Bob Andelman talks to American Association of Editorial Cartooning President John Cole about plagiarism cases within the editorial cartooning community. John mentions that the association is looking at whether some kind of ethics guidelines is needed within the group or even what the role of the association should be in cases of alleged plagiarism.“There is […]
Dave Brown, editorial cartoonist for the The Independent, has been named Political Cartoonist of the Year by the Cartoon Art Trust.From The Independent:He said after being presented with the award at a ceremony held at the Mall Galleries in London: “It’s very nice to be recognised. You do what you do but aren’t quite sure […]
Steve Meyers of Poynter is now reporting that Jeff Staher has been suspended “indefinitely” until the paper can conduct an exhaustive investigation.On a related note, Michael Cavna has talked to Robert Mankoff who is giving Jeff the benefit of the doubt.“My guess is Stahler came up with the idea completely independently,” Mankoff told Comic Riffs. […]
Yesterday’s editorial cartoon by Columbus Dispatch cartoonist Jeff Stahler has a striking similarity to a 2009 New Yorker cartoon by David Sipress (see both below).I asked Jeff for a response to which he’d only say, “my only explaination [sic] is that it’s a coincidence.”This is the second coincidence this year. Last March, one of his […]
Nice insight into a recent cartoon by Atlanta Journal Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich over on Michael Cavna’s blog:“I’d come up with another idea,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist tells Comic Riffs not three hours after his sudden pivot. … “Thankfully, my editor didn’t think it was my best effort and told me,” […]
Dwayne Booth (AKA Mr. Fish) was featured on the Carson Daly show during the Carson Daly show. Here’s his clip:
Sad news from Daryl Cagle: You?ve been with the Denver Post since 1975. What are you looking forward to most with the free time you?ve just given yourself? My wife, who is still working, asked me how I was going to spend my days. I said, ?Three words: Turner Classic Movies.? She was not amused. […]
Pulitzer Prize winner David Horsey is exhibiting his work along side his mother’s paintings.From King 5 News: “I got it from him!” claims Jeanne, on who started drawing first. It wasn’t until 16 years ago, after raising her kids and burying her husband that Jeanne picked up a pencil and started creating. David jokes his […]
This morning I asked jokingly if today’s new David Simpson cartoon was an original. Turns out it’s not. A Daily Cartoonist reader who wished to remain anonymous found the source of the cartoon in the Jeff MacNelly official archives (last cartoon on the page). He tells me it took him about five minutes to find […]
I watched and waited all last week for any updates regarding the accusations that Urban Tulsa cartoonist David Simpson had blatantly plagiarized a Jeff MacNelly editorial cartoon. No emails were returned, no notices posted on their website or twitter account that they even acknowledged being aware of any “WTF?” from anyone from Poynter on down […]
The Times-Picayune has a nice write-up on the history of their staff editorial cartoonists since 1896. They’ve also posted a slideshow featuring the cartoonists and some of their cartoons. Luckovich’s early stuff looks a lot like Dick Lochers. Well worth a few minutes of your time. In chronological order: Louis A. Winterhalder, W.K. Patrick, John […]
I haven’t received my copy yet, but according to The Guardian, the Steve Jobs biography mentions specifically Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Fiore and the embarrassing episode for Apple after Mark had won the Pulitzer and the public learned Apple had previously barred Mark’s cartoon app from their App Store because it criticized public figures. After […]
From Mike Rhode comes news that Bob Artley has passed away at the age of 94. Professionally he was the editorial cartoonist at the Des Moines Tribune, Worthington Globe, and was an illustrator and commercial artist in Akron, OH. In 1952 through 1957 he was employed as an editorial cartoonist with the Des Moines Tribune. […]
I reported a while back that Mike Lester was moving to The Washington Post Writers Group. The move has kicked off a bit of a chain reaction. Rick McKee of the Augusta Chronicle is moving to Mike’s former syndicate, Cagle Syndicate. Taking Rick’s place at King Features is Glenn Foden who is syndicated through Artizans.com.
Great video of Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich. Via Mike Lynch