South African President Jacob Zuma has reduced his claim against editorial cartoonist Jonthan Shapiro (AKA Zapiro) from R4-million to R100,000. The case stems from a 2008 cartoon in which Zapiro depicted Zuma preparing to rape Lady Justice. Zuma alleged that the cartoon harmed his dignity and damaged his reputation. Along with the reduction in the […]
The Cartoonist Group has launched two new websites to promote campaign and election cartoons of fifty cartoonists. Sara Thaves, the founder of the Cartoonist Group, says that they have over 1,800 election-related cartoons – even more if you count cartoons related to political issues such as economy, healthcare, immigration, and women’s rights. The two sites […]
U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais who is calling foul a Clay Bennett cartoon that depicts him with a gun in his mouth with the caption “The Character Assassination”. The cartoon comes after news broke that the politician, a Republican and Pro-Life candidate, was caught on a phone-call transcript urging a woman with whom he allegedly had […]