Comments on: Pastis, Piraro, Thompson nominated for Reuben Award (UPDATED)

By: Bob Buethe

Bob Buethe — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:11:52 +0000

About ten years ago (give or take a couple), the Reuben rules were modified so that previous winners are no longer eligible for nomination. I’m not an NCS member, so my opinion is meaningless, but it seems to me that the Reuben is slightly less impressive when it’s no longer for the best cartoonist of the year, but for the best cartoonist who hasn’t won one yet.

By: Charles Brubaker

Charles Brubaker — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:43:32 +0000

“Has an editorial cartoonist ever won?”

2005 MIKE LUCKOVICH
1993 JIM BORGMAN
1991 MIKE PETERS (don’t know if it was for editorials or “Mother Goose and Grimm” or both.)
1978 JEFF MacNELLY (also won the following year for “Shoe”)
1972 PAT OLIPHANT
1968 OLIPHANT again (tied with Johnny Hart)
and so forth…

The list is at:
http://www.reuben.org/reuben.html

By: Ted Rall

Ted Rall — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:53:42 +0000

Has an editorial cartoonist ever won?

Also wondering: are alt weekly comics like This Modern World eligible? I don’t recall seeing one nominated.

By: Richard Cross

Richard Cross — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:43:24 +0000

Which exit? :O)

By: Norm Feuti

Norm Feuti — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:26:39 +0000

New Jersey

By: Richard Cross

Richard Cross — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:06:48 +0000

Where are the Reuben Awards this year?

By: Dave Stephens

Dave Stephens — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:08:56 +0000

Worthy artists all… It’s like the Olympics of cartooning with no Bronze or Silver, only Gold.

By: Steve Greenberg

Steve Greenberg — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:25:09 +0000

Personally I think Dan Piraro should have won this years ago (and he gets re-nominated each year), but there are apparently some people who just don’t care for him and won’t vote for him.

By: Alex Hallatt

Alex Hallatt — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:49:48 +0000

All deserving nominees, but I’d be surprised if Richard didn’t get it, considering what he has done for the artform in such a short time in syndication.

By: Shane Davis

Shane Davis — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:36:57 +0000

Unless I searched wrong, I could have sworn Pastis won once…stunned that he hasn’t yet.

Paul Gilligan and Darby Conley deserve a shot, too.