The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival has announced their scheduled events for this year’s festival being held Oct. 2-4 in Kendal, UK. For more information on guests, tickets, and transportation. Visit their website.Friday Oct. 2Asterix vs. Tintin – The Rematch! LICAF’s most popular opening night event dates back to 2016 when we entertained our audiences […]
It’s hard to find an article or review of Bob Staake that doesn’t include a line about Bob being “one of the most prolific illustrators” of his generation. Which isn’t exactly true. He’s also a cartoonist, children’s book writer and artist, political and commercial artist. In his 50 year career he’s worked with just about […]
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will close its Beach Street space tomorrow. The museum has opted not to renew its lease. A future location is still in question.From their announcement: We make this announcement with deep appreciation for the extraordinary support the community has given the museum. For nearly 42 years, our Board, […]
Earlier this week we learned that Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office had indicted nine individuals on terrorism charges. The far-right neo-Nazi group members allegedly had a target list of individuals they viewed as a threat due to their alignment with “immigration, anti-racism, anti-fascism, diversity, social inclusion, and minority rights.” That’s also when two cartoonists on the […]
The 2026 The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards nominees have been announced. The Ringo Awards is an “annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics.” Here are the categories and nominees. Voting is open to comic pros until Aug. 26. The awards will be presented on Sep. 26 at this year’s Baltimore […]
Filipino cartoonist Elmer Saflor, who goes by pen name Superelmer, has filed a complaint against Memes App, LLC, the operator of Memes.ai and Memes AI Studio, for alleged copyright infringement when they began selling a commercial template subscription plan that includes his viral cartoon Running Away Balloon. First published in 2017, his cartoon has been […]
This year’s 2026 Graphic Medicine Awards have been announced. The awards were presented during the Graphic Medicine International Collective annual conference in Baltimore. Below are the three categories and the winner. In addition to the award, winners took home a $600 cash prize.Educational categoryThe winner for the best Educational comic went to “It’s A Journey” […]
The names of three Portuguese cartoonists, Andre Carrilho, Cristina Sampaio, and João Fazenda were found on a far-right neo-Nazi group’s list of future targets. The Movimento Armilar Lusitano (Lusitanian Armillary Movement) compiled the list of who they viewed as a threat due to their alignment with “immigration, anti-racism, anti-fascism, diversity, social inclusion, and minority rights.”Nine […]
Editorial cartoonist Jeff Koterba is co-producing an “adult-leaning” animated series called Bunny and Bear based on a comic strip idea he came up with during the pandemic. His co-producers include screen writer Christine Burright, and animator and improv comedian Matt Geiler. All three, along with voice talent, are based in Omaha.The project started with Jeffrey […]
Aussie caricature artist Brett Bower announced he’s launching AI ‘caricature bots’ in Sydney Australia, and San Diego, CA. These mechanical arms use AI to draw a caricature in front of individuals on cruise ships, attending corporate events, or special events.This technology isn’t new. Bot staff take a photo of an audience member which is loaded […]
To call Lynn Johnston a legend would undersell her influence on newspaper comic strips. Her strip For Better or for Worse launched in 1979 and quickly became one of the most widely syndicated comic strips with a client list rivaling those of Peanuts and Garfield. FBoFW was one of the few comic strips whose characters […]
The trial for Egyptian cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar has been delayed yet again. Last May the trial was pushed back until today for reasons of “witness discussion.” The new trial date, set for October, is to allow for “for the presence of the first witness (the investigative officer) and its discussion” according to a […]
The day after French head coach Didier Deschamps learned of his mother’s death and excused himself from the French World Cup schedule, Charlie Hebdo posted its Cartoon of the Day depicting the coach lifting an urn labeled ‘mom’ along with the words “Didier Deschamps brings the Cup home.” The cartoon, drawn by Felix, has elicited […]
This week’s comic-related rabbit hole is a somber one. I saw a Bluesky post about the sentencing of Texas tattoo artist Des Sanchez Estrada who was accused of transporting zines in his car. That post by Eisner-nominated author and artist Ryan Estrada (no relation) gained a lot of traction. He tells me he felt compelled […]
Katie Cook is a comic artist, illustrator, and a writer. She created the webcomics Gronk (2010-2015) and started a weekly comic called Nothing Special in 2017 that is still going string. You can read a new comic each Tuesday over at Webtoon. Nothing Special has also been printed in three volumes (I, II, III) by […]