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Ann Telnaes: Garry Trudeau is wrong

by Alan Gardner 12 comments April 21, 2015

A great piece by Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes regarding recent comments made by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau about the terror attack on the French publication Charlie Hebdo.Ann writes:Unfortunately, whether he meant it or not, some of Trudeau?s words sounded like the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists had it coming. This is a dangerous suggestion to even […]

Weird Al issue of MAD on shelves

by Alan Gardner 0 comments April 21, 2015

There’s a lot of positive press surrounding the release of this last issue of MAD Magazine with Weird Al as the guest editor. National Cartoonist Society President Tom Richmond as the run-down on who contributed to the issue.IGN has a nice interview with Al and MAD Editor-in-Chief John Ficarra.IGN: [Laughs] Al, you said you’re a […]

Adam Zyglis wins 2015 Pulitzer Prize

by Alan Gardner 4 comments April 20, 2015

Today the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning was announced. The winner this year goes to Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News. You can see his cartoon entries over at Pulitzer.org.Adam has had a tremendous year. He was awarded the Aronson Award for Cartooning with a Conscience just last week. He was also the recipient of […]

City Paper cuts Maakies, Tony Millionaire attacks paper on Twitter

by Alan Gardner 0 comments April 20, 2015

(click above for larger view)The City Paper opted to drop Tony Millionaire’s (aka Scott Richardson) Maakies because they felt the comic was no longer fresh and often misogynistic. The paper’s editor Evan Serpick writes the background on why they decided to cut Maakies after a 15 year run.“Maakies” by Tony Millionaire (aka Scott Richardson) for […]

Steve Benson awarded National Headliner Award

by Alan Gardner 2 comments April 17, 2015

Arizona Republic editorial cartoonist Steve Benson is this year’s National Headliner Award winner for cartooning. The award is given by the Press Club of Atlantic City for journalism excellence.Adam Zyglis (Buffalo News) came in second place with Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News coming in third place.

Video: Michael Ramirez on editorial cartooning

by Alan Gardner 2 comments April 17, 2015

Investor?s Business Daily editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez spoke at the Freedom Center?s 2015 West Coast Retreat in March. Here’s the video.The transcript has been posted on Front Page MagFunny bit from Michael:The Pulitzer ceremony?s actually a noontime thing. It?s a luncheon. It?s at the Columbia campus library. So we pull up in the limo, and […]

Steven Spielberg to direct Roald Dahl’s The BFG

by Alan Gardner 1 comments April 16, 2015

BFG is a Gardner family favorite of the Roald Dahl books. I’m excited to see Steven Spielberg will be taking on this film. It’s due out in July 1 2016. The movie will be co-financed and co-produced by Disney. Bill Hader has been signed as one o the mean giants.

Podcast: Episode 213 ? Ruben Bolling

by Alan Gardner 0 comments April 16, 2015

Tom Racine’s latest Tall Tale Radio podcast episode is now available. Head over to Tall Tale Radio and give it a listen. In this episode: Ruben Bolling, writer and creator of “Tom the Dancing Bug,” one of the greatest comics ever, is branching out into the world of kid’s novels with his first EMU Club […]

Milt Priggee stands by cartoon criticizing American gun culture

by Alan Gardner 2 comments April 15, 2015

Editorial cartoonist Milt Priggee has come under filre for a cartoon (above) that is claimed to be in very bad taste considering recent shootings.From MyNorthWest.com: “A cartoon is a simple machine to make the reader think, not joke,” Priggee said. “It’s not a comic strip, it’s not entertainment, and this is where newspapers have fallen […]

Brian Fies’ “Mom’s Cancer” returns to the web

by Alan Gardner 1 comments April 14, 2015

Brian Fies has announced that his graphic novel, Mom’s Cancer is returning to the web where it started. Starting next Monday, the comic will be hosted on GoComics.Mom’s Cancer started as a free webcomic, on a primitive site I hosted myself. When I signed my book contract with Abrams, they quite reasonably asked me to […]

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