Drew Litton’s Slippery Slopes, Dan Thompson’s Comic Stew, G.B. Trudeau and Nicole Hollander and Doonesbury, In Person: Keith Knight, Phil Hands’ Mendota Marsh, The Sunday Post comics are Inkredible, and then it’s decision time: Mickey or Snoopy? Drew Litton Presents… Drew Litton’s Beyond the Drawing Board Substack presents a baker’s dozen of Slippery Slopes comic […]
Matt Golding, Australia; Carlos Latuff, Brazil; Ricardo Sánchez Bobadilla, Mexico Matt Golding Streamline Feed goes “Inside the Mind of Matt Golding” The sharp scratch of a pen against paper often carries more political weight than an entire parliamentary debate. For decades, Melbourne-based artist Matt Golding has leveraged that exact power, using his minimalist, razor-sharp illustrations […]
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 […]
Polish police have arrested a man they suspect shot and killed Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk announced on X/Twitter that the individual held a Georgian passport and that authorities “are working to identify the person who ordered the killing.”Other outlets have reported that the alleged killer is 36 years-old. […]
The winners of the 3rd International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest have been announced. The competition is based in Iran and consisted of two categories: “Political Cartoons” and “Caricature of Trump” The Tehran Times reports: “This artistic competition, featuring participants from 68 countries across five continents, proves once again that cartoons and caricatures remain one […]
Russian artist, caricaturist, and frequent President Vladimir Putin critic Semyon Skrepetsky (real name was Robert Kuzovkov), was shot dead yesterday in Polish city of Biała Podlaska. The shooting is described at close range. Polish police believe the killing was a targeted, but have not offered a motive.Three days prior to the killing, Semyon had protested […]
Nigerian cartoon award, East Asian webcomic pirate busted, Indian political cartoons boom or bust, Subversive cartoons against Tanzanian authorities, it’s still Dennis the Menace’s 75th in the UK, and Korea is retraining middle-aged cartoonists. Albert Ohams Best Cartoon Illustrator The Humor Awards Academy in Nigeria has bestowed the title Best Cartoon Illustrator to Albert Ohams. […]
Penguin Random House India is demanding changes to renowned graphic journalist Joe Sacco‘s latest book before it is willing to publish the graphic non-fiction The Once and Future Riot for its Indian audience. Shahana Yasmin for The Independent reports: Penguin Random House India has withdrawn Joe Sacco’s latest book on a 2013 episode of sectarian […]
Following the decision by the Australian Press Council (APC) to censure The Age and Sydney Morning Herald because they printed a Cathy Wilcox cartoon which “was likely to cause or contribute to substantial offence, distress and prejudice particularly to those who are Jewish,” Charlie Lewis for Crikey (registration required) takes a look at some past […]
The Australian Press Council (APC) has ruled that a Cathy Wilcox cartoon published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald in January of this year showing Australian leaders being directed by Benjamin Netanyahu overstepped the bounds of the Council’s standards. From Natasha Lee at Media Week: The Australian Press Council has found The Age […]
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 […]
This Thursday cartoonists and illustrators will meet to commemorate the life of Chilean-Mexican cartoonist José Palomo who passed in March and attend the opening night of the Palomo: Papel, tinta y memoria (Palomo: Paper, ink and memory) exhibit.From Aristegui Noticias, cartoonist Arturo Kemchs, speaks of his friend: Palomo proved himself to be a comedic genius with […]
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, […]
Prospect Magazine has a profile on R.E. Burke, the young British cartoonist who was picked up by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while on an extended visit to the U.S. and Canada. She spent 19 days in detention before she was released to return to the U.K. She’s close to finishing a 255 […]