All Itchy and Scratchy segments in one video
Got 48 minutes with nothing to do? Me neither. But for those that do, it’s nice that someone took the effort to compile all(?) the Itchy and Scratchy segments from The Simpsons into one video.
Posted on: March 20, 2012
2011 National Newspaper Awards Finalists announced
From the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists comes news of the finalists for the 2011 National Newspaper Awards Finalists. This year’s finalists include: Marc Beaudet, Brian Gable and Bruce Mackinnon. Visit their website for sample cartoons .
Profiled: Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat
Great profile of Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat by Reuters: That was until a few months before the uprising against Assad began last year, at which point Farzat felt the president had gone too far in stifling freedom of expression and crushing dissent. That’s when it got personal. “I made that shift from using symbols to […]
Marshall Ramsey honored for “Volunteer Excellence”
Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey has been awarded the Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) for Outstanding Service by a Media Personality. The award recognizes Mississippi residents who “raise the bar in humanitarianism and servant leadership.” The report in the Clarion-Ledger doesn’t specify what volunteering Marshall has engaged in, but anyone who follows this blog […]
Auchter picks up MLive Media Group papers
John Auchter, who draws editorial cartoons for the Grand Rapids Press (MI), has picked up a chain of papers to his client roster. Last month MLive Media Group consolidated print operations and hired John to do weekly cartoons to appear in The Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, and […]
Lordy, Lordy Funky turns 40!
Lordy, Lordy, next week Funky Winkerbean turns 40! A few events are planned to mark the milestone. Up first is the release of volume one of a complete collection. This first collection features cartoons from 1972-1974. Additional volumes to follow about ever three years. Bob Harvey penned the forward and you can order your book […]
Interviewed: Darrin Bell on Candorville, Rudy Park
Tom Racine’s guest this week was Darrin Bell who does Candorville and Rudy Park (with Theron Heir). Darrin Bell, of the most excellent “Candorville” and “Rudy Park” joins me to talk about political cartooning, his early days of newspaper work, how he snuck into offices to get his cartoons seen, how 9/11 affected his comics […]