle and His Pals Charlie Brown’s America review Squiggles by Sharon Coping Skills by John Cuneo It’s Life as I See […]
The Big Three Comic Syndicates have released a joint statement on the Pulitzer Board’s decision to not award a Prize for the Editorial Cartooning category in 2021. June 16, 2021: Statement Regarding Pulitzer Committee’s Decision on 2020 Editorial Cartooning Award A joint statement from Andrews McMeel Syndication, King Features and Creators Syndicate: Andrews McMeel Syndication, King […]
Ruben Bolling was at his daughter’s high school graduation ceremony in Manhattan when he got word. Out in Santa Fe, Marty Two Bulls Sr. was driving to get coffee when his Instagram alerts poured in. And in Southern California, Lalo Alcaraz was preparing for a Zoom meeting at his Hollywood job when he got a […]
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of the 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism on Saturday, among them are awards for editorial cartoons created in 2020. Matt Davies won for newspapers with a circulation of 100,000+ (Newsday).Judges statement: Davies makes his point with a whisper rather than a shout and thus […]
Mike Peterson has weighed in with his and a few others opinions, but the outrage is large and justifiable.The major slight is to the nominated cartoonists of course, and we’ll return to them in a moment. But let’s not forget the affront shown to this year’s jury.Two Pulitzer Prize-winning Cartoonists, two Editorial Page Editors, and […]
When the Pulitzer Prize awards first happened in 1917 there was no category for Editorial Cartoons. That honor began in 1922, so this is the 99th year since the first Editorial Cartoon Prize was awarded to Rollin Kirby (though not every year since then saw a Prize awarded to a cartoonist).The original terms for the […]