From The Times of Israel: A veteran Israeli cartoonist was cut loose on Tuesday from the magazine he worked at for nearly three decades over an illustration portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud lawmakers as pigs from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” Following the uproar, the Jerusalem Post announced it would no longer work with […]
upcoming – Talking Mort Walker: A Life in Comics by Jason Whiton Before creating Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, and many other comic strips, Mort Walker was a child prodigy who sold to national magazines. Over his 80+ year career, Walker became the patron saint of cartooning by syndicating his work to millions of readers, founding the Museum […]
Charis Jackson Barrios has won the 2018 John Locher Memorial Award. The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for aspiring cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Single panel, multi-panel, and animated editorial cartoons and comics [are] accepted. “Charis is producing well-crafted, smart, affecting […]
Over at The Washington Post site, Comic Riffs’ Michael Cavna writes on the growing influence of women at this year’s San Diego Comic Con Awards — The Eisners. From the story: “There was an energy in the room that kept growing with every victory for a woman, a person of color or a queer person,” […]
In the current Monty arc, he’s decided to be an author, complete with tweed jacket and pipe, and today’s not only cracked me up but resonated with an issue in children’s literature that I’ve been pondering. Inclusion matters. But you don’t gain another perspective by chatting with somebody, whether it’s bringing a woman’s perspective to […]
A series of public service ads created by King Features’ Barney Google and Snuffy Smith cartoonist John Rose won First Place in the Tennessee Press Association’s Ideas Contest for Best Use of Humor in an Ad. In late 2016, when portions of eastern Tennessee were hit with devastating wildfires, Rose was deeply affected…After seeing news […]