Mustered cartoonists: Peter Kuper, Justin Eisinger, Michael Maslin, Art Sloggatt, Nicole Hollander, Ham Fisher. Ohio Book Awards A couple of graphic novels are finalists in the non-fiction category of the Ohio Book Awards. Insectopolis is by Peter Kuper who lived in Ohio during his school years, and It Rhymes With Takei is by George Takei, […]
Roz Chast, Rhode Island School of Design ’77 PT, is honored with an honorary doctorate from her alma mater. From Roz: Very excited to have received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from RISD, my alma mater, today. I had a complicated feeling about art school but absolutely no regrets about going there. I met […]
Suggestions for June tripping. Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2026 The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is taking place this weekend among the many special events will be the presentation of The 22nd Annual Doug Wright Awards. Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration holds its grand opening tomorrow June 5, 2026. We […]
Sour Grapes is new at GoComics, sour grapes is an old story with newspapers, The Singh Brotherhood vexes the olde and the new Phantom, Henry Barajas presents good trouble, bad trouble for Scott Adams and revolutionary trouble with Sam Adams, MAD memories with John Ficarra and Gerry Gersten, and Keith Knight about That One Black […]
The Daily Cartoonist wishes the wonderful cartoonist and caricaturist Gerald Scarfe a happy 90th birthday! Artist Gerald Scarfe, born on June 1, 1936, joins our Senior Strippers Club.From the Gerald Scarfe homepage: Born in London in 1936, Gerald’s career has spanned more than 60 years. He established himself as a satirical cartoonist working for Punch […]
It is the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. The treasury of illustration art was years in the making and is scheduled to open next week on June 5, 2026. Stuart Hertage for The Guardian reports: Spread across a sprawling 17th-century industrial complex in London’s Clerkenwell, the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, which opens next month, […]
This August the National Cartoonists Society will present their Silver T-Square to caricaturist and cartoonist Ed Steckley for “outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession.” From the National Cartoonists Society’s announcement: The National Cartoonists Society is proud to honor Ed Steckley with the Silver T-Square Award at the80th Annual Reuben Awards, held […]
The Society of Illustrators has announced the 2026 Honorees entering their Hall of Fame. The 2026 inductees were announced on the Society of Illustrators’ Instagram account. The Honorees are Joe Ciardiello Miguel Covarrubias Maira Kalman Zelda “Jackie” Ormes John Tenniel This item will be updated once these inductees are featured on the Society of Illustrators’ […]
Ralph Steadman, born on May 15, 1936, becomes a member of The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers Club.As Mr. Steadman notes in his website’s biography his cartoon and illustrating career began in 1956 in a style that was not unusual for the time. A style he soon became frustrated with. ‘Cartooning wasn’t just making a little […]
Avery Silfer has been a cartoonist and illustrator for the New Mexico Daily Lobo, the independent newspaper at the University of New Mexico, for a number of semesters. Now she is moving on as graduation nears. Leila Chapa and Paloma Chapa at The Daily Lobo say hail and farewell. For the past year, Daily Lobo […]
The National Cartoonists Society has revealed the nominees for their 2025 Divisional Reuben Awards. ADVERTISING / PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION Pat Higgins – Liniers – Pashur ART FOR ANIMATED MEDIA Gogopedro – Chari Pere – Mike Salva BOOK ILLUSTRATION Jason Chatfield – Mike Deas – Chuck Dillon COMIC BOOK Jackie Musto – Eric Powell – Stan Sakai […]
The Oklahoman art director, illustrator, cartoonist Todd Pendleton has passed away. Todd Bryan Pendleton September 7, 1963 – March 20, 2026 From Caroline McCone and Josh Kelly at The Oklahoman (or here): The Oklahoman’s Todd Pendleton has highlighted local and national issues through his editorial cartoons, illustrations and data graphics for nearly 40 years. Pendleton […]
In his long lifetime Pe‘l Schlechter has been graphic designer, illustrator, author, poet, and cartoonist. Marc Thill at the Luxembourg Times celebrates the artist turning 105: Over the years, graphic designer, illustrator, newspaper designer and poet Pe‘l Schlechter, who turned 105 on Monday, has had a hand at everything. His portfolio ranges from posters and […]
Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for April 2026 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant Sketchbooks: An Illustrated Memoir: Volume 2 edited by Brian Kane The second […]
Cartoonist, illustrator, artist Dave Kirwan has passed away. David Michael (Dave) Kirwan June 15, 1951 – April 4, 2026 From the obituary: It was during his childhood spent watching late-night monster movies and creating scenery for summer theater productions that his love for drawing and painting first took hold, as did his eternal fervor for […]