The Executive Editor of the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque IA), notes that most calls of complaints he gets from opinions on the editorial page is overwhelmingly about the editorial cartoons, but from a historical perspective, editorial cartoons have always been controversial. “Newspaper cartoons that ridicule and vilify rival presidential candidates have been seriously criticized in the […]
Canadian Editorial Cartoonist Peter Whalley, whose career started before World War II when he was 16 has passed away at the age of 86. The Gazette has an excellent article about his life and accomplishments. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Smith whom he married in 1948 and his three daughters.
Brad McMillan, whose editorial cartoons appeared in the Memphis Business Journal since 1983, has passed away at age 61. Brad originally taught english in Jackson Tennessee, but switched careers and moved to Memphis to pursue a career in art. He was a successful artist in Memphis in the 70’s and 80’s, eventually settling in Texas, […]
Freelance-Star editorial cartoonst Clay Jones interviewed fellow cartoonists Scott Stantis, Joel Pett and Matt Davies to talk shop about various aspects of cartooning. Topics covered include: state of today’s cartoons, disagreeing with the paper’s positions, how does winning the Pulitzer affect your work, impact of blogs, and receiving hate mail.On that last topic, here is […]
Beginning today, Matt Bors’ editorial cartoons are syndicated through United Feature Syndicate. Matt will produce three cartoons a week in color and black and white. “Matt Bors is one of the most original and talented young cartoonists around,” said Ted Rall, Acquisition and Development Editor for United Media. “He infuses the traditional format of editorial […]
Marshall Ramsey, editorial cartoonist for the Clarion-Ledger, has accepted an invitation to be a “Pretty Cow Contest” judge at this year’s Mississippi State Fair. Marshall has been a judge before.
Rob Rogers, editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has passed the mantle of President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists to Nick Anderson, of the Houston Chronicle. He has penned an outgoing message to the AAEC members which recounts some of the highlights and challenges the organization has faced this last year and in […]
Investors Business Daily editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez has managed to offend a few Iranians after a cartoon he drew depicting Iran as a sewer spewing cockroaches across the Middle East. The apparent message was to “point out the danger of extremism and its roots in the Middle East, related to Iran’s government,” but many don’t […]
I told you about it last year and now it’s happened. Ted Rall officiated and married cartoonists Masheka Wood and Mikhaela Reid in Massachusetts. Massachusetts law allows a one-day permit for a friend or family member to perform marriages. See joyous photo over on AAEC web site.Congrats to the newly weds.
Last April, I told you that Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for The Birmingham News and creator of Prickly City was speaking at the 20th Media and Law Seminar. Audio of his speech has been posted on gocomics.com.
This year’s Cartoons and Cocktails will be hosted by Walt Handelsman, this year’s Pulitzer Prize winner. The annual event is held at the National Press Clubs and features a silent and live auction whose proceeds then go to scholarships for needy high school students pursuing journalism, a student paper and the Cartoonists Rights Network.
Mark Fiore, one of the pioneering animated editorial cartoonists, has reworked his web site. The news site also offers a “Shout back” section which includes a toll-free number for those who wish to leave a message about a cartoon.
Yup. Chuck Asay about sums it up.
Drew Litton, one of the rare sports cartoonists in the country, is marking his 25 years at the Rocky Mountain News. 25 years. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. It seems like only yesterday when I sat in the press box at Mile High stadium for the very first time. I’ve been blessed […]
Austin American-Statesman cartoonist Ben Sargent will be the featured speaker at the Brazos County Democratic Party fund-raiser on September 16. The event will also include various Democratic candidates. A word of caution to Ben: Don’t donate any money, but if you do, don’t go on record as saying you “don’t give a ratâ??s ass” about […]