The Indian Institute of Cartoonists is celebrating its 200th cartoon exhibit as well as the release of the third edition of their flagship publication “CartoonistsIndia Annual 2024.”The exhibit will feature the work of cartoonist M.S. Ramakrishna whose work was published in “Shankar’s Weekly“, “Caravan“, and “Woman’s Era“.According to Kashmir Images, “CartoonistsIndia Annual 2024” is a […]
Winners of the 2024 Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards have been announced.Dave Brown of The Independent took home Political Cartoonist of the Year. Jeremy Banx was named Pocket Cartoonist of the Year.Fergus/InfiniteGuff‘s cartoon from the London Economic (below) was named Political Cartoon of the Year.Grizelda Grizlingham’s cartoon (below) was named Pocket Cartoon of the […]
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day marked for giving back to your community. As a cartoonist or one who appreciates their contribution to society, please consider donating to Cartoonists Rights Network International to support their efforts to defend and assist threatened editorial cartoonists around the world.Cartoonists Rights is the first human rights nonprofit with the […]
David Rowe, editorial cartoonist for the Australian Financial Review, has been voted Cartoonist of the Year by his fellow members of the Australian Cartoonists Association. This is David’s 10th Gold Stanley. He was also awarded his 13th Bronze Stanley for Caricaturist and second for Editorial/Political Cartoonist.In other categories, Edmund Iffland received a Bronze Stanley for […]
The Museum of Australian Democracy has named Megan Herbert as Cartoonist of the Year for its long-running annual Behind the Lines exhibit. The exhibit “celebrates the talent of this country’s best cartoonists, presenting a unique time capsule of the year in Australian politics.”This is Megan’s first win as Cartoonist of the Year. Her work has […]
A bevy of New Yorker cartoonists turned out for the launch of Alen McWeeney and Michael Maslin’s new book At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker. And what better way to celebrate a book of photographs and profiles than with a collection of photos taken at the event by way of Michael Maslin’s Ink […]
The shortlist for the second Australia Institute Climate Cartoon Award has been released. Nominees include: Megan Herbert, Judy Horacek, Glen Le Lievre, David Pope and David Rowe. The award winner will be announced at the Australian Cartoonists Association‘s 40th Stanley Awards next weekend.Here are nominees with their entry.Megan HerbertJudy HoracekGlen Le LievreDavid PopeDavid RoweThe award […]
The Walkley Foundation has announced the winners in this year’s Walkley Awards. This year’s Cartoon of the Year goes to Cathy Wilcox for her cartoon ‘Break glass’ for The Sydney Morning Herald.This is Cathy’s fourth Walkley Award (2007, 2013, 2017, 2024). She is current president of Australian Cartoonists Association and according to her bio has […]
As Americans were waking up to the news of a second Trump administration, cartoonists in earlier time zones were already inking and coloring their feelings about our election.Let’s start with Badiucao, a Chinese cartoonist living in Australia. He gave us two cartoons. The first from yesterday is entitled, “Pray for Trump” and today’s cartoon, “Victory […]
Dutch cartoonist René Uilenbroek, known best for his superhero parody comic strip Soeperman, has passed away. He was 63.René was born in 1961. According to Lambiek Comiclopedia, his career started in the mid-1980’s at Pinpoint productions in Amsterdam before joining Studio Arnhem. In 1986, he created his most famous comic Soeperman with screenwriter Willem Ritstier. Soeperman […]
The Aragonese Association of Comic Creators (Asociacíon Aragonesa de Autores de Cómic) has called on European public institutions, governments, universities and libraries to stop using AI generated art in promotional material until European laws protect artists. They write (translated via Google) The platforms that use Artificial Intelligence to model and design images need three parts […]
Palestinian artist/cartoonist Mahasen al-Khateeb died in an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia on October 18. She was 32.Mahasen was a popular digital illustrator, storyboard artist, and character designer for domestic and international clients. Two weeks before the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, she had opened a private studio. During the Israeli response, she lost the […]
Pro-Kremlin media outlets are circulating a fake cover of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an effort to smear Ukrainian President Zelenskyy peace plan according to the National News Agency of Ukraine.This story (screenshot below) was posted last week on Pravda depicting a October 11 edition of Charlie Hebdo. There is no October 11 […]
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe is being criticized for a minute long tirade at King Charles who was seated after speaking at a welcome reception during his tour of Australia. Thorpe also shared a cartoon of a beheaded King Charles that quoted her “you are not our king” rant. She later deleted the post and blamed […]
Pick n Pay Clothing has partnered with South African cartoonist Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro) for a limited edition line of t-shirts to celebrate South Africa’s national Springboks Rugby team.From Retail Brief Africa: “When Pick n Pay Clothing asked me to get involved with a campaign expressing how South Africa’s diversity is our strength, I felt my […]