Editorial cartoonist Jeff Danziger withdrew and apologized for an unflattering caricature of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. Political cartoonist Jeff Danziger apologized over the weekend for a “body shaming” caricature of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders he produced that was originally set to run in Vermont’s Rutland Herald newspaper. “That particular cartoon […]
NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition’ has a piece on the 50-year-anniversary of the debut appearance of Franklin, the first black character featured in Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts.” “Jumpstart” cartoonist Robb Armstrong is featured quite extensively in the piece. From the story: Schulz, however, had been wary of including a black child in the Peanuts gang and was concerned that it would […]
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus has announced its guest list for this September’s (27th-30th) fourth-annual four-day, city-wide comics festival. TDC also hears rumors are flying that CXC plans to announce a surprise guest as we get closer to the fest’s dates. Guest and special exhibitors include: Lynn Johnston Kazu Kibuishi Derf Backderf Jim Woodring Darrin Bell Katie Skelly […]
Breaking (Good) News: All charges against Malaysian cartoonist Zunar have been dropped and he is not only a free man but apparently free to keep poking his sharp pen at corrupt authorities. Between the immediacy of the news and the somewhat opaque nature of Malaysian politics, it’s a little hard to sort out the details, […]