Harper’s Weekly compiler/indexer and Thomas Nast biographer John Adler has passed away. John Adler September 29, 1927 – June 11, 2024From the Sarasota Herald Tribune obituary: John Adler, 96, passed away June 11, 2024 in Greenwich, CT. In the early 1970’s John acquired a full set of Harper’s Weekly Magazines (which were published between 1857 […]
We’ll start with something that hardly counts in the Grand Scheme of Things, except that accuracy does matter, even when good intentions only pave the road to Heck, not Hell.Clay Jones has a point to make in observing that Trump can no longer shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose a single vote because […]
There used to be a Sunday talking heads show called Issues and Answers, which was a pretty ambitious promise, though back then they tried. Today, it would be called “Issues and Talking Points” and I don’t watch Sunday political chat shows because I’m old enough to remember when politicians who went on “Meet the Press” […]
From Iran International: The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has handed down a six-year prison sentence to Atena Farghadani, a cartoonist targeted for her critique of the government. According to her attorney, Mohammad Moqimi, Farghadani has been behind bars since her arrest on April 13, charged with “insulting sacred values and propagating against the ruling system”. Farghadani received […]
Prickly City (AMS) reiterates the high-minded, analytical approach familiar to grade-school alumni: “I know you are, but what am I?”Trump having been seen dozing off while he was on trial, the response is to declare that Biden dozes off all the time. It’s not the only example, particularly if you plumb the depths of social […]
Bob Englehart provides a head-scratcher. There’s nothing wrong with contrasting two presidents, or two speeches, but you have to do it in a way that clearly approves of one and disapproves of the other.Roosevelt used the phrase, which he said was a West African proverb, more than once, starting with a letter written as governor […]
Well, of course it was! Though Ann Telnaes could have run this cartoon just about anytime in the past decade or seven, because nothing at all has ever been Donald Trump’s fault and the system has always been rigged against him.On the other hand, in this picture he’s surrounded by more sheep than ever before […]
In this week’s paper, you will notice a few feature on our opinion page: a new comic strip called ‘Mr. Mayor.’ It has been a dream of mine for years to write a local comic strip or an editorial cartoon about local issues and ‘Mr. Mayor’ is a little bit of both. If you want […]
The Baker County Press in Macclenny FL is looking for an editorial cartoonist. The paper was home to cartoonist Ed Hall, who was with the paper for over 30 years. Ed passed away on May 19 after a long battle with cancer.Baker County Press Publisher Jessica Prevatt says she is looking for a cartoonist to create a weekly local cartoon. Interested parties […]
Aislin starts off our D-Day commemoration in part because the Canadians tend to get bunched in with the British forces in other commentaries I’ve seen, but mostly because he marks the day by remembering strong, young men while most others are depicting old guys in wheelchairs, sometimes saluting. Saluting happens in cartoons on military holidays: […]
It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. — Things Mark Twain didn’t sayHere’s a cartoon that Scott Stantis most likely regrets, though it did pop up on the Intertubes last week. But it’s gone now, most likely because Jimmy Carter isn’t. […]
Our conversation with award winning Michael De Adder is wide ranging and looks at the challenges of getting political cartoons approval in this era of political correctness. De Adder currently works for the Toronto Star, the Hill Times and the Chronicle-Herald. He also worked for a time as a cartoonist for the Washington Post and […]
I suppose we should clean up a bit before attempting to move on, and Pat Byrnes offers this example of “They’ll believe anything.”For those who missed it, in an interview on Fox, the recently convicted former president denied ever saying the phrase. He has also recently denied having met E. Jean Carroll or having had […]
Nice of Australian cartoonist Glen LeLievre to offer an All-American image as he sums up global reaction to Trump’s conviction. While conservative cartoonists in this country are beginning to rally around Dear Leader, he’s getting little pity or respect elsewhere in the world. But from England comes Peter Brookes with a response indicating the insult […]
To repeat an oft-told story in political cartooning, Bill Mauldin was at a luncheon when news of JFK’s assassination came. He raced back to the newsroom and, within an hour, had this classic cartoon ready for the afternoon’s Extra edition.I point this out because, while I was indeed surprised at how quickly the jury came […]