The Adirondack Daily Enterprise interview Garry Trudeau on his latest Zonker poster and button for the Saranac Winter Carnival.Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau answered questions by email over the weekend about designing the poster and button for this year’s Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, about his stepmother Ursula Trudeau — an artist and model from Montreal who […]
The Wisconsin State Journal proudly proclaims of Phil Hands:We’ve got a full-time editorial cartoonist.Of course a full time newspaper cartoonist does more than political cartoons.Phil, who also handles our letters to the editor, creates three to four editorial cartoons for us each week, and at least one of those is syndicated nationally each week… We […]
“It’s déjà vu all over again.” – Yogi BerraSo Michael Tisserand took 1974’s Feiffer On Nixon down from the shelf…Recently, I re-read Feiffer on Nixon while, in the background, live impeachment proceedings played over my computer. It produced a feeling that, at least for a short time, mimicked a sense of calm. While the faint […]
With no salaried editorial cartoonists in the state of Texas, the larger newspapers rely on freelancers for cartoons about local issues.John Branch is interviewed by the Houston Chronicle.Though most of the cartoons you see in the Opinion section come through national syndication, Houston-based cartoonist John Branch is a regular contributor on Sundays. Op-Ed Editor Raj […]
above: Specialty drawing by Ron Ferdinand NMCV:How did you get the job working on Dennis the Menace?Ron: I subscribed to a quarterly magazine called “Cartoonist Profiles.” In 1980, there was an interview with Hank Ketcham. He had just moved back to Monterey, CA from Geneva, Switzerland and was starting a training program. I sent him […]
Freelance political cartoonist Clay Jones was recently interviewed by Mike Rhode.Why are you in Washington now? I moved to Fredericksburg in 1998 to work for The Free Lance-Star. I stayed in the area after I was laid off in 2012. What would you like to do or work on in the future? I would like […]
Cartoonist June Brigman (Mary Worth, Brenda Starr, Power Pack, Captain Ginger) is interviewed by Comic Culture’s Terrance Dollard.June discusses taking over a comic strip from an established artist, getting old fans to adapt to her style, collaborating with Karen Moy, her work habits, adjusting from comic strip requirements to comic book layouts. and more.On working […]
The 125th anniversary of James Thurber’s birth arrives on Sunday, December 8, and this year fans of the legendary humorist have extra reason to celebrate. Launched earlier this fall, A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber is a two-pronged presentation of Thurber’s drawings, both in an exhibition at the Columbus […]
Webcomics.Far too many webcomics for me to follow, but there are a few I really enjoy. Among the webcomic creators whose work have touched me is Tauhid Bondia. I got started with his A Problem Like Jamal, and followed him over, laughing all the way, to his current Crabgrass.A recent, relatively speaking, find for me; […]
When are you officially too old to make a bad drawing? As kids, we would frequently scribble the wildest things across the page with zero inhibitions, but as we grow up, we often start judging the things we make. That’s where Lynda Barry comes in.Lynda Barry sits down for a twenty minute video interview.Discussing heroes […]
Ashlie D. Stevens:In March, Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted the “Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” to Attorney General William Barr. There had been a tremendous amount of speculation about its contents and what it would reveal about President Donald Trump and his relationship with the Russian government. The […]
So how is it that a politically potent art form has collapsed in the past few years to the point where perhaps two dozen full-time cartoonists work for US papers, as against hundreds a century ago? Simple, says Ted Rall, the country’s best-known “alternative” cartoonist: It was murdered. We think Ted Rall is right, which […]
Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis talks.In 2015, Zyglist became the third editorial cartoonist for the Buffalo News to win a Pulitzer Prize following Toles (1990) and Bruce Shanks (1958).“I would draw a cartoon on something like the Charlie Hebdo or something on a global issue, and all of a sudden I’m getting people sharing […]
Boynton! I’ve long thought that Sandra’s name made for a great sound effect. Dinosnores, Sandra’s newest book, has a different sound effect.And, while anytime is a good Boynton time, The Atlantic takes this opportunity to profile Sandra. “Where did you ever get such a crazy, scary idea for a book?” That’s the question the author […]
If you are headed to the AAEC Convention/CXC Festival be sure to pick up this limited edition, soon-to-be-collectors’-item book available only there this weekend.As the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists tweeted:Politico’s [Matt Wuerker] & a slew of guest cartoonists have put together a book that ties into “Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists & the First Amendment,” […]