Lynn Johnston, “For Better or For Worse,” has released a statement (below) regarding the Danish cartoons. As a cartoonist with over 30 years experience I am outraged by the way cartoons are being used to inflame a world religion. Freedom of speech does not give us the right to ridicule, to flaunt power, or to […]
In a reality TV – the Bachelor – type fashion, Scott Adams and Mike Belkin are sending “Unfit” hopefuls home. The contestant pool is down to 15 and their work has been posted. Based on your comments, here are the top 15 preferred artists to take over drawing the Unfit comic strip. They are ranked […]
E&P is reporting that the AAEC is drafting a response to the Danish cartoons that have inflamed Europe and the Middle East. “We have a lot of opinions about this, but we’re pretty close to a consensus,” said Nick Anderson, the organization’s vice president. Anderson — a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Courier-Journal of Louisville, […]
A Des Moines local television station interviewed Brian Duffy, the Des Moines Register staff cartoonist, for his thoughts on the now infamous Danish cartoons. “I would not have have done something like that, no” Duffy said. The cartoon has sparked riots throughout the Muslim world. “Let’s push this dialogue. Well, they pushed it right off […]
Clay Bennett, the current AAEC president, has come out criticizing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for firing of Tim Menees who has been at that paper for 30 years. “I understand that the Post-Gazette had two cartoonists,” said Bennett, referring to the duo of Menees and Rob Rogers. “But that looks like a strength to me — […]
Sandra Bell-Lundy’s feature “Between Friends” is based on friendships with her close friends. One of those friends, Mary Ann Wright was featured in the Woodstock Sentinel about what it’s like to have an alter ego in the funny pages. Wright and Bell-Lundy met in a St. Catharines high school, where Wright had no idea of […]