An original 1936 original art piece by Belgian cartoonist Herge for a Tintin comic has fetched $1.2 million at a Hong Kong auction. According to the BBC, it is the only original from the book The Blue Lotus. The Asian people do take their cartoon art seriously.
Editorial cartoonist Bob Englehart is celebrating 35 years with his paper the Hartford Courant. The local Fox station has posted an interview. Bob is also enjoying an exhibit of his work “Drawn and Cornered: 35 Years of Engelhard Cartoons” that will run from October 23 through November 28 with an opening reception Oct. 22.
The Cartoonist Rights Network International is reporting that a fellow prisoner has stated that Syrian cartoonist Akram Raglan died in a Syrian hospital as “possibly a result of torture” two and a half years ago. Two years ago a PRI story reported the cartoonist’s death, but the family stating that they were unsure of the […]