From a post from Ted Rall on Kickstarter. He’s raised half of what he needs to go to Afghanistan. My plan to return to Afghanistan this summer is halfway there–more than 140 backers have put up 50% of the $25,000 I will need (I’m also going to spend about $10,000+ of my own money) to […]
The Press Company has announced this year’s winners of their National Headliner Award. Dayton Daily News editorial cartoonist Mike Peters takes this years prize in the editorial cartooning category.Second and third place winners were Dana Summers and Steve Breen respectively.
Kick back and watch this video of Rob Roger’s lecture to the Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for the Arts in Society delivered on March 6, 2010. Runs 39 minutes, but well worth it.h/t Mike Lynch
Pioneer Press has announced that Chicago Sun-Times cartoonist Jack Higgins will also be drawing a weekly cartoon for them and The Doings newspapers. Jack tells me he’s still working for the Sun-Times, but will be providing weekly local cartoons to the other two publications which are owned by Sun-Times.In other Higgins news, Northwestern University Press […]
In just a few moments (10:00 am EST), Jules Feiffer will be the guest on The Diane Rehm Show. If you don’t get to hear it live, go here for past shows or download the podcast. If you’re in the DC area, Mike Rhode reports he’ll be at Politics and Prose today at 4:00 pm.I […]
A Muslim woman’s refusal to remove her veil in a French language class has caused a controversy in Canada. Adding fuel to the fire is a recent cartoon by Terry Mosher. The controversy, which was sparked by a Muslim woman’s refusal in November to remove her veil in her French language class in Montreal, has […]
Congratulations to Drew Litton who, beginning today is drawing a weekly (6 times a month) cartoon for ESPN.com’s Commentary.
Congrats to Rob Tornoe: I’m happy to announce that starting with March’s issue, I’m back drawing cartoons for Editor & Publisher magazine. For those of you that don’t know, E&P is the monthly trade journal that has covered the newspaper industry for 125 years. Back in December, there was a bit of a scare when […]
A recent editorial cartoon by Philadelphia Inquirer editorial cartoonist Tony Auth has hacked off supporters of South Philly High principal LaGreta Brown who was depicted as sleeping on the job. J. Whyatt Mondesire, head of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, called the cartoon “disgusting. It is a lie. It is offensive. The Inquirer should […]
Hat tip to Rob Tornoe for finding this video. It’s Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis drawing one of his editorial cartoons. One of the things I enjoy about watching these type of videos is seeing their process. I observed Scott doing most of the pencilling in the beginning (like most), but also going back […]
Just finished reading the latest issue of John Read’s Stay Tooned! magazine. Once again, John does an excellent job. This issue covers Roz Chast, Jack and Carole Bender (Alley Oop), John Hambrock (The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee), Joe Bluhm, Justin Thompson (MythTickle), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois), Jeff Koterba and Don Hagist. […]
Just noticed badcartoonist.com’s domain is expired. If I understand domain registration lapses, Bad Cartoonist has 60 or 90 days to renew it after it expires, otherwise it goes back into the pool of available domains. Since it lapsed on January 30, S/he has but a couple of weeks to reclaim it.Since the domain has not […]
United States Postal Service will begin selling Bill Mauldin stamps this month. The stamp features a photo of himself along with his signature characters Willie and Joe. The Postal Service will also be releasing a series entitled The Sunday Funnies which will feature Archie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes. The […]
The tenth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art will take place at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH October 14-17, 2010. The Festival is a unique celebration of cartoons and comics, and their creators. This year’s line-up of presenters include Steve Breen, Roz Chast, Tony Cochran, Jan Eliot, Matt Groening and Tom Gammill, Dave Kellett, […]
Twenty Saudi editorial cartoonist have formed the Association of Saudi Cartoonists and Caricaturists to “protect its members against unjustified layoffs and oppression by appointing lawyers to defend them before the courts.” Founding member Hana Hajjar says there are 38 editorial cartoonists working Saudi Arabia. The association’s chairman, Abdullah Sail, an editorial cartoonist at Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper, […]