About a month from now The New Yorker will be celebrating its centennial, the first issue cover dated February 21, 1925. Leading into that are anniversary festivities and observances already taking place. For example… The Society of Illustrators opened their Drawn From The New Yorker – A Centennial Celebration exhibit earlier this month and the […]

Gary Markstein comments on the decision to move tomorrow’s inauguration inside. Or possibly on the entire process of making Donald Trump president. Both interpretations work, though the former is less partisan and potentially more constructive.There’s plenty of speculation and commentary about the decision, including people pointing out that the Kansas City stadium was packed for […]

The Latrobe (PA) Bulletin has decided they can no longer publish opinion pieces – oops, make that political cartoons – “because we strive to better the community, not divide it.” Cartoonist Lee Judge‘s commentary was the source of controversy in a red part of the purple state.From Latrobe Bulletin publisher Dave Cuddihy: We apologize today […]

Mike Luckovich hasn’t felt the need to pull any punches during his three decades of drawing political cartoons for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist admits even he’s a bit apprehensive as Donald Trump reoccupies the White House… Trump’s reelection comes at a nervous time for the news industry, which is facing […]

I know the feeling, Miles. Today’s Crabgrass (AMS) is not an issue of being intelligent, but, rather, an issue of paying attention, being reasonably skeptical and having a good memory. Ernest Hemingway, who worked as a reporter, said writers should have a built-in BS detector, which is true, and Morey Amsterdam, who was noted for […]

KCRA in Sacramento (a Hearst/NBC station) reported today that Darrin Bell appeared in court briefly to get the court to appoint him an attorney and that his next court date is scheduled for January 23, 2025. “The matter contains more than 600 images that violate Penal Code 311.11(a) and the matter contains 10 or more […]

The UK Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation has presented its inaugural The Splats Awards, honoring the best cartoons and cartoonists of 2024. The purpose of the awards are to avoid taking themselves “too seriously” while bringing cartoonists together for a “above a pub room” celebration. In addition to traditional categories, the event features lighthearted awards such as […]

Filmmaker and cartoonist David Lynch has passed away. David Keith Lynch January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025 The family, by way of social media, let the world know of his passing: It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. We would appreciate […]

I could launch a separate blog titled “Cartoon Maps,” given the number of cartoonists who have reimagined the Western Hemisphere according to Trump. Some were pretty good, some were not. But Bob Englehart went for simplicity rather than cleverness, and wins for going to the heart of the matter and pointing out the arrogant jingoism […]

Pedro X. Molina has spent more than 20 years drawing political cartoons skewering Nicaragua’s dictatorship and government. In 2018 the government hit back. After police killed one journalist, jailed two others, and pillaged the Confidencial’s offices, Pedro and his family were forced to flee his home country. With the assistance of Ithaca City of Asylum, […]

From NBC Bay Area News: A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist with Bay Area ties has been arrested in Sacramento County on suspicion of child pornography. Darrin Bell, 49, a famed cartoonist who got his start at UC Berkeley, was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Sacramento County jail on possession of child porn, according to Internet […]

From The Adirondack Daily Enterprise: SARANAC LAKE — “Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau’s button and poster designs for the 2025 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival have been revealed and are now on sale at numerous places around town. The buttons and posters were created along this year’s Carnival theme, “Music Legends” and feature members of his comic […]

RJ Matson offers his version of Train Kept A-Rolling. Matt Gaetz was sacrificed so that others might pass through the portals. There was a time when the revelations surrounding Gaetz would have cast him into obscurity, but those days are long gone and he may become the next governor of Florida. And why not? The […]

“cartoonists are, quite simply, beneath his notice” – ya think? Zach Rabiroff for The Comics Journal investigates the state of political cartooning as the practitioners face a revitalized and seemingly very powerful Donald Trump who is entering his second term as President of the United States with few limits in his way. In a long […]

Cartoonist Rights has announced they are now taking nominations for the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award. The award recognizes a cartoonist’s exemplary bravery while facing threats to their human rights.Requirements for nomination include cartoonists who have encountered one or more of the following problems during the last twelve months: The cut-off date for […]