Becoming a great comedian or cartoonist doesn’t happen overnight. As with many professions, it takes tremendous commitment and practice, a bit of failure and some luck along the way. For Bob Mankoff ’66, these were all part of his journey to becoming a prominent cartoonist and cartoon editor for major publications such as The New […]
By high school Robert Ariail was the school paper cartoonist, inspired by his 10th grade English teacher who introduced him to Pat Oliphant and other notable artists. The principal canned his first cartoon. “My first taste of the editor/cartoonist relationship,” said Ariail. He landed his first job with The State the month he graduated from […]
Sometimes a person makes an innocent mistake, sometimes someone tells a deliberate lie. Most times, the effect is the same either way, but if what conservative Christians say of the Final Judgement is true, intentions matter.So we’ll start with the twisted view of religion laid out by Mike Luckovich: It is impossible to venture into […]
Charles Schulz and his Peanuts comic strip remains a topic of interest in news reports and the blogosphere. Let’s open with a selection of Peanuts buttons courtesy of Pop Culture Safari. Not all is okay with Joe Cool. The unveiling of the new and improved Camp Snoopy at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, […]
Bob Englehart describes how to create an editorial cartoon that today’s newspaper editors will buy. Wonder if this will make next week’s Top Ten Cartoons of the Week?
Terry Mosher (Aislin) receives the Michener-Baxter Award From the Michener Awards Foundation: OTTAWA, May 21, 2024 – The Michener Awards Foundation (MAF) today announced it is awarding Chantal Hébert and Terry Mosher its prestigious Michener-Baxter Award for exceptional service to Canadian public service journalism. The Montreal Gazette rightfully brags of the honor bestowed on their […]
Good timing award to Tommy Siegel for dropping this cartoon just before Taylormania went from fascination to exploitation. The fascination was just kind of silly. As I’ve pointed out before, Taylor Swift has been a very big deal among a very big fanbase for a very long time. The original Swifties are well out of […]
The RFK Human Rights organization named Peter Kuper the winner of their 2024 Cartoon Award. The RFK Book and Journalism Awards honor outstanding writing on issues that reflect Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. The Robert F. […]
Editorial cartoonist Ed Hall has passed away. Hugh Edward (Ed) Hall September 26, 1962 – May 19, 2024Emmy announced Ed had passed on his Facebook page: It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share that Ed passed away on Sunday. He bravely battled cancer over the last 8 years, never letting […]
A confession: Ella Baron’s artwork appeals to me on such a level that I’m inclined to feature her cartoons even when I’m not sure of her topic. In this case, she provided both a label and a quote from MacBeth that made things easy to search for: Britain is in the throes of a scandal […]
From the Tribune Content Agency news feed:We at The Daily Cartoonist join in congratulating Russell B. Myers! Might open up our box of Broom-Hilda comic books.
Cartoonist Ron Moffatt has passed away. Ronald (Ron) Moffatt ca. 1941/42 – May 13, 2024 From the obituary: Ron Moffatt (82), a man of courage and dignity, sadly left this world on May 13, 2024 … Ron went into surgery. It was in the recovery room that his heart gave out. It had been a […]
I got a chuckle out of John Auchter’s cartoon, though he’s being a bit of an Upper Peninsula snob, if such a thing could exist. (Be glad I didn’t run this at the end and pair it with The Second Week of Deer Camp.) He’s right that those who live near the Canadian border, as […]
After 16 years, close to half his young life, Jason Chatfield got the news he had dreaded: It was from Dave Braithwaite, Head of Editorial Operations at Fairfax Media. He told me in no uncertain terms that it was the end of the road for the comic strip I’d been writing and drawing every day. This […]
Deadline reports: EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Nickelodeon has won the rights in a competitive situation to Dana Simpson’s comic strip Phoebe and Her Unicorn, a property that the Viacom studio is eyeing as a multi-platform franchise across an TV animated series, movies and more. The final deal points are being hammered out at this moment, […]