Yesterday Mike Keefe won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. I wanted to write a round-up of some of the loose ends regarding the Pulitzer selection that wasn’t available when I posted the announcement.From Mike’s editor we have a congratulatory statement accounting Mike’s longevity in the field:“This is fabulous for Mike Keefe,” said Post editor […]
Kurt Westergaard, who penned the most infamous Mohammed cartoon depicting the prophet with a bomb on his head instead of a turban, will stand trial next week in the Jordanian capital of Amman. The summons was filed in 2008 with charges of “crimes of blasphemy” by 30 independent newspapers, websites and radio stations in Jordan. […]
From the New Yorker:Kais al-Hilali, a thirty-four-year-old Libyan cartoonist, was shot and killed late last month while painting one of the political street murals for which he was locally famous. According to witnesses, he had just drawn a caricature of Muammar Qaddafi on a wall in Benghazi (above) when the bullet hit.Several cartoonists from around […]
Back when Dilbert creator Scott Adams was being castigated for a post he wrote on men’s rights which included comparing women’s preferential treatment to the mentally handicapped he made a curious statement:I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I was enjoying all of the negative attention on Twitter and wondered how I could keep it going. […]
Pat Oliphant on the Donald. As always, Oliphant is pithy with a dash of mean, but enough absurdity to provide a laugh alongside the commentary. Not everyone can do that.And we may need it.Howard Kurtz began “Reliable Sources” Sunday thusly: “We’ve had a good time, I have to admit, poking fun at Donald Trump with […]
According to a tweet by Gary Varvel earlier this afternoon, he will be honored with this year’s Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for editorial cartooning. Gary did a 11-part series highlighting some of the underprivileged living in the Indianapolis area. Here’s how I described it in an earlier post:The series is called “The Path of […]
Just announced – Mike Keefe has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Mike is the editorial cartoonist for the The Denver Post where he has been since 1975. You can check out his award winning portfolio of work.In honoring Mike, the judges note: His widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style […]
Tom Racine finally succeeded in getting Tina’s Groove creator Rina Piccolo on to his show. The amazingly funny and talented Rina Piccolo joins me to talk about her work. She’s a syndicated artist with two strips; “Tina’s Groove” and “Six Chix;” she’s a webcartoonist with the amazing “Velia, Dear;” AND she’s a gag cartoonist, having […]
Last weekend was the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR and the award winners have been announced. Best Colorist: Emily Carroll, His Face All RedBest Letterer: Johnny Ryan, Prison PitBest Small Press: I Want You #2, Lisa HanawaltBest Publication Design: Michael DeForge, Spotting DeerBest Anthology: Studygroup 12 #4, Zack SotoBest New Talent: Michael DeForgeBest Artist: […]
Roy J. Harris Jr. writes over at Poynter about the “evaporated” buzz about this year’s top journalism prize. Why has discussion nearly evaporated this year about who will win in the 14 Pulitzer journalism categories? (There are also seven prestigious Pulitzers for arts-and-letters and music, of course.) In addition to a shrinking supply side ? […]
Arlo and Janis is in the early stages of an apparently long-term story arc in which Gene and Mary Lou take up farming on land her father owns. I’m particularly intrigued by this development because Jimmy Johnson usually cartoons about (1) middle-age, (2) social fads and (3) boats and the shore, with occasional strips inspired […]
No moment, however fleeting, should go unblogged, tweeted, Facebooked and otherwise memorialized in media which will be gone by the end of the week. An observation from Sherman’s Lagoon.I went to the Paint & Pixel Festival in Northampton yesterday, with my comical sidekick Liz , but decided against going as a blogger and decided to simply […]
Cul de Sac presents the perfect strip for Saturday morning, the day with no rules. Only atheist grownups can sleep in on Sunday, so the social contract declares that the TV people will watch your kids Saturday morning, if you promise not to get up and see what’s going on down there.With the right promotion, […]
TOKYOPOP announced on their Facebook page that they are closing their US operations. The Beat reports that an earlier round of lay-off in February left the company with a mere six individuals. TOKYOPOP founder Stu Levy leaves this parting message:Over the years, I’ve explored many variations of manga culture – “OEL” manga, “Cine-Manga”, children’s books […]
I thought last year’s lack of Pulitzer nominee leaks was amazing – this year it’s downright eery. There doesn’t even seem to be the usual buzz and build up to it this year. Michael Cavna has posted his short list. I agree with most of the list. There has been a lot of outstanding and […]