André Juillard (1948-2024) – RIP
French cartoonist André Juillard has passed at the age of 76. André was a prolific cartoonist and perhaps best known…
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Australian Cartoonists Association is 100
The world’s oldest cartooning organization, the Australian Cartoonists Association, celebrates 100 years of existence today. (Well, yesterday because, you know,…
Miss Cellany Tours the British Isles
First stop is Galway Ireland where she will return in a few months for The Galway Cartoon Festival. According to…
Iranian Cartoonist Sentenced to Six Years
From Iran International: The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has handed down a six-year prison sentence to Atena Farghadani, a cartoonist…
Rachita Taneja and Zunzi Winners: the 2024 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award
From the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation: The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation and the City of Geneva announce the winners of the 2024…
Free Atena
From Radio Free Europe: PEN America, along with a group of organizations that support cartoonists and artists, has condemned the…
Alan Hardman – RIP
British socialist cartoonist Alan Hardman has passed away. Alan Hardman 1936 – January 18, 2024 From Left Horizons: Internationally renowned…
Foreign Funnies: Mere Quacks Ends
A cartoonist who thought his comic strip about a town’s ducks would last a month has retired after 51 years….
Free-For-All Friday
Ruben Bolling tells us that a comic strip he produces under a pseudonym has ended. From his newsletter: It is…
John M. Burns – RIP
British comic artist John M. Burns has passed away. John Michael Burns 1938 – December 29, 2023 From John Freeman:…
Editorial Cartoons of 2023 Roundup From Everywhere Around the World
A number of newspapers worldwide have gathered their favorite cartoons of the year. New Zealand: “Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson reflects…
TDC – The Intoonational Edition
The Cartoonist Rights organization has joined a growing list of groups and people boycotting X/Twitter: Effective immediately, CARTOONISTS RIGHTS will…
Once Upon a Whatnot Wednesday
‘Tis the season. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Comics Kingdom is decking the halls with a special Holiday…
U.K. Political Cartoonists of the Year 2023 – Update: Suella Heckled, Adams Honored
Winners of The 2023 Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards have been announced. Ellwood Atfield with The Political…
MoAD’s Behind the Lines 2023
Artificial intelligence, the Voice referendum, the cost-of-living crisis, King Charles III’s coronation and the Matildas. These are just some of…