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College president apologizes for cartoon

Delta College president Jean Goodnow has apologized to the for the hurt and disappointment caused by a cartoon that ran in the campus newspaper which painted the city of Saginaw MI as a place of drugs and violence. The cartoon has prompted outrage from several community leaders and prompted a community forum that included [...]

Posted on: Feb 4, 2010,  Section: College cartoonists, Controversies, Comments: 4 Comments

College paper apologizes for Haiti sex cartoon

The Independent Florida Alligator has issued an apology for running a cartoon depicting a man and woman having sex while texting their donation to the American Red Cross (link goes to the cartoon, NSFW).
When deciding to run that cartoon, we in no way wanted to make light of the situation that happened in Haiti.
Furthermore, [...]

Posted on: Jan 28, 2010,  Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 22 Comments

Saginaw stereotype in cartoon upsets readers

It seems like college cartoon controversies happen in bunches. Here’s another from Michigan. Apparently a comic strip that appeared in the Delta College newspaper painted the city of Saginaw, MI as a place of drugs and violence – which didn’t go over well with readers – despite unscientific polls that showed people thought the stereotype [...]

Posted on: Jan 20, 2010,  Section: College cartoonists, Comments: 5 Comments

Observer student assistant editor resigns

Last Friday I reported that The Observer, an independent student run paper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, apologized for running an anti-gay cartoon. The assistant editor, Kara King, has resigned saying, “A miscommunication between another editor and myself led to the comic running without me first reading and approving the material. Regardless, no excuse [...]

Posted on: Jan 19, 2010,  Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 3 Comments

Jay Kennedy Scholarship deadline announced for 2010

The National Cartoonists Society Foundation has announced the deadline for the Jay Kennedy Scholarship for the best college cartoonist. Students in North America (Mexico, U.S., Canada) are eligible. Entries and samples must be postmarked by February 6, 2010. The winner is treated to the annual National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards weekend. Visit the NCSF website [...]

Posted on: Dec 15, 2009,  Section: College cartoonists, National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 21 Comments

Jake Thompson wins John Locher Memorial Award

Jake Thompson, a student at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, is this year’s winner of the AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award. Jake is a junior and studying advertising. As this years winner, he will receive an all-expense paid trip to this year’s AAEC convention in Seattle.

Posted on: Jun 25, 2009,  Section: AAEC, Awards, College cartoonists, Comments: 0 Comments

News Briefs for May 4, 2009

Alt Comics
» Slowpoke creator Jen Sorensen is profiled in the Washington Post.
Children’s Books
» Jules Feiffer spoke at Katonah Museum of Art to promote the second book that he collaborated on with his daughter Kate. The book is entitled “Which Puppy.”
College Cartooning
» Chris Sharron who cartoons for the Daily Kent Stater was named one of [...]

Posted on: May 4, 2009,  Section: Alternative comics, Children's Books, College cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Interviews, Museums, Comments: 0 Comments

Grant Snider wins Charles M. Schulz award

This year’s Charles M. Schulz award for best college cartoonist goes to Grant Snider of The University News at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Grant will receive $10,000 for his comics “that reflect the influence of graphic novels.”
I believe this is his blog where you can see samples of his work.
Finalists this year included: Joseph [...]

Posted on: Mar 16, 2009,  Section: Awards, College cartoonists, Comments: 9 Comments

Year end review for 2008: Rollercoaster

2008 might well be described in a word as a roller coaster or to many a third and fourth quarter stock market ride. Clearly many cartoonist achieved career highs and milestones, but for many cartoonist who live and die in the newspaper, there was a lot of dying. In writing this review, I can’t help [...]

Posted on: Dec 31, 2008,  Section: AAEC, Awards, College cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, International, King Features, Museums, National Cartoonist Society, Newspaper industry, Tribune Media Services, United Media, web comics, Comments: 13 Comments

Toon-ed exhibit for college cartoonists announced

The Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, IA is holding it’s annual Toon-ed exhibit featuring the cartoons of aspiring college cartoonists from across the United States. All college students (over 18) are invited to participate. The categories for judging include magazine cartoons, greeting cards, comic books, political cartoons, illustrations, manga and anime, comic strips and [...]

Posted on: Oct 14, 2008,  Section: College cartoonists, Comments: 0 Comments

News Briefs for May 15, 2008

» A college editorial cartoonist writes “How to be a political cartoonist“
» Diesel Sweeties creator Rich Stevens is interviewed by Newsarama about his strip and the difference between his online and syndicated work.
» Charles Brubaker has discovered YouTube video of Ford commercials designed by Dr. Seuss.
» Mark Anderson’s book “Rub My Tummy and It’s a [...]

Posted on: May 15, 2008,  Section: Blogs, Cartoons, College cartoonists, Interviews, Comments: 2 Comments

Jay Kennedy Scholarship winner announced

The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) announced the winner of the first annual Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, Juana Medina, a sophomore at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Medina edged out almost two hundred applicants for the award, which includes a $5,000.00 scholarship and a trip to the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award [...]

Posted on: Apr 24, 2008,  Section: Awards, College cartoonists, Comments: 17 Comments