Webtoonist Jung Ji-hoon wins Yellow Kid Comic of the Year award for ‘The Horizon’ From Yoon So-YeonYOON at Korea JoongAng Daily: Korean webtoonist Jung Ji-hoon, who goes by the pen name JH, won the Yellow Kid Comic of the Year award at the Yellow Kid and Gran Guinigi Awards. “The Horizon” (2016) is a dystopian drama series […]
/ European Cartoon Award has announced their long list of 30 cartoonists who are in the running for their annual award to “honor the most provocative, insightful, and impactful cartoons of the year.” The contest received over 400 entries from 30 different countries. They will announce the short list prior to their annual ECA Cartoons Day […]
Cartoonists Rights reports that Turkish prosecutors are appealing the July 24 acquittal of cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu. Zehra had been charged with “obscenity” for a 2020 cartoon that appeared on LeMan magazine. In July a court judged that no crime was committed and acquitted her of all charges. From Cartoonists Rights: After a slow and lengthy process […]
An update to the fate of Zehra Ömeroğlu, a Turkish cartoonist, who has been the target of criminal prosecution for a cartoon that was published in 2020 and faces a three year prison sentence. On 26 June 2025, the 14th hearing of the trial against cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu will take place in Istanbul. Accused of […]
Cartoonists Rights has bestowed the 2025 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025 on Zehra Ömeroğlu, a Turkish cartoonist, who has been the target of criminal prosecution for a cartoon that was published in 2020 and faces a three year prison sentence. The offending cartoon was published in Leman, a satirical magazine composed mainly of […]