Scott Adams has invited his blog readers to ask him questions on what it’s like to be a minor celebrity. Ever wonder what it’s like to be a minor celebrity syndicated cartoonist? Leave your questions in the comments and I’ll pick a few today to answer.

Doug Marlette, Pulizter Prize editorial cartoonist, took the American media to task for not republishing the Danish Mohammad cartoons, say thing that they were being too politcally correct.When Doug Marlette drew a political cartoon in 2002 asking ?What would Mohammad Drive?? he received more than 40,000 angry e-mails. At the time, Marlette stood behind his […]

Ted Rall’s quest to file a libel/slander suit against Ann Coulter is looking less and less likely. Ted’s attorney has said that there is a good chance of winning (but always a chance of losing), but the fight would take years, and Coulter has more money to hire big 1st amendment law firms. Search and […]

Yesterday was Nick Anderson’s first cartoon with the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle wrote up a little welcome message to introduce him to their readers on the editorial page: Anderson was recognized as the best political cartoonist in the country by the 2005 Pulitzer Prize committee. The judges noted his idiosyncratic drawing style that “produced an […]

If you’re interested in a weekly editorial cartooning gig, the Cambridge Chronicle is looking for you. The Cambridge Chronicle is looking for an editorial cartoonist to produce weekly cartoons for the paper. Candidates must have clear, distinctive drawing style; ability to draw people; and a clever, high-brow sense of humor. The cartoonist would be responsible […]

Iran is now demanding an apology for a cartoon that ran in a German newspaper depicting the Iranian soccer team with explosives strapped to their chests.Iran immediately demanded an apology from Der Tagesspiegel, which showed four Iranian players at this summer’s World Cup in Germany with explosives attached to their chests. A caption read: “Why […]

The final decision in the “Unfit” Idol competition has come to a close with Justin Thompson as the winner. Scott Adams posted the news on his blog. He lists six reasons why it was a good decision. I’ve posted reason number one below.The decision was Mike?s alone, but I would have made the same choice. […]

David Sipress, a New Yorker cartoonist, will give a talk titled “Get it? The Art of Cartooning and the New Yorker.”More than 250 cartoons by Sipress have appeared in the New Yorker since 1998. His cartoons and editorial illustrations have also appeared in Playboy, Harper’s, The Funny Times, Utne Reader, The Washington Post, and Spectator […]

For those in the Wichita area, Richard Crowson, editorial cartoonist for the Wichita Eagle, will be doing a presentation at the Wichita Art Museum on April 10. The program is not free. For more information, visit the museum.Noon: Lunch; 1 pm: Program Art on a Monday ?Cartoons? by Richard Crowson, Wichita Eagle political cartoonist. Call […]

I’m not sure when this was published, but Scholastic magazine has a story on Ray Billingsley, the creator and cartoonist for “Curtis.”On June 26, 1986, Ray Billingsley woke up at 3:30 a.m. He grabbed his sketch pad. In the dark, he drew a cartoon character he had been thinking about. When he was finished, he […]

Michael Leunig was temporarily entered into the Iranian Holocaust contest when someone submitted several of his old cartoons without his knowledge. He has since withdrawn his cartoons and participation in the controversial contest.One of Australia’s best-known cartoonists, Michael Leunig, said on Tuesday an Iranian newspaper withdrew two of his illustrations from its website after someone […]

German cartoonist Klaus Stuttmann has been receiving death threats after a cartoon of his ran in Germany about the German military being used for security to safeguard the World Cup. In the drawing, the soccer team with the explosives strapped to their chest is labelled “Iran.” This cartoon had nothing to do with the Mohammad […]

First the Danes, then Iran, and now Israel is getting in on the mix with their own cartoon contest, though it’s purpose is perhaps not as spiteful as the Iranian one.Amitai Sandy (29), graphic artist and publisher of Dimona Comix Publishing, from Tel-Aviv, Israel, has followed the unfolding of the “Muhammad cartoon-gate” events in amazement, […]

Daryl Cagle has written another column on the Mohammad cartoons. He make some good points including this one: I’m a political cartoonist; I draw cartoons that convey my opinions. Anyone who sees my cartoons will know what I think on a wide range of issues. Political cartoonists are journalists, just like columnists we decide for […]

Chip Bok provides some dialog to a meeting he attended with 15 memebers of Council on American Islamic Relations regarding a recent cartoon he drew. I said the cartoon made a point and offensiveness was a byproduct. They felt that offensiveness was the point. Maybe they had a point. When I drew it I wasn’t […]