May we introduce to you some acts you’ve known for all these years: Steve Brodner, Jack Ohman, Lynda Barry, Paige Braddock, Roz Chast, Harry Bliss; and new cartoonists to the show: Gabrielle Drolet, Edith Zimmerman.The Art of the Craft and the Craft in the ArtSteve Brodner and Jack Ohman discuss the art of cartooning with […]
Mamet satirizes a growing sense that certain politicians have no idea of how real life works. It’s funny that Mamet can’t tell a credit card from a library card, but not so funny that the president of the United States thinks you have to show identification to purchase groceries. And he specified photo ID, so […]
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has announced the finalists for the twelve 2024 Silver Reubens. All eligible entries in each division were reviewed by multiple NCS chapter juries to determine the top nominees. Please note: the Art for Animated Media division was suspended for 2024 due to an insufficient number of qualified entries. And the […]
An affecting work of literary art and discovery whose illustrations bring to life three generations of Chinese women – the author, her mother and grandmother, and the experience of trauma handed down with family histories. The Pulitzer Prizes have two divisions – Journalism and Arts & Letters (Books, Drama & Music).In that second division Tessa […]
President Trump’s bizarre answer to Christine Welker’s question on Meet The Press continues to draw criticism and ridicule. As noted here yesterday and in many other places across a wide span of media, the presidential oath is not complicated: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the […]
“In a time when the free press is under attack by autocrats in their quest to silence dissent, editorial cartoons and satire are essential for a democracy to survive and thrive. I’m honored to receive this award and encourage everyone to support their local cartoonist.” – Ann TelnaesOn National Cartoonists Day it was cartoonist Ann […]
So yesterday was National Cartoonists Day chosen to be celebrated on May 5 because … Daily Kos for May 5, 2025: May 5 was chosen because it was the first publication of the comic-strip character called The Yellow Kid. No, and that is not what the Wiki page Daily Kos linked to says. Here is […]
I swiped today’s headline from a column in the Guardian that was written even before Dear Leader stunned the world by proposing the renovation and reopening of Alcatraz, based on his having watched a Clint Eastwood movie.The Alcatraz proposal also came a day or two after someone on social media asked if any bookies were […]
Cartoonists Rights has bestowed the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025 on Zehra Ömeroğlu, a Turkish cartoonist, who has been the target of criminal prosecution for a cartoon that was published in 2020 and faces a three year prison sentence.The offending cartoon was published in Leman, a satirical magazine composed mainly of women. […]
For delivering piercing commentary on powerful people and institutions with deftness, creativity – and a fearlessness that led to her departure from the news organization after 17 years. Ann Telnaes of The Washington Post awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary (link includes Ann’s submission portfolio).The Washington Post, who printed her 2024 […]
A few Cherry Road Media Texas weekly newspapers southwest of Fort Worth/Dallas have announced that they will be running a new comic “strip” by area cartoonist Jon Brown. There’s a unique new comic strip coming to your local newspaper. Jon Brown, a retired 68-year-old educator will have his comic run each week in print and […]
Today is National Cartoonist Day and Jonathan Lemon has a nice lineup of cameos. He’s not the first to feature guest stars on May 5 but he’s done a particularly nice job of drawing them.Lalo Alcaraz managed to combine Cinco de Mayo and National Cartoonist Day. I get a sense that a number of Mexican-Americans […]
The real Pope Francis will be the focus of many official and scholarly examinations, but Francis and the other characters in the comic strip will also have a place among other beloved cartoon characters that live forever. A comic strip pope needed Francis, the real pope, human, humble, open to real people, wearing the face […]
GoComics still shuffling the deck The top tiers for some Andrews McMeel Syndication strips have returned (Adam @ Home and Big Nate) while others are still not being made whole (The Born Loser and JumpStart). I was particularly happy to see the Little Oop and Dark Side of the Horse top tiers restored as I […]
It wouldn’t be so bad if they kept just publishing the black plate and skipping the color. Oh well. Here’s the fix.