Australian cartoonist Bill Leak is set to be discharged from the hospital after a four day coma and emergency brain surgery after falling head first off a balcony on October 18. According to The Australian, Bill has no memory of the incident. “When I woke out of the coma they explained to me what happened, […]
Award winning Australian cartoonist Bill Leak, who had to have two brain surgeries after a fall, has reportedly awaken from his induced coma and even shared a joke with family members according to The Australian. His son tells the paper that his father “has a long way to go” but his ability to move limbs […]
Australian cartoonist Bill Leak suffered a serious head injury after falling 3-4 meters off a balcony in the Mount White area of Australia’s central coast. He was reportedly feeding parrots with friends at the time of the fall. He was unconscious immediately after the fall and was flown by helicopter and had emergency brain surgery […]
I don’t get many reports of comic page changes outside of the United States, but thanks to Andreas Eriksson of Sweden, we learn that the Norra Västerbotten recently switched to a tabloid format earlier this month and brought in a focus group to determine which comic features should be dropped or picked up. Before the […]
Mike Lynch found a great interview with Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who drew the infamous cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban. The three part, sub-titled interview is presented below.Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Russian editorial cartoonist Boris Yefimov has passed away at the age of 108. He lived to see the fall of the Tsar, the Russian revolution, two world wars, and the cold war. According to the Telegraph’s obituary, he met or knew most of the prominent revolutionaries including Lenin. During the cold war he used to […]
» The fallout over Jonathan Sapiro‘s (Zapiro) cartoon is still in motion. This article in Afrol News mentions the death threats he’s received including a veiled one from Party Youth League president Julius Malema.» Kurt Westergaard was a surprise speaker at this year’s Danish People’s Party’s convention. He spoke on freedom of speech and his […]
» Editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett was on Blog Talk Radio with Mr. Media. (Direct mp3 download or pop-out in new browser window)» Arctic Circle creator Alex Hallatt was interviewed on Comics Coast to Coast. » In an effort to save Superman’s home (or at least the boyhood home of Superman co-creator, Jerry Siegel) several Superman […]
The L.A. Times caught up with Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) to talk about his controversial cartoon that ran last Sunday. In the interview, Zapiro is asked what he was trying to say with the cartoon, if he hesitate to publish it (he did) and the reaction from fellow citizens and close friends. When asked what roll […]
African National Congress president Jacob Zuma is lawyering up and is looking into taking cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) to court over Sunday’s controversial cartoon depicting Zuma ready to engage in a rape of Lady Justice. Zuma and Zapiro have tangled in court before back in 2006 because of three of Zapiros cartoons during a much […]
South African editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, who goes by the pen-name “Zapiro“, has created a growing furor over a cartoon that ran yesterday depicting the members of African National Congress (ANC) of holding down lady justice and telling ruling leader Jacob Zuma to “go for it” as he unbuttons his pants. The Independent Online quotes […]
» African cartoonist Jeremy Nell has been nominated for the Most Outstanding Cartoon in the South African Comedy Awards 2008.» One of the two Tunisians arrested on charges of allegedly planning to kill Kurt Westergaard has voluntarily left the country. I guess that will show him not to plot to kill cartoonists.» Chuckle Bros. co-creator […]
New reports regarding Kurt Westergaard, who faces trail in Jordan for drawing the infamous Mohammed cartoon, state that he is not planning to go to Jordan to stand trial. While the Jordanian government has subpoenaed Kurt, he has not received it. Fearing for his safety if he traveled to the Middle East, he has said […]
The Sun Herald has a review of the history of the Ginger Meggs feature that started in 1921. Jason Chatfield recently took over the strip after James Kemsley passed away last December. While the Australian youth are not reading Ginger Meggs like the generation before them, Jason vows that he’ll carry the strip beyond its […]
Kurt Westergaard, the man who drew the no infamous Mohammed carton that incited Muslims from around the world says he’s prepared to stand trial in Jordon. In a story posted on ABC News Australia he says: “I would like to go to Amman to stand trial. However, what I fear is that I am convicted […]