Bill Giffith has a few obsessions in his life. There is his lifelong preoccupation with observing human beings and commenting on the social implications of those people and their actions.His enthusiasm for people has recently lead him into a second career as a graphic biographer. Seemingly as far back is his passion for Nancy and Sluggo […]
A good editorial cartoon should be provocative. Whether you lean left or right, you should be able to find something you like – and dislike – in Counterpoint. That is our strength. Cartoons get people thinking and debating. Engaged debate is the lifeblood of a well-functioning democracy. — Nick AndersonIf you follow any of an […]
Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2019 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) Big Orange Football Coloring Book Charles M. Schulz’s Linus A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber Senior Moments: Ageing […]
With one exception, to please his evangelical base (“America’s Christian publishers no longer have to render to Caesar an extra 10 percent.”) and Rupert Murdoch, all material printed in China then sent to the United States will be taxed tariffed.The only print product completely removed from the list of proposed China tariffs was section 4901.99.00.40: […]
John Branch provides a welcome alternative to the flood of Emma Lazarus re-writes currently flooding the editorial cartooning pool.I’m not sure that the best cartoons are wordless, but it’s not a theory I’d argue against, either.The Emma Lazarus knock-offs are at a disadvantage anyway, because, while most people are familiar with more or less what […]
I was president of the NCS from June, 1999 to May, 2001, and I ran two “Reuben Awards” conventions. The first was held at the World Trade Center in Manhattan the year before the towers were destroyed, and the second in Florida at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. Much of the work of the […]
If you’re a cartoonist and you have a new book coming out or you’re appearing at school, bookstore, con or aquarium, let us know and we’ll do our best to post it here and on our social media.Send info to: editor@dailycartoonist.comIncluding art in your email will increase the chances that we include art with the […]
There are currently a gazillion cartoons transposing new words on Emma Lazarus’s Statue of Liberty poem, but Mike Luckovich took a completely other tack and stands out, not just for doing that but for focusing the issue on the people being impacted.The Statue of Liberty is used so often that it’s hard to draw a […]
The National Basketball Association has announced their 2019-2020 schedule. The Los Angeles Clippers released their NBA 2019-20 schedule in a comic format. Five artists contributed to the effort. Karmo Ruusamaa Bob Lian Norman Nazar Jack Perkins Jonathan Chan The Clippers Social Media Team gives a shout out to pjpaula04 for the animation. The entire animated schedule can […]
Mike Thompson – from early this year.Let’s play the game… Clay Jones Gary McCoy Clay Bennett A. F. Branco Michael de Adder There were no recordings. The guards weren’t watching. Someone wanted Epstein dead, or at least removed and disappeared. The photo of the body at the hospital didn’t look like Epstein—not exactly. This is the […]
If I’m going to use Jane Austen’s intentions in today’s headline, I might as well use a quote of hers which is a hint of her wit and perhaps personality.The specific topic came up as I was scrolling through Twitter: Mira Jacob posted this, and my response was that I don’t like crowds and I don’t […]
The Spokane Spokesman-Review has a comic poll up.Every few years, it’s good for a newspaper to take a look at its comics offerings to see if it’s time to change things up. That’s what we’re doing, and we want your help. We’re asking readers for their opinions. Take our comics poll at spokesman.com/comicspoll.(The recently re-instated […]
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!The always interesting and educational Yesterday’s Papers site, whether it’s a John Adcock or a Richard Marschall post, is a must read every morning. But this morning it gave me a real thrill.To quote Richard:Searching for illustrations for the imminent revival of Nemo Magazine, I have been ransacking my bookshelves.That’s right! “Imminent!” I’m […]
On Aug. 1, the [Edmonton] Journal ran an editorial cartoon by veteran contributor Malcolm Mayes, which criticized the recent Capital One hack, in which the data of six million Canadians was potentially compromised, including social insurance numbers and bank account information.“It has since been pointed out that the image of the person bears resemblance to […]
Joe Heller‘s cartoon suggests that Jeffrey Epstein’s death has ended what would have been a series of scandals and downfalls.However, I would point out that anyone familiar with cemetery vandalism knows otherwise and that this is a simple case of Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: “If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.”But […]