Bravo to Konopacki for making intelligent use of a moment in Casablanca that has become an insipid cliché in other hands. Saying “I’m shocked! Shocked!” merely makes the point that someone is pretending not to have known something they certainly did, which, most times, is obvious. (Yawn)But Konopacki uses it in perfect context: In the […]

Bookstores are rebounding, The Philosophical Implications in Calvin and Hobbes, Go with King Features’ Popeye, The Phantom, and others on a Sea Cruise, and cherished children’s book covers are transform into ecological posters. But we start with the non-anniversary of a political animal.November 7, 1874 – First cartoon of the Republican Party elephant (Not)While some […]

The World Press Cartoon has announced this year’s winners in Editorial Cartoon, Caricature, and Gag Cartoon. Taking the top prize was Darco, from Montenegro for his cartoon “Trump’s Signature” (below). Nahid Maghsoudi (Iran), and Frank Hoppmann (Germany) took top honors in Gag Cartoon and Caricature respectively.Here is the full list of winners and honorable mentions.Editorial […]

Okay, it wasn’t a wrap. It was a sub or, as it’s called in some places, a hoagie or grinder. But Huck gets the prize for using another alternative term — “hero” — and not only doing so, but posting this after the trial began but before the jury declined to convict.The latest defeat for […]

Jumble has posted to Facebook the cartoonists who will contribute to their Guest Jumbler Week 13 which will run during the week of November 17 – November 22, 2025.Well, as is their habit, they teased us by posting images without naming the guest cartoonists. So it’s quiz time. Can you name the cartoonists?

The European Cartoon Award has announced their short list of finalists for its annual award to “honor the most provocative, insightful, and impactful cartoons of the year.” The winner will be announced at the end of their Cartoons Day event on December 12. The winner will receive €7,000 and two runners up will each receive €1,500.The […]

The School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San José State has announced that political cartoonist Ann Telnaes‘ talents will be recognized with the 2025 William Randolph Hearst Award: This November, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San José State will honor award-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes with the 2025 William Randolph Hearst […]

Anderson tells the story economically and all but wordlessly. We assume that whatever Dear Leader is saying doesn’t count as actual dialogue, and the donkey’s smile is so eloquent that the blanket on his back was unnecessary. We all know what he’s hee-hawing about.It was, to be sure, a first-class ass kicking, and Matson correctly […]

ReturnsNote that regular Gil Thorp artist Rachel Merrill has returned to the strip this week, not to universal acclaim.The GoComics Newsletter informs us that a half dozen cartoonists and their comic strips have returned. After brief hiatuses, these creators have returned to GoComics and are actively updating their comics at least once a week. Let’s […]

The digital Salt Lake Tribune returns to hard copy editions, The Washington Post does away with reader critiques, the McClatchy group cripples its national news gathering abilities, and GANNETT NO MORE! The Salt Lake Tribune Returns to Print – kinda, sorta The Salt Lake Tribune returned to print last month with a localized offshoot — […]

I was just remembering all the time I spent in the principal’s office in high school, and here’s Andertoons pinging those memories again. The only time I was in there for anything serious was when I was caught smoking in the boys’ room (which would make a good song!). The others mostly involved mischief.It wasn’t […]

Cartoonist Giorgio Forattini – RIP Italian political cartoonist Giorgio Forattini has passed away. From Ansa: Cartoonist Giorgio Forattini has died at the age of 94, his family said Tuesday.Born in 1931 in Rome, he worked for Panorama and left-leaning daily la Repubblica, edited Il Male, and later created illustrations for liberal daily La Stampa, conservative […]

Here’s a couple screenshots from the GoComics portal on newspaper websites: Yeah The Oregonian is missing the Biographic title and graphic. But neither that paper nor The New York Daily News updated Biographic this past Sunday (November 2, 2025). The last Biographic feature on the newspaper websites was for October 26, 2025. The Daily Cartoonist […]

Ann Telnaes provokes a response of “Well, yes, but no …”I think I’m done wondering whether Trump is a deliberate liar or truly believes the preposterous nonsense he says. I’ve compared him in the past to OJ Simpson and Jeffrey MacDonald, both of whom denied murders that they most assuredly committed. I think they were […]

Irish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator John Farrelly has passed away. John Farrelly ca. 1969 – October 31, 2025Mr. Farrelly entered hospice care a month ago after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. From the Belfast Telegraph: He was widely recognised for his Deadly Irish History book series, published by O’Brien Press. A death notice said he […]