From the press release:To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block (Herblock), the Library of Congress and the Herb Block Foundation, in association with W. W. Norton & Company, have published “HERBLOCK: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist.” Authors Haynes Johnson and Harry L. Katz will discuss […]
Thomas Nast, considered as the Father of American Editorial Cartooning, is one of this year’s nominees for the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame honors citizen “who have made invaluable contributions to society and the world beyond.” Nast lived in Morristown, New Jersey after receiving death threats from Boss Tweed. Also in […]
Comic strips» Luann creator Greg Evans is profiled in the Arizona Daily Star.» Wee Pals creator Morrie Turner is profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle. Morrie has an 45 year retrospective exhibit of his work in the San Francisco Main Library that is running now.» The Downtown Carlisle Association (PA) is bringing Close to Home […]
Books» Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell has illustrated a book by spiritual guru Eckhart Tolle about “living in the moment.” It’s entitled “Guardians of Being.”Comic Strips» Frazz will replace Night Lights & Fairy Flights in the Hartford Courant.Editorial Cartooning» An editor with the San Marcos Daily Record had to deal with two readers who took issue […]
Animation Film» The New York Times writes about the postapocalyptic Shane Acker movie “9” that is due out today.Comic Books» A Donald Duck comic published in Denmark was recalled after it was discovered that an accompanying fingerprint set contained “dangerous iron-based powders”. Some 40,000 issues were distributed. Parents were warned that it was toxic if […]
Last month it was announced that Scott Stantis would become the editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune, the first cartoonist hired since the death of Jeff MacNelly in 2000. Much thanks to Scott for taking time out to participate in my recent email interview request about his move to the Trib.Alan Gardner: How did this […]
Scott Stantis, who begins September 1 as the Chicago Tribune’s staff editorial cartoonist, said good-bye as a member of The Birmingham News. His last cartoon for the newspaper can be seen here.
The Journal News, which had previously announced that it was cutting Matt Davies’ staff position, has reversed their decision and will be keeping their Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist. Matt tells me, “I am not going anywhere. My paper looked down the cold and terrible barrel of not having an editorial cartoonist on staff and just […]
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon writes: With the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, you can expect to see the same dilemma played out that was on display after Michael Jackson died. Only this time it’s Chappaquiddick and the death of Mary Jo Kopechne versus Kennedy’s distinguished Senatorial career as opposed to Thriller versus the possibility Jackson […]
Rob Tornoe spotted this story regarding the Malaysian government seizing the premiere issue of “Gedung Kartun” (translated: Cartoon Store) : Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs seized over 400 copies of the inaugural issues of “Gedung Kartun” (Cartoon Store) from the publisher’s office in Kuala Lumpur. Zainal Abidin Othman, the home ministry’s chief enforcement […]
The Boston Globe has a slideshow of editorial cartoons of Senator Ted Kennedy going back to 1962. Over all 33 cartoons from the last four decades.
A new exhibit to promote peace and reconciliation will be opening in Israel on September 12. The exhibit entitled “The Parents Circle” features original cartoon art by Pat Oliphant, Jeff Danziger, Liza Donnelly, Jim Morin and Palestinian cartoonist Baha Bukhari of Ramallah. The exhibit will also travel to the United States and Europe.
Pittsburgh will be hosting this year’s international G-20 economic summit and the ToonSeum will feature an international exhibit entitled “Drawn to the Summit: A G-20 Exhibition of International Political Cartoons” featuring editorial cartoons from the leading cartoonists from those countries. Exhibit opens September 18 and runs through October 18. The cartoons will provide an alternative […]
Dear Fellow Professional Cartoonists:Thanks to all of you who’ve written and please accept my gratitude for your concern. I don’t do self-pity any better than I do humble (or battery) so forgive me if I just do “human”. Of course I would have preferred the incident not to have happened and to not be in […]
Editorial Cartooning» JD Crowe gets roasted by “a death panel of peers and disgruntled politicians.”» Dick Locher is immortalized in a mural in his hometown of Naperville. The wall is “being painted on the outer wall of the Naperville Art League and depicts famous artists creating their well-known works.”Interviews» Sandra Bell-Lundy interviews Stephanie Piro about […]