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CSotD: This is not Watergate
It is unfortunate that the 50th anniversary of the Watergate scandal coincides with the current political crisis, but we’ve added “-gate” to every bump in the road for the past half century, and both scandals involve the White House, so the popular linkage was likely inevitable. But Matt Wuerker (Politico) demonstrates how different the world […]
Posted on: Jun 18, 2022, Section: Editorial cartooning, Comments: 2 Comments
The State of The Syndicated Art
Rob Tornoe, for Editor & Publisher, takes a look at the current status of newspaper syndication as it involves comic strips and editorial cartoons (and puzzles). Rob starts the article with self-syndicated cartoonist Chad (Tundra) Carpenter. While “Tundra” has lost some papers that were forced to cut back or shutter during the pandemic, he did […]
Posted on: Jun 16, 2022, Section: AAEC-feed, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Syndicates, Comments: 0 Comments
CSotD: Escalating Events
It was seven years ago today that presidential candidate Donald Trump rode down an escalator to the cheers of a crowd it later turned out had been hired rather than simply assembled, which is hardly surprising, given that he was not a minor politician stepping up into a major campaign. He had plenty of fans, […]
Posted on: Jun 16, 2022, Section: Editorial cartooning, Comments: 6 Comments
Wednesday (We’re All Over the Place) Roundup
© RL Crabb Let’s start with a cartoonist’s cartoon about cartooning. © EC Publications I grew up in central Maine in the ’60s and ’70s, and while we weren’t exactly the Mayberry of the North — the fictional town of “The Andy Griffith Show” — if you were looking to find a […]
Posted on: Jun 15, 2022, Section: Comic Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Journalism, Illustration, Reuben, Comments: 0 Comments
CSotD: Laughter, sometimes uncomfortable
I think we could use a few laughs at the moment, though they needn’t be completely frivolous. Man Overboard, as so often is the case, makes a point about our responsibilities and our debts that gets both a chuckle and a sigh. I’d add, too, that we often see things online about how gentle and […]
Posted on: Jun 15, 2022, Section: Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 3 Comments
Hey Kids! Comics! Not just for Grads and Dads
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for June 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. Back Issue! 136 Red and Rover: Fun’s Never Over My Perfect Life Dirty Pictures You Know Exactly […]
Posted on: Jun 14, 2022, Section: Books, Children's Books, Comic Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Illustration, International, Comments: 0 Comments
CSotD: The $250 Million Elephant Drop
It was all a con. Matt Wuerker (Politico) extracts the most damning revelation from yesterday’s Jan 6 Committee Hearing: Trump knew he’d lost, he knew there was no chance of an effective appeal, but he pulled the old pigeon drop on his True Believers, conning them with the promise that he’d use their money to […]
Posted on: Jun 14, 2022, Section: Editorial cartooning, Comments: 4 Comments
Stuart Carlson – RIP
Editorial Cartoonist Stuart Carlson has passed away. Stuart Scott Carlson September 1955 – June 10, 2022 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting Stuart’s death: Stuart Carlson, the former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel political cartoonist, died Friday at age 66. Carlson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about seven years ago, was hospitalized over the Memorial Day […]
Posted on: Jun 13, 2022, Section: AAEC-feed, Editorial cartooning, Obituary, Comments: 3 Comments
CSotD: Living in an Exceptional Nation
I’m writing this a few hours before the second of the Jan 6 Committee public hearings goes on the air, but there’s already plenty to be said, and Pearls Before Swine (AMS) sets things up nicely. The Watergate Hearings happened during the day but managed to gain a wide viewership in large part because, back […]
Posted on: Jun 13, 2022, Section: Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 2 Comments
Comic History – A Comic Chronicles Installment
History of the Comic Strip (in a nutshell) Through 1960 Rudolphe Töpffer – Primitive comic book creator. His books were known as “Graphic Literature”. He developed the concept of the cartoon face more than anyone previous. With a jump from Töpffer to Hearst/Pulitzer/Outcault and with short blurbs listing some of the more important comics up […]
Posted on: Jun 12, 2022, Section: Comic Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 2 Comments
Editorial Cartoonist David Cohen Gets a Letter
Like most of us in the world of journalism, Citizen Times cartoonist David Cohen has developed a pretty thick skin over the years. More like a hide, you could call it. When you skewer politicians, public officials and other prominent folks in your editorial cartoons for 17 years, you’re going to ruffle some feathers, irritate some […]
Posted on: Jun 11, 2022, Section: AAEC-feed, Editorial cartooning, Newspaper industry, Comments: Comments Off on Editorial Cartoonist David Cohen Gets a Letter
NCS Letter to Pulitzer re: Editorial Cartooning
The National Cartoonists Society, whose first President was a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, has, in solidarity with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, written a letter to the Pulitzer Prize Board seeking a return of Editorial Cartooning as its own, distinct, category. As an organization representing cartoonists, we are deeply concerned about the decision to […]
Posted on: Jun 10, 2022, Section: AAEC-feed, Editorial cartooning, National Cartoonist Society, Pulitzer Prize, Comments: Comments Off on NCS Letter to Pulitzer re: Editorial Cartooning
CSotD: Getting the Picture
My intention this morning was to hold off on last night’s hearing until cartoonists had a chance to comment, and I’m not sure how many of today’s featured pieces were done beforehand — clearly several were — and how many were done in the wake of the broadcast. Whatever the count, there’s plenty to consider. […]
Posted on: Jun 10, 2022, Section: Editorial cartooning, Comments: 1 Comment
Ranan Lurie – RIP
Editorial cartoonist and political caricaturist Ranan Lurie has passed away. AP Photo/Richard Freeda Ranan Raymond Lurie May 26, 1932 – June 8, 2022 From The New York Times: Ranan Lurie, an Israeli war hero and world peacemaker who set records as the world’s […]
Posted on: Jun 9, 2022, Section: AAEC-feed, Caricature, Editorial cartooning, International, Obituary, Comments: 4 Comments
CSotD: Here We Go!
Pat Byrnes sets the scene for tonight’s broadcast of the Jan 6 Committee hearing, and it does indeed promise to be a delightful, infuriating production, at least for those who (A) tune in and (B) tune in expecting to see what happened and hear why. Today’s headline comes from a fellow who worked at an […]
Posted on: Jun 9, 2022, Section: Editorial cartooning, Comments: 7 Comments
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