The Galway Cartoon Festival, held annually in Ireland, is open for submissions for this year’s event. This year’s theme is “Danse Macabre”—think the mysterious, the seasonal and supernatural, the liminal and grotesque, witches, monsters, mythologies, life and death itself. The festival will be held from October 3 to 8.The festival is open to all cartoonists. You can […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection, vol. 11 (1945) by Milton Caniff It’s a […]
Yesterday’s hearing before the Supreme Court did not appear to go well for cartoonist Hemant Malviya based on their comments and rebuttals. Today’s hearing was only an improvement in that the justices granted him interim protection from arrest prior to his court date. Despite giving Malviya a reprieve, they opined that he overstepped legal bounds.After […]
Australian chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, illustrator, artist, cartoonist, TV presenter, and media personality Peter Russell Clarke passed away on July 4. He was 89.From the 1950’s into the 1970’s he wrote articles and drew political cartoons for the Melbourne Herald. He was also one of five cartoonists to have worked on the legacy comic strip Ben […]
Spanish Illustrator and graphic novelist Paco Roca is the featured exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid. His exhibit, La memoria. Emotional journey through the comics of Paco Roca, contains originals, pages, sketches, notes, scripts, reference photographs, and four mural sized unpublished drawings.This short video gives you an inside look at the exhibit.Exhibit is open […]
India’s Supreme Court rebuffed a plea for anticipatory bail filed on behalf of Indian cartoonist Hemant Malviya. Malviya faces charges of “promoting enmity and disturbing public harmony” and “publishing sexually explicit content online” after he re-shared a Facebook post in May 2025. That post, originally shared by another user, included one of Malviya’s cartoons—first published […]
Shefali Rekhi considers the problems facing cartoonists in Singapore and includes a brief history of cartooning and their colonial roots as seen in The Straits Times. And the international syndication of American comic strips are also a part of the discussion: Also brought to attention is the worldwide problem of digital media vis-a-vis editorial cartooning: […]
From The Bayeux Tapestry in the 11th Century to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, plus Felix’s Bag of Magic Tricks – seems we’re in a war zone today.Part war propaganda, part comic strip From NPR: LONDON — The earliest-known depiction of the 1066 Battle of Hastings — which began the Norman Conquest, changing England’s […]
Twelve cartoonist and free speech organizations have signed a letter protesting the arrest of four individuals associated with publishing a caricature in LeMan magazine officials have interpreted as depicting Moses and Mohammed fraternizing in heaven. According to Reporters Without Borders, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation on June 30 against cartoonist Dogan Pehlivan, editor-in-chief Zafer […]
The Sunday Post is embracing its new Sunday comics section. The Washington Post? No. The Connecticut Post? No. The Palm Beach Post? No.The New York Post? Not hardly. If you guessed The Dundee Scotland Sunday Post reward yourself with clootie pudding. From John Freeman at downthetubes: The Sunday Post is one of the remaining newspapers […]
Comics Kingdom subscription bargain, Cartoon Brew changes hands, Kevin Kallaugher on TV, San Diego Comic-Con panels of interest, Comics Revue ends after 42 years, seeking lost Eartha comic strips by John M. Burns, what some of those strange items advertised in old comic books really were, and a reminder to get your Reuben Playbill ad.Comics […]
The cartoon shows a bearded man wearing a top hat resembling that of Haredi Jews saying “I’m Musa” as he shakes hands with another bearded man wearing a taqiyah—a Muslim headcover—who replies: “I’m Mohammed.” Both have wings and are depicted as hovering over burning buildings and rockets.From the Jewish News Service (which shows the cartoon): […]
Letters to the Editor: Praise and Religion, and The 4th of July; Government Censorship; The Ducktown Weekly; The New York Times For Kids; and more Mafalda.LoC: Praise for Some and Objections to Religious ComedyA letter writer to The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Now, more than ever, when the Gazette arrives each morning, I skip the headlines […]
Following up on the obscenity trial of Zehra Ömeroğlu in Turkey comes great news: After five long years of proceedings, punctuated by postponements, the Istanbul Court of First Instance finally ruled in favor of acquittal on Thursday, June 26. The Turkish cartoonist was tried for “obscenity” for a cartoon published in LeMan magazine in 2020 […]
Landmark AI Copyright Win – Fair Use Anthropic has scored a major victory in an ongoing legal battle over artificial intelligence models and copyright, one that may reverberate across the dozens of other AI copyright lawsuits winding through the legal system in the United States. A court has determined that it was legal for Anthropic […]