I’m not seeing any official announcements, but this story from the Philippine Daily Inquirer mentions the three winners of the 2005 Ranan Lurie UN Award. The top winners of the 2005 Lurie Awards were Gerald Mayer Hofer of Austria, David Pope of Australia and Osamni Simanca of Brazil, who were awarded the first, second and […]
The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists have reposted a story and graphic from AP News outlining the impact of the Mohammad cartoons. The graphic has timelines and nation by nation reaction.
A transcript has been posted of the O’Reilly Factor in which Nick Anderson appears to discuss the Tom Tole’s cartoon.Well, I think that a cartoonist will occasionally use a very disturbing image to make a point. And I think you have to be a cartoonist has to be willing to accept the controversy if they […]
Signe Wilkinson appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the Danish cartoon on the 7th. Streaming video is available.
Mark Pett‘s Lucky Cow returns to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. After a hiatus in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Lucky Cow is back. More than 100 people wrote to the Post-Dispatch and expressed their disappointment when Lucky Cow was replaced by Calvin & Hobbes reruns and, after that, Dog Eat Doug. Lucky Cow by […]
Yesterday I posted a story about Lee Salem speaking at a comic symposium. Also attending that same symposium will be Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, creators of Baldo.Hector Cantu and Carlos Castellanos, creators of Baldo (the most syndicated Latino comic strip in the country–over 200 newspapers). Strong literacy advocates (they wrote/illustrated a cartoon strip to […]
The new National Cartoon Museum in New York City has announced their target date to open to the public. “Early 2007.”The National Cartoon Museum, which possesses one of the largest and most important collections of cartoon art in the world, will open in its new home in New York City?s Empire State Building in early […]
Lee Salem, editor and executive vice president of Universal Press will speak this April 6th at a comics symposium in Kirtland, OH.Salem will be the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Lakeland Community College Comics Symposium, to be held April 6 in Kirtland, Ohio. Salem?s remarks will address the history and present of ethnic diversity […]
FrontPage Magazine has written a story about Aaron McGruder and how the comic feature “Boondocks” was created and how it became a television show. Along the way, it delves into Aaron’s politics and social views. McGruder likes being offensive. He comes billed ? in large part by himself ? as the angriest black man in […]
I’ve mentioned this earlier, but now the news has been posted on Patrick McDonnell’s web site that he’ll be a special guyst at the NYC Comic-con.Patrick McDonnell will be a special guest at the first annual New York City Comic-con, premiering for the first time February 24-26, 2006. Patrick will be participating in a special […]
The Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) has run a commentary by Daryl Cagle on the topic of the Danish cartoons.The overblown reaction in Muslim countries to the blasphemy of the cartoons is what the story has become, as streets filled with violent protestors demand that the infidels in other countries respect a Muslim taboo. Clearly there […]
Nick Anderson is questioning why the Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t get upset with a cartoon that Mike Luckovich ran on the 3rd of February that also depicted a dismembered soldier.So cartoonist Nick Anderson, in an e-mail sent Tuesday to E&P, wondered why the Joint Chiefs didn’t get as angry with a Feb. 3 Mike […]
With the growing Danish cartoons of Mohammad controversy, news media is turning to their local editorial cartoonists for their reaction. Here is a round up of several cartoonists from around the United States:AAEC, “While the motivation and judgment of the Danish artists and their publishers may be debatable, their right to free expression without threat […]
Lynn Johnston, “For Better or For Worse,” has released a statement (below) regarding the Danish cartoons.As a cartoonist with over 30 years experience I am outraged by the way cartoons are being used to inflame a world religion. Freedom of speech does not give us the right to ridicule, to flaunt power, or to invent […]
In a reality TV – the Bachelor – type fashion, Scott Adams and Mike Belkin are sending “Unfit” hopefuls home. The contestant pool is down to 15 and their work has been posted. Based on your comments, here are the top 15 preferred artists to take over drawing the Unfit comic strip. They are ranked […]