The 2009 Joe Shuster Awards nominations have been announced. The Shuster Award recognizes the contribution and work of Canadian cartoonists in the comic industry. The nominations are: Artist Marc Delafontaine – Les Nombrils, Tome 3 : Les liens de l’amiti’e (Dupuis) Dale Eaglesham – Justice Society of America #12, 14-15, 18-22 (DC Comics) David Finch […]
Our friend Dave Astor has been co-awarded 2nd-place in the New Jersey Press Association for his humor column he writes for The Montclair Times. His daughter, Maggie, placed first in another category for a piece she wrote in the same paper. Dave continues to write for the Huffington Post. His latest about the new Yankee […]
Mike Rhode was invited to attend this year’s Herblock Award ceremony where Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, was honored for his work here in Salt Lake City. Mike has posted a few photos and observations. The local NPR station, KUER, caught up with Pat to talk about the award and his […]
Lee Judge, editorial cartoonist for the Kansas City Star, has been named as this year’s winner of the John Fischetti award for excellence in editorial cartooning. The winning cartoon shows a soldier’s helmet perched on a rifle with the caption “Price of Gas.” This is the second such win by Lee. He won the very […]
» Jules Feiffer interviewed by Bookslut about his career. » John McPherson profiled in the Daily Gazette (Schenectady NY). » Brian Crane’s Pickles was picked up by the Ukiah (CA) Daily Journal. » Michael Cavna continues to interview cartoonists about their twitter usage. This time: Detroit Free Press’ Mike Thompson. » Hat tip to Mike […]
The graphic novel segment of the cartooning industry is exploding, so I wasn’t surprised that this year’s AAEC convention will feature Gary Groth of Fantagraphic Books. I read a couple of stories over the weekend that offer a few more hint of just how widely accepted graphic novels are in literary circles now. From the […]
The BBC has a great story about the impact of the now famous Danish Mohammed cartoons. Last week’s NATO summit hit a snag because Turkey threatened to veto the appointment of Denmark’s Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen because the PM has not apologized for the cartoons. As the BBC reports, the question of importance regarding […]