From Mark Anderson’s blog comes news that editorial cartoonist Stacy Curtis has been let go from his gig at Times of Northwest Indiana.Fellow Chicago area cartoonist Stacy Curtis was unceremoniously escorted out of his job at the NWI Times yesterday. Curtis was allowed only his car keys, coat and what he brought in with him […]
For our friends up north:The National Press Club of Canada has launched its 6th International Editorial Cartoon Competition. The theme of the competition is “Cartooning in a dangerous environment”. The first prize is 1,500 Canadian Dollars. The forty best cartoons will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Press Club in Ottawa and the […]
Michael Ramirez recently gave a speech to the Pacific Palisades Republican Club’s election year kick off brunch. You can read a follow up story about his remarks in the Palisades Post.“The difference is I get paid to be obnoxious. Politicians are just obnoxious,” Ramirez said in his opening remarks. “Editorial cartoonists are like pit bulls […]
The Des Moines Register has reinstated “Judge Parker” to their line up after readers complained after it was dropped back in early February. According to E&P, the Register will keep Mutts, but drop Brevity to make room.
Nick Anderson, the newly acquired Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist, can now say he’s a cartoonist AND a blogger with the recent launch of his blog on the Chronicle web site. Nick’s blog seems only to post his cartoon and allow readers to make comments. A quick perusal of the comments didn’t reveal that he is […]
Editor and Publisher posted a story of who and what will catch the eye of the Pulitzer Prize judges this year. In the area of editorial cartooning, E&P makes the following conjecture:As for Editorial Cartoonists, those having especially good years in 2005 included Nick Anderson of The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky.; Jeff Danziger of the […]
Darby Conley’s Get Fuzzy has a new book out next month called “Scrum bums.”Bucky Katt is a rather obstinate Siamese who constantly battles his “owner” Rob for control of their home. Satchel Pooch, the Labrador-Shar-pei mix who’s sweet and lovable, makes a nice lackey for Bucky. Bucky knows he’s smarter than everyone else; it’s just […]
The Austin Weekly has a good article on the lack of diversity on the comics page and how many newspapers are demanding more minority characters – and not just supporting/background colors.It?s an awareness that has propelled many Chicago papers to take a serious look at their minority representation, in not only their news sections, but […]
With the ink still wet on the announcement that Aaron McGruder is taking a six month break from his “Boondocks” feature, syndicates and newspapers are scrambling to fill the void. Here’s a run down of the ripple effect:Washingon Post Writers Group is moving the launch of a new feature called “Watch Your Head” up to […]
Here’s news of a couple of shake up items coming from Detroit. The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News will stop publishing a joint weekend edition. Additionally the News will be offering volunary buyouts for 20 of its employees. The News employs Henry Payne and Larry Wright as editorial cartoonist. Both papers will publish […]
Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell has posted a follow up on this appearance at the NY Comic Con including photos and slides from his slide show.In first part of the two-part talk, Patrick shared his experiences as a developing artist and his vision as a maturing cartoonist with one of the most popular daily comic strips […]
According to Darrin Bell’s blog, his feature “Candorville” has been nominated for the first annual Glyph Award. The Glyph awards “recognizes the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color … who have made the greatest contributions to the comics medium in terms of both critical and commercial impact.”From Darrin’s blog:This is […]
A book called “Proud to Be Liberal”has hit the shelves. It features liberal cartoonists Ted Rall, Tom Tomorrow and Will Durst.
A parody of Saturday Night Live’s Chronicles of Narnia rap has hit the web. This video,Lazy Muncie, stars hipster Jim Davis. The whole video cracked me up. Jim’s segment is great.
Jeff Danziger has taken home the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning.Jules Feiffer, one of three judges for this year’s contest, said Danziger’s cartoons “have a sense of literary intelligence.” The former Village Voice/Universal Press Syndicate cartoonist added that the Herblock Prize winner’s Iraq War commentary is “the closest thing to the feeling Bill Mauldin gave […]