A bit out of my wheelhouse, but…Though there was no intention to offend, DC Comics has decided that the better part of valor is submission to the vagaries of Mainland China’s whims.From Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post: A new Batman comic book series has landed the Caped Crusader in the middle of a social […]
In the tradition of George Cruikshank, Cal Alley, John Dirks, Barbara Brandon, and many others, Johannes Leak is following in the footsteps of his father Bill Leak.The void left at The Australian by cartoonist Bill Leak – who passed away in 2017, aged 61 – will be filled by his son, Johannes. “If anyone could […]
In today’s global political climate, which has been called a tumultuous time, the role of the political cartoonist has become muddled. At its very core, a political cartoonist is someone whose work plays a crucial role in the political discourse of a free society. Ann Telnaes, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and […]
The third annual Galway Cartoon Festival kicks off tomorrow. Cartoonists slated to attend include Martyn Turner, Maria “Twisted Doodles” Boyle and Joe Boske.From their site: The Galway Cartoon Festival is an international celebration of cartoons, hosted in Ireland’s cultural mecca on the Wild Atlantic Way. The festival includes main exhibitions, and live drawing sessions. The Galway […]
Political cartoons are just the coolest. You get to make fun of people in power in a funny way, plus you get get big ups for your art if you do it right. Even people who don’t read the news might check out your comic. Who wouldn’t want that job? But the gig is also […]
So a cartoon by Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig again causes a stir.To be sure Leunig has his detractors:Oh no, Leunig is back, and he’s making cartoons again! Why won’t somebody stop him? If you’re not aware, Michael Leunig is a veteran cartoonist and Australia’s most whimsical anti-vaxxer — he also hates marriage equality! Honestly, it’s bad enough that […]
Pedro X. Molina, who was presented with the 2018 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award from the Cartoonists Rights Network International at last year’s AAEC Convention in Sacramento, and earlier this year was honored as a recipient of a 2019 Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on the Americas from the Columbia Journalism School, has […]
Harry’s, a UK-based toiletries company, has added comic strips to their mystery item program.Harry’s introduced the Mystery Item programme to their online retail experience in 2018, one year after the brand was founded. It has now become a permanent offer and has risen to become their second most popular product. Items that the customer has […]
Internationally acclaimed cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo has passed away.Guillermo Mordillo Menéndez August 4, 1932 – June 30, 2019 Sources close to the family have reported the death.The news has spread worldwide, unfortunately, at this moment, I am not finding a report in English and Google Translate is not working for me right now. Here is a brief […]
Reaction from the international cartooning community via Cagle Cartoons. Nikola Listes Michael Kountouris Hajo de Reijger Jos Collignon Emad Hajjaj Yaakov Kirschen Dale Cummings Robert Rousso And since we’re using his site, here’s one from The Man himself. Daryl Cagle
From Patrick Chappatte:THE NEW YORK TIMES WILL END ALL POLITICAL CARTOONS I just learned, weeks after they published a syndicated Netanyahu cartoon that caused a scandal. For me, this is the end of an adventure that began 20 years ago. But the stakes are much higher. In 20-plus years of delivering a twice-weekly cartoon for […]
King Features Licensing has signed on to be the North America representative of the Scandinavian Moomin characters and the Icelandic Tulipop. King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst, has reached an agreement with Bulls Licensing to represent classic literary and art-based brand Moomin for merchandise, advertising, and promotions in the U.S. and Canada. Moomin is the latest addition […]
The 26th celebration of World Press Freedom Day Molina for Cartooning for Peace Foundation in Geneva Cartoons for Freedom of Expression Freedom of Press cartoons #FreeMusaKart on World Press Freedom DayMore #FreeMusaKart atComic Book Legal Defense FundandCartoonists Rights Network International
With critics of the New York Times continuing to call for action against the Times and the editors responsible for publishing an anti-Semitic cartoon, the New York Times International again published a cartoon critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hours after the Times apologized for the first cartoon. Some are saying the above is a […]
above: last year’s Comic Strip Stanley Award to Gary ClarkThe Australian Cartoonists’ Association is holding its annual Stanley Awards and Cartoonists Conference this weekend in Canberra (or maybe its going on right now, isn’t Australia, like, three or four days ahead of the U.S.?)The Stanley Awards are Australia’s equivalent of the United States’ National […]