Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change Tom Toro, who’s been cartooning his way through existential dread at Yale Climate Connections since 2019, has a new cartoon collection out today. It’s called “And to think we started as a book club,” and you can get it from your favorite bookstore. Sara Peach for […]
Cartoon CommentarySteve May reacts to his first whiff of the new “Cartoonist” fragrance from Esquire and Michael Malul.A Man of Many Talents Dave Brown, long time cartoonist for The Independent, has the touch in other arts as witnessed by his win of the Sculpture/3D Prize at the Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition 2025.CartoonStock’s AI […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for September 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea.E Is for Edward A Centennial Celebration of the Mischievous Mind of Edward Gorey E Is for […]
Navied Mahdavian, Tom Gauld, Alison Bechdel, Michael Maslin, and Jason Chatfield with Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher.Navied Mahdavian Navied Mahdavian [link added] is a former 5th-grade teacher who is currently working as a full-time cartoonist. His work has been featured in The New Yorker [link added], The LA Times, NPR, Reader’s Digest, and Wired. He moved to […]
Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell is a comedian, author and New Yorker cartoonist. Her first memoir Murder Book won the Midwest Publishing awards for best graphic novel. Her second graphic memoir The Joy of Snacking comes out this October. You can follow her on Substack and IG @cartoonsbyhilary. Over at Memoir Land Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell answers a […]
Ron Coleman sent out a notice a few days ago that he will no longer produce the Gag Recap infozine, an insider trade journal aimed exclusively at gag writers and gag cartoonists.From Ron: I have decided to discontinue publishing the Gag Recap after the September and October issues. The truth is it just isn’t profitable. […]
The Life and Legacy of Mister Oswald When it comes to pop culture icons, he may not be mainstream, but Mister Oswald has garnered celebrity status and a loyal following in the hardware industry. He first appeared in the comic strip bearing his same name in October 1927 and would delight readers of Hardware Retail […]
A cartoonist roundup with Hilary Price, Sean Campbell, Alex Hallatt, Jason Chatfield, Edward Sorel, Sam Ingwersen, Raina Telgemeier, Liza Donnelly, and Glenn McCoyHow Hilary Price Spent Her Summer VacationHilary Price occasionally (this is the first since Spring) posts something to her Rhymes With Orange Substack. Recently she posted about trying out various AI models on […]
Behind a small window cutout in the front door of the Northeast Portland home sits a furry guard to this New Yorker cartoonist’s upstairs studio. Upon entry, a chair dons a curved sag in its plush cushion, suited for the fluffy multicolored feline, Pumpkin, who, too, makes art in the form of scratch posts. Through […]
Some upcoming events that may be in your area of interest. With Harry Bliss, Edward Gorey, Al Hirschfeld, Ralph Steadman, William H. Walker, and a supporting cast of thousands including members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and The Usual Gang of Idiots.Motion Lines: How Cartoonists Draw Movement Featuring over 100 examples from the […]
ImageText, a web-based journal from the Department of English at the University of Florida with free and full public access, has released their most recent and very interesting issue (Vol15 #3) with four feature articles.The articles are: Chris Ware’s New Yorker Covers and American School Shootings by Ryan Banfi The New Yorker commissions and accepts […]
Liza Donnelly is on a streak profiling cartoonists as part of her Women Laughing documentary.Among the cartoonists are Bishakh Som She was trained at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Architcture, but always drew comics and incorporates architectural ideas in her graphic novel work. In 2018, she sold her first drawing to The New […]
The National Cartoonists Society announced the winners of their Reuben Awards for the year 2024 in Boston on Friday August 15, 2025. Below are the nominees and the winners.*Still trying to suss out all the winners, help would be appreciated The National Cartoonists Society has posted the list of Reuben Award winners.The 79th National Cartoonists […]
A Duke’s Mixture of animators as book illustrators and magazine cover artists, the suppression of the prurient by the puritanical as not-safe-for-work internet cartoonists are being demonetized, and when newspapers flourished.When Animators Illustrate Many cartoonists famously illustrated books, as did some animation giants. Three famous animation talents who worked in book illustrations were Walter Lantz, […]
From Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray) to The Toxic Avenger (Matt Bors) with Molly and the Bear (Bob and Vicki Scott), Spongebob Squarepant (U.S. Postal Service), Chris Ware (USPS again), Barbara Shermund (Liza Donnelly), and Goofus and Gallant (Garry Myers and Marion Hull Hammel)From Little Orphan to Just Plain AnnieA few days over 101 years […]