SpongeBob SquarePants and Kellogg (think cereal) are being sued by the “Center for Sciences in the Public Interest” who believe that the advertising campaign using SpongeBob is deceiving little children who may not understand they’re viewing a commercial and tricked into eating “unhealthy food.” The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Boston-based group […]
Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist for Rocky Mountain News, was interviewed yesterday about his work as an editorial cartoonist and regarding his comic strip “Denver Square” that runs exclusively in the RMN. Mark(Q): How do you view your Denver Square cartoon strip differently from your editorial cartoons? Ed(A): I see Denver Square as a completely different […]
The Perry Ellis sports wear company is trying something new in their advertising campaigns – a comic strip.But now Perry Ellis has decided to replace its leading man (most recently, the actor Jerry O’Connell; before him, the actor Paul Rudd) with something less predictable: a comic strip. The new ad campaign features a male character […]
The Buffalo News is fielding submissions for the 2006 Editorial Cartoon Contest. For the last 12 years the News has sponsored this annual contest. Their current cartoonist, Adam Zyglis (personal site, cartoons on Cagle), is a past winner. The contest is open to all ages with three divisions based on age. You can download the […]
A bit late in coming with this one. Scott Nychay, of the Northwest Herald, recently took third place in editorial cartooning in the 2005 Suburban Newspapers of America contest.The local television station did a follow up about Scott and how he fell into cartooning.Scott Nychay calls himself ?basically a visual columnist.? His skills with pen […]
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 […]
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 […]