The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for the various categories of the 2026 Walkley Awards. The Walkley Awards “Australia’s pre-eminent national journalism awards, recognise and reward the best in the craft and set the industry standard for excellence.” The finalists in the Cartoon of the Year award are… Matt Golding, The Age, ‘Operation Epic […]
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 […]
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 […]
International Datelines: Kuwait, Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, Switzerland, and Chicago(??!!). Newspaper Comic Strips Everywhere Around the World Saira Abdul Rashid for the Kuwait Times asks, “Could comic [strips] make a comeback?” “For generations of newspaper readers, comic strips were more than small illustrations tucked between advertisements and headlines. They offered humor, emotion and another […]
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 […]
Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek took home this year’s Inktspotprijs (Inktspot Prize). The award goes to the best political cartoon during the parliamentary year.The judges remarks for Woldhek’s cartoon says, “with an impressive drawing style, the draughtsman combines the grimness and humor in an aesthetically insane image that no longer disappears from your retina.”Honorable mentions this […]
Hannah Brown for The Jerusalem Post reports Exhibition of Ultra-Orthodox Military Draft Cartoons Vandalized: An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday ahead of the opening of the Animix International Animation, Cartoon and Comics Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. The festival, which opened on […]
The Guardian Australia is not renewing its contract with editorial cartoonist Fiona Katauskas.From Fiona’ Bluesky account: So, I found out on Friday that my gig at the Guardian is coming to an end in late August. Needless to say I’m rather bummed by this development AND in need of a new job so if anyone’s […]
The Economist cover designer Graeme James has passed away. Graeme James Ca. 1960/61 – July 2026 The Economist is reporting the death of Graeme James (or here), the magazine’s cover designer since 1995. THEY SAY never to judge a book by its cover. But The Economist is defined by the face it shows the world. […]
In the queue: Biplob Chakroborty, Asher Perlman, Anna Haifisch, Jack Ohman, Alex Hallatt, and Colleen Doran. Biplob Chakroborty‘s 2026 World Cup Cartoons ReviewedBefore the memories fade too much The Daily Star gives us a review of Biplob Chakroborty’s cartoons and caricatures of the 2026 World Cup. As billions around the world followed the drama of […]
The United Kingdom will soon have a new Prime Minister so Jason Arunn Murugesu at the BBC went to award winning political cartoonist Graeme Bandeira to talk about caricaturing the new PM. Grame spoke to Burnham’s physical characteristics and cartooning politicians in general. A political cartoonist has said he is looking forward to spending more […]
Propaganda, Cancel Culture, Public Service, Public Remonstration, Cartoons and Cartoonists. Agitprop Animation Members of Parliment are warning of youngsters being victims of propaganda with the animated Masha and the Bear, a Russian animated cartoon aimed at pre-school children. George Francis Lee for The Guardian reminds us that there is a history of animated evangelism. Cartoons […]