The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is embarking on a year long celebration of its founding in 1946. That includes the 80th annual presentation of The Reuben Award later this year at their convention. Kicking it off is a wonderful poster by Dee Fish featuring the silly humanoid creatures of the Reuben Award. From the NCS […]
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) was formed 80 years ago on March 1, 1946. From the National Cartoonists Society page: The Society was born at a specially convened dinner in New York in March, 1946, that saw Rube Goldberg elected as president, Russell Patterson as vice president, C.D. Russell as secretary and Milton Caniff as […]
The National Cartoonists Society has officially announced the time and place of this year’s Reuben Awards. The 2026 NCS Conference and 80th Annual Reuben Awards Dinner will be held on August 6-8, 2026 in Columbus Ohio, the home of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum and the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus festival. I’m sure there […]
Jamar Nicholas, in his role as National Cartoonists Society vice-president, interviewed a trio of NCS members: Andrew Farago, Bill Hinds, and Milburn Taylor. Though the interviews were recorded a year and a half ago they were just recently uploaded to the NCS YouTube channel.NCS Studio Visits: Member Spotlight on Andrew Farago Andrew Farago is the […]
$6 Dollars for 6 MonthsKing Features is playing Friday’s Child this weekend by giving a subscription bargain to their Comics Kingdom site. $6 dollars for 6 months! Scroll toward the bottom for the bargain. The NCS Gives Fair WarningThe National Cartoonists Society is giving advance notice that they will soon be opening the window for […]
The New York Comic Con weekend begins today (Comics Beat covers it in full). Mostly comic books but as usual there are comic strip related projects taking place. Like the Comics Kingdom booth. The National Cartoonists Society will also be there with members showing up throughout the run.The New York Comic Con also issues the […]
The National Cartoonists Society’s 79th Annual Reuben Awards ceremony recognizes special honorees, celebrates the 2024 nominees and award winners, and pays tribute to those we’ve lost. Open to members and nonmembers, the Awards are a formal, and fun!, celebration of cartoonists and cartooning. Recorded on August 15, 2025 at the Boston Westin Copley in Boston, […]
Featuring Lorenzo Mattotti, Sergio Aragonés, Jason Chatfield. Rick Stromoski, Drew Litton, MAD, Arch Dale, and Mark Knight.Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art The National Cartoonists Society and Lakes International Comic Art Festival have announced Lorenzo Mattotti as the winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. The Sergio Aragonés International Award for […]
A couple hundred photos of this year’s 79th Reuben Awards weekend have been posted. David Folkman and Robert Pollack through Hogan’s Alley present about a hundred pictures.And the National Cartoonists Society has dropped another hundred or so to Dropbox and want more.
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 […]
The National Cartoonists Society’s 79th Annual Reuben Awards weekend starts tomorrow and syndicates are proudly highlighting the cartoonists from their stables that have been nominated for awards and honors. Comics Kingdom Proudly Celebrates our 2025 Reuben Awards Honorees and Nominees From King Features Syndicate/Comics Kingdom: In this post, we’re spotlighting our Reuben Award nominees and […]
The National Cartoonist Society will be celebrating their 79th Annual Conference and Reuben Awards in two weeks on August 14 and 15, 2025 (with a little wrapping up on the 16th) in Boston, Massachusetts. The biggest part of the “weekend” is the awards which will be handed out on Friday night, the 15th. There be […]
At the National Cartoonists Society’s 79th Reuben Awards [August 15, 2025], comic arts legend Sy Barry will receive the Elzie Segar Award, presented by King Features, in recognition of his enduring influence on the art form. The National Cartoonists Society announced the honor bestowed on Sy Barry earlier today: Named after Popeye creator Elzie Segar, this prestigious honor […]
The National Cartoonists Society is honored to announce that Art Spiegelman will receive the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his extraordinary and lasting impact on the art of cartooning. Named for Terry and the Pirates creator Milton Caniff, this award is bestowed by unanimous vote of the NCS Board to recognize a lifetime of outstanding and accomplished work. The Milton Caniff Lifetime […]
At the 79th Annual Reuben Awards in Boston on August 15, 2025, the National Cartoonists Society will posthumously award the NCS Medal of Honor to Robert “Chance” Browne and Christopher “Chris” Browne, in recognition of their career excellence and enduring contributions to the art of cartooning. The National Cartoonists Society will honor cartooning brothers Chance […]