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The National Cartoonists Society‘s celebratory weekend begins Friday October 15, 2021 at 11 a.m. (eastern). For information:Schedule details at https://ncsfest.com/Details at The 75th Annual Reuben Awards 

The countdown begins with our 75th-anniversary celebrations for the Reuben Awards. This year we honor Mort Gerberg with the Gold Key Award, inducting him into the NCS Hall of Fame. We also have special messages from our 2020/21 Gold T-Square and Milt Caniff Award-winners, Garry Trudeau and Hy Eisman, along with our slate of talented […]

The National Cartoonists Society has announced the second round of nominees for their 75th Annual Divisional Reuben Awards for work in 2020. (Earlier nominees announced here.)MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION: Tom Chitty; Peter Kuper; Bob LizarragaADVERTISING/PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION: Chad Frye; Pat Higgins; Luke McGarry;                                                                   Patrick Merrell; Dave WhammondCOMIC BOOKS: Brahm Revel; Stan Sakai; Walter SimonsonGRAPHIC NOVELS: Jared Cullum; […]

From the National Cartoonists Society: We are excited to share that we have put together a fantastic schedule of virtual events alongside our awarding of the 2020 Divisional Reuben Awards to be held online on NCSFest.com on October 15 & 16. Mark your calendars and stay tuned to this NCS blog, email and social media […]

The National Cartoonists Society takes great pleasure in announcing that the Gold Key Award will be presented this year to Mort Gerberg, for his widely-varied and successful career of over 60 years as a cartoonist. The Gold Key, awarded by unanimous vote of the NCS Board of Directors, honors the recipient as a member of […]

The National Cartoonists Society has released the nominees for five 2020 Reuben Divisional Award categories that need members to vote for a winner.They are:GAG CARTOONS Kendra Allenby Robert Leighton Ellis Rosen  NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS Brian Crane – Pickles   Jeff Parker & Steve Kelley – Dustin Ricardo Siri (Liniers) – Macanudo  NEWSPAPER PANELS Bill Abbott […]

The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for their Cartoonist of the Year Award for 2020; the award is more familiarly known as The Reuben Award.Alphabetically…Ray Billingsley would be the first African American to win The Reuben.Bill Griffith would be the first underground cartoonist to win The Reuben.Terri Libenson would be the first solely […]

The other day we mentioned this year’s Reuben Award weekend: [T]his year’s 75th Annual festivities are still being finalized. When and where have not been made public other than “late summer 2021.” It is hoped that by that time the pandemic will have eased enough to allow the usual gathering rather than a virtual gala […]

National Cartoonists Society members are being asked to vote their favorites in five Reuben Award divisions for work that appeared in 2020.There are five divisions to vote on, the top three nominees in each division are what you’ll be deciding. All of these divisions were juried by regional NCS chapters and the results were tallied […]

A Murder of Crows. A Barrel of Monkeys. A Reuben of Cartoonists?75 years ago a group of cartoonists got together and decided to form a club.It had been tried before without lasting success. This time it lasted.No one better than R. C. Harvey to give the details: ON FRIDAY NIGHT, March 1, 1946, 26 cartoonists […]

The National Cartoonists Society has begun its annual call for entries for consideration for the NCS Divisional Reuben Awards recognizing excellence in professional cartooning. As always, you DO NOT have to be a member of the NCS to have your work considered for a divisional award. All that is required is that the work be […]

Not meaning to downplay the efforts of the other National Cartoonists Society deserving nominees for Cartoonist of the Year, but I can’t remember being happier on hearing who won The Reuben than I was when Lynda Barry was named today.   I am overjoyed by this recognition of Lynda’s talent.She makes me happy.I have never […]

Watch all nine hours of the 2020 NCSFest and Reuben Awards as presented on September 12, 2020 at your convenience on Youtube.The NCSFest schedule to adapt to your viewing.

Nominees and Winners for the Divisional Reuben Awards for work in 2019. EDITORIAL CARTOONING   winner:   MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION winner:   NEWSPAPER PANELS winner:  GAG CARTOONS winner:  ONLINE COMICS – SHORT FORM winner:  ONLINE COMICS – LONG FORM winner:  ONLINE ANIMATION winner:  ADVERTISING/PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION winner:  COMIC BOOKS winner:  GRAPHIC NOVELS winner:  FEATURE ANIMATION winner:  TELEVISION ANIMATION winner:  GREETING CARDS winner:  BOOK ILLUSTRATION winner:  VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT winner:  NEWSPAPER STRIPS winner:  Silver T-Square:Gold T-Square:Jay […]

   Saturday September 12 is fast approaching. The day will be filled with cartooning goodness as the National Cartoonists Society‘s 74th Annual Reuben Awards will go out to the whole wide world over the web.The NCS has set up a FAQ page on Facebook about this first ever festival. Q: Do I need any special […]