Signe Wilkinson, editorial cartoonist for the Philadelphia Daily News, took part in a birthday celebration commemorating the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth.Today, we celebrate the 300th birthday of Philadelphia’s most famous citizen, with festivities throughout the city, most notably at the National Constitution Center, where a giant cake with 300 candles will be lit. […]

Brazillian cartoonist Joel Cunha is trying to make inroads into the United States market with his self syndicated feature “Roq & Row.” According to this Editor and Publisher report, Cunha is already published in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Patrick McDonnell’s successful “Gift of Nothing” book is getting some positive press in the Royal Gazette.Although Mr. McDonnell’s 10th cartoon compilation “Who Let the Cat Out: Mutts X” was released in April, “The Gift of Nothing” is his first children’s book. So far it has been well received. “It has been on the New York […]

Off topic for the Daily Cartoonist, but I found this funny.A MAN who allegedly robbed a renowned Victorian cartoonist has been caught, thanks to a detailed caricature drawn by his victim. Police said the cartoonist, Bill `Weg’ Green, who is famous for his drawings of AFL Grand Final teams, offered to draw a picture of […]

As a cartoonist, what do you do when your intended audience is not in the mood to laugh? Steve Kelley, stand up comic and editorial cartoonist for the Times-Picayune, found himself in such a situation when Katrina hit New Orleans. He has written a very good piece in the Winter 2005 Nieman Reports about his […]

Local cartoonist Tom Garland in Battle Creek Michigan is putting on a 9 week cartooning course called “Drawing Sunny-side Up! Cartooning from the heart.” This class is geared toward kindergarten through fifth graders. “Kids don’t live by rules. They know the stove is hot and that is about it. They have such an imagination, the […]

Eldoni Dedini, noted magazine cartoonist for New Yorker, Esquire and Playboy passed away“If 20th century cartooning is ever looked at seriously,” said Lee Lorenz, former art director at The New Yorker magazine, “Eldon Dedini will be one of the outstanding figures of American comic art.”Dedini was named the best magazine cartoonist four times by the […]

A while ago, I came across an announcement in the Charlotte Observer that this year editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will be doing a weekly caption contest with his cartoons. Today, that feature went live on Kevin’s new blog. Kevin writes:Sure, Sudoku is all the rage, but our caption contest is a challenge for the other […]

From a posting on Toon Talk, there is a flash animation entitled “Evil Josh and Billy” that lampoons the seclusiveness of Bill Watterson. My favorite lines: Josh: My word! I think I recognize him! It’s Bill Watterson! Man, I knew he hated public attention and everything, but this? Billy: Who? Josh: Bill Watterson, you know, […]

The Herald (Monterey, CA) has done a major shake up on their funnies page. They recently polled their readers to find out which features were the most popular and which ones should be dropped. Results:The top three favorites also were clear-cut: “For Better or For Worse,” “Zits” and “Blondie.” From there, the voting got a […]

The Gazette (Billings, MT) is adding four comics to their comic page: Baby Blues, Pickles, Non Sequitur and Get Fuzzy. They are also soliciting feedback on which features they currently run should stay and which ones should go.You’ll see Baby Blues, Pickles, Non Sequitur and Get Fuzzy in the A-section of The Gazette Monday through […]

The Star-Banner (Ocala, Florida) will be making changes to their comics page and are requesting feedback from readers. Little things mean a lot in a newspaper. We’re taking a closer look at some of the “little things” and looking for ways to make them better. If you are a comics and puzzle fan, drop me […]

Last Friday was the last editorial cartoon published by Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) at the Baltimore Sun. KAL has spent 17 years with the Sun. We learned early December that KAL had decided to take a buyout offered to over 70 employees after discussing his future job security with the paper.The cartoonist said last week that […]

Along with the departure of KAL from the Baltimore Sun, the Sun has written a fairly long article (free registration required) on the demise of the number of editorial cartoonists in America.There are a couple of good quotes from Chip Bok of The Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio:“In the long run, they’re going to regret […]

John Deering, editorial cartoonist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has been honored by the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission for his sculpture “Testament” which depticts the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in 1957. The award is called the Drum Major award. Every year the commission singles out individuals who shared the same […]