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Trina Robbins: A Life Fighting Sexism; Now Ageism
Robbins, who grew up in Queens, N.Y., recalls taking her weekly, 10-cent allowance to the neighborhood candy store and after studying the week’s selection, buying any comic that featured young girls and women. At home, she wrote and illustrated her own comics and dreamt of publication. Robbins insists she did not come from a dysfunctional […]
Posted on: May 29, 2020, Section: Alternative comics, Cartooning, Cartoonist, Comic history, Comments: 0 Comments
May 5th is National Cartoonist Day
On May 5, 1895 the first color Hogan’s Alley appeared in The Sunday New York World. May 5th is now recognized as National Cartoonists Day. above from Ohio State University above via John Wells above: the EC Comics bullpen by Marie Severin above by way of Allan Holtz’s Strippers Guide above […]
Posted on: May 5, 2020, Section: Cartooning, Cartoonist, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: Comments Off on May 5th is National Cartoonist Day
74th Reubens – The Poster (with reveals)
Tom Richmond has released the poster for the 74th Annual Reuben Awards. A couple of not-yet-announced awards by the National Cartoonists Society are revealed. Hy Eisman will be awarded the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. The Milton Caniff is awarded by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors. It is given for a lifetime […]
Posted on: Mar 3, 2020, Section: AAEC-feed, Awards, Cartoonist, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, National Cartoonist Society, Reuben, Comments: 1 Comment
Nick Downes is the Latest Case For Pencils
A Case for Pencils asks cartoonists about the tools of the trade Nick Downes is the latest to take the survey, and he discounts my earlier theory (elsewhere today) that pencils are a thing of the past: I eschew electronic means of creating work as much as possible, as I enjoy the process of drawing, […]
Posted on: Feb 16, 2020, Section: Cartooning, Cartoonist, Interviews, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on Nick Downes is the Latest Case For Pencils
Art Van Rhyn Retires at 90
Art Van Rhyn, The Cambrian cartoonist for 30 years, has decided to retire. Kathy Tanner writing for both The Cambrian and the San Luis Obispo Tribune: He joined the newspaper’s cadre of freelancers in 1991, soon after I became a reporter there. The Cambrian’s editor asked Art to submit a cartoon, which he did. […]
Posted on: Feb 11, 2020, Section: AAEC-feed, Cartoonist, Editorial cartooning, Comments: Comments Off on Art Van Rhyn Retires at 90
Claire Bretécher – RIP
Famed French cartoonist Claire Bretécher has passed away. Claire Bretécher April 7, 1940 – February 10*, 2020 * A number of early reports gave February 11 as the date of passing. “Women in comic strips are usually portrayed either as shrews or movie stars. But in real life, women, like men, are neither of these […]
Posted on: Feb 11, 2020, Section: Alternative comics, Books, Cartoonist, Comic strips, International, Obituary, Comments: 1 Comment
Elizabeth Montague Profiled at Washington Post
In the first cartoon Elizabeth Montague published in the New Yorker, two black women stand on a rooftop that overlooks a darkened cityscape. Above them, a Batman-inspired spotlight beams a message into the night sky: PER MY LAST EMAIL. Beneath them, the caption reads: “We’ve done all we can. It’s out of our hands now.” […]
Posted on: Feb 6, 2020, Section: Cartooning, Cartoonist, Magazine cartoons, Profiles, Comments: 2 Comments
Swipe File – The Sipress Christmas Hanukkah
Cartoonist David Sipress recently had one of his New Yorker cartoons co opted for use in a conceptual art exhibit. Or as David says, “I wuz robbed.” David, in The New Yorker, tells of the appropriation: This is my original drawing of the cartoon. Haendel took my cartoon and reproduced it exactly in a different […]
Posted on: Feb 5, 2020, Section: Cartoonist, Controversies, Legal, Comments: Comments Off on Swipe File – The Sipress Christmas Hanukkah
Kenneth Mahood is a Senior Stripper
Cartoonist Kenneth Mahood is a Senior Stripper! Born February 4, 1930. From the Irish Comics Wiki: After working at a solicitor’s office and as an apprentice lithographer, he became a full-time artist in 1949. He sold his first cartoon to Punch at eighteen, and became a regular contributor. As a painter, he had his first […]
Posted on: Feb 4, 2020, Section: AAEC-feed, Cartoonist, Children's Books, Editorial cartooning, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on Kenneth Mahood is a Senior Stripper
Bruce Plante Ends Cartoon Caption Contest
After five years and more than 300 caption-less cartoons, Bruce Plante and the Tulsa World have decided to end their Cartoon Caption Contest. Bruce Plante told The Daily Cartoonist that participation from amateur gag writers in the area was not as it had been in prior years, that he could use a free day during […]
Posted on: Feb 1, 2020, Section: AAEC-feed, Cartooning, Cartoonist, Editorial cartooning, Comments: Comments Off on Bruce Plante Ends Cartoon Caption Contest
Bianca Xunise – New Tuesday Chick
Tuesday January 28, 2020 saw the debut of a new cartoonist joining the Six Chix lineup. Bianca Xunise joined the panel this past Tuesday, and announced her new spot that same day: Scary Bradshaw @biancaxunise I’m thrilled to be brought on as a writer for Six Chix! I’ll also be the first black female cartoonist […]
Posted on: Jan 31, 2020, Section: Cartoonist, Comic strips, Comments: Comments Off on Bianca Xunise – New Tuesday Chick
Roz Chast Sez: Cartoonists Stay With Your Passion
Roz Chast has advice for young cartoonists: Chast said aspiring artists should not be deterred from their passion. “Listen to the people who understand what you’re trying to do, who could offer you good advice,” she said. “There are people not understanding what you’re trying to do and put you down and think you’re going […]
Posted on: Jan 29, 2020, Section: Books, Cartooning, Cartoonist, Events, Interviews, Comments: Comments Off on Roz Chast Sez: Cartoonists Stay With Your Passion
Newbery Medal Winner is New Kid by Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft and his New Kid graphic novel make history. The School Library Journal reports: History was made at the 2020 Youth Media Awards in Philadelphia. A graphic novel has won the John Newbery Medal for the first time in its nearly 100-year history [emphasis added] as Jerry Craft earned the honor for New Kid. […]
Posted on: Jan 28, 2020, Section: Awards, Books, Cartoonist, Children's Books, Comic history, Graphic Novels, Comments: Comments Off on Newbery Medal Winner is New Kid by Jerry Craft
Do You Recognize This Caricature of a Man?
From ABC7: It’s not your average suspect sketch, but Riverside police are hoping a drawing will help them find a man who is suspected of robbing a caricature artist. Police say the suspect approached the victim at the Festival of Lights event in downtown Riverside on Dec. 5 and asked him for a portrait of […]
Posted on: Dec 20, 2019, Section: Caricature, Cartoonist, Crime, Comments: Comments Off on Do You Recognize This Caricature of a Man?
new comic: Liz at Large by Elizabeth Montague
The Washington City Paper has a new panel cartoon. Welcome a new cartoon series—here for the next eight weeks. Liz at Large by Elizabeth Montague November 29*, 2019 – weekly panel Washington City Paper [began 2019(?) as webcomic] * The news was posted at the City Paper’s online site on Wednesday November 27; Wikipedia says […]
Posted on: Nov 27, 2019, Section: Cartoonist, Comic strips, Comments: Comments Off on new comic: Liz at Large by Elizabeth Montague
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