Cartoonists In and On The News
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With Nick Anderson, David Haldane, Paige Braddock, Kaj Hasselriis, Dan Misdea, Bob Hale, and Guy Badeaux.
Nick Anderson Interviewed for Future Documentary
Today I had the honor of being interviewed by a very talented director who creates documentaries for PBS. I’m a fan of his work, so it was a real privilege to be part of this project.
The documentary focuses on artists who use their work to speak out on social and political issues, and I’m truly honored to be included.
I became one of the world’s best cartoonists
Ryan Smith at The Shields Gazette features local cartoonist David Haldane that hit the big time.
David Haldane is set to be a star attraction as he plays his part in the 200th anniversary celebrations at the prestigious Lit & Phil, in Newcastle [link added].
‘An Evening with David Haldane’ will see one of the world’s best cartoonists, who started his career at the Shields Gazette, talk about his work from across his long career.
Having started at the Gazette in 1979, David went on to create cartoons for the likes of Punch, The Express, The Mirror, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Sunday Times.
25 years of Comics with Paige Braddock and Peanuts
Join the Schulz Museum and local Bay Area cartoonists to celebrate cartoonist and illustrator Paige Braddock, whose work includes the graphic novel series Jane’s World and children’s book series Stinky Cecil and Peanut, Butter, and Crackers. Braddock is also the creative director emeritus at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, where she has promoted the legacy of the Peanuts comic strip for the past 25 years.
The Schulz Museum presents a Cartoon-A-Thon with Paige Braddock. Saturday, April 19, 2025 Noon–4:00 pm
Scribe turned cartoonist encapsulates politics for young eyes
AV Kitching for the Winnepeg Free Press profiles former adults now kids political cartoonist Kaj Hasselriis.
Current affairs are Kaj Hasselriis’s forte. The journalist-cum-cartoonist is an avid news reader, equally as engrossed in sports and popular culture as he is with politics and global affairs.
Hasselriis puts his drawing skills and journalistic nous to good use in his quarterly publication, Read All About It, a subscription-based comic covering topics led by the news cycle.
Current affairs are Kaj Hassel- riis’s forte. The journalist-cum-cartoonist is an avid news reader, equally as engrossed in sports and popular culture as he is with politics and global affairs.
Hasselriis puts his drawing skills and journalistic nous to good use in his quarterly publication, Read All About It, a subscription-based comic covering topics led by the news cycle.
Dan Misdea on Humor, Hustle, and Toons by Dan
If you’ve ever scrolled past a single-panel comic that made you laugh out loud and immediately want to share it, there’s a good chance it came from Dan Misdea.
Dan’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, Air Mail, and Weekly Humorist, and he’s quickly made a name for himself with his clean drawing style and perfectly timed punchlines.
This week on Inside the Kingdom, we had the pleasure of chatting with Dan, the cartoonist behind the smart, silly, and wonderfully offbeat strip Toons by Dan, which joined the Comics Kingdom lineup in 2024.
King Features’ Alex Garcia interviews cartoonist Dan Misdea.
Some highlights from the conversation:
~ How Dan balances absurdity and relatability in his work
~ His favorite comics growing up (and which ones still influence him today)
~ What it’s really like to land a strip on Comics Kingdom
~ His process—from brainstorms and sketchbooks to final panels
A Cartooning Seattle TV Weatherman
[L]et’s look back at how many Seattleites got their weather in more innocent times.
It came from the Weather Service, but in the 1950s and 1960s, there was an extra step.
On KING-TV, and then for a short time on KIRO-TV, the forecast was delivered by a cartooning weatherman, Bob Hale.
He had no meteorology background, but could he draw!
Hale had numerous clients, ranging from the Seattle Rainiers baseball team to Ivar’s Acres of Clams. At one point, he ran a successful Cartoon College.
For Pacific NW Magazine/Seattle Times Erik Lacitis remembers cartoonist/weatherman Bob Hale (1918-1983).
“On Feb. 13, 1955, Hale made his live television debut. He stood at an easel, sign-painter style, while nervously clattering about the weather and drawing on poster-sized sheets of paper.
“Hale was an unlikely candidate to be a TV personality: He was a 36-year-old beanpole of a man, prematurely balding, bespectacled, and afflicted with stage fright. None of that mattered, because his TV appearances were so unique and fun.”
Zagreb 2025 Finalists
Editorial cartoonist Bado informs us:
I was happy to learn today that the above drawing was given a special mention in the 30th International Cartoon Exhibition “Zagreb 2025”, organized by the Croatian Cartoonist Association.
All the finalists shown at Bado’s Blog.
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