A second suspect in the murder Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky has been detained. From Polska Agencja Prasowa (Polish Press Agency) we learn: According to court spokeswoman Marta Smiech, the suspect allegedly provided the perpetrator with a weapon, a means of transport and a mobile phone application that enabled the victim’s vehicle to be tracked. The […]
There’s still a lot of unknowns about how/why The Daily Cartoonist was taken offline for nearly 36 hours—at least officially. What we do know is Hostwinds, where we host TDC, took everything offline after discovering a breach in their systems. Circumstantially, I suspect this might be related to the new security flaw that was discovered […]
The Word Press Cartoon has announced the winners in their annual competition for best editorial cartoon, caricature, and gag cartoon. Taking the grand prix is Portuguese cartoonist/illustrator André Carrilho for his cartoon called “Gaza, for the History of Horror.”Editorial CartoonCaricatureGag Cartoon To see honorable mentions, please visit World Press Cartoon. The exhibit featuring the winning […]
If you have missed earlier screenings of Democracy Under Siege, you will have another chance on Oct. 29. Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes and Cartoonists Rights Executive Director Terry Anderson will appear for an post-screening conversation about free speech and politics. A free ticket is required to access the streaming presentation.
Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar remains in jail after the prosecution’s first witness failed to show up for today’s trial. It is the third time the witness, the investigative officer in his case, was absent.A new trial date has been sent for December 14. Omar has been in jail since July 2024. Visit our archive for […]
The Electoral Tribunal (Guadalajara, Mexico) has ordered journalist and cartoonist Paco Navarrete to post an apology on his social media accounts for 15 days for a satirical image published in February 2025 criticizing comments made by a female local legislator. He will also been added to a registry of those who have committed political violence […]
Turkish cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan received a 11 months and 20 day suspended sentence for “insulting the president” with a tweet. His attorneys argued that the prosecution did not positively prove that the account even belonged to the cartoonist, nor did the tweet cross lines into an insult.The Istanbul 36th Criminal Court of First Instance rejected […]
Norwegian cartoonist and illustrator Jens K Styve has been a full-time cartoonist for nearly a decade. Not that he wasn’t a cartoonist before, but only after his comic strip Dunce won a comic competition and became a daily comic strip in 2017 was he able to quit his day job. Styve calls Dunce “not quite […]
The Galway Cartoon Festival celebrates their 10 year anniversary this week running Oct. 1-6. Featured guests include Glenn Marshall, Martin Rowson, Nicolas Vadot, and Fergus Boylan. The theme this year is “Having a Laugh.”Looking to meet-up fellow cartoonists or attend one of their events, here is the list of cartoonists and the day they are […]
The cartoonists who have been made it through the first round of winnowing for the European Cartoon Award for 2026 have been announced. Prior to declaring a winner at European Cartoon Day on Nov. 27, this list of 34 cartoonists will be narrowed to a shortlist of about 15 cartoonists. From there it is narrowed […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Indian government has blocked at least two Indian editorial cartoonists’ Instagram accounts under a rule meant to protect the public from threats of national security, public order, or criminal activity. The cartoonists, Satish Achary and Manjul have both posted cartoons critical of the current government’s efforts to trim the national voting rolls.India […]
Norwegian cartoonist, illustrator Jens K Styve has announced that his long-running comic Dunce will re-launch in English on Oct. 5. The feature will begin with his first strip and a new Dunce will be posted each day on his website. “You could call it a 10th-anniversary project, revisiting Dunce from the very beginning. It’s striking […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association has formally released their policy on generative artificial intelligence. ACA Deputy President David Blumenstein made the announcement on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. Similar to statements from other cartooning associations, ACA maintains that generative AI tools are not consistent with their values of “giving a forum to human art creators and […]
This last weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Ringo Awards for the best achievement in comic books were announced. Below are the winners and this year’s nominees.Fan FavoritesJury and Fan WinnersBest SeriesWinner: Absolute Batman, DC ComicsNominees:Best AnthologyWinner: Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, Dark Horse ComicsNominees:Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel […]
Cartooning for Peace celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday in Paris. A special recognition was also given to Safaa Odah who recently arrived in France after two years of trying to leave Gaza. The organization came from a vision of then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and cartoonist Plantu in the wake of the violence and outrage […]