Michael Ramirez was honored with the Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) Cartoon Award (formerly The Thomas Nast Award) for his efforts in 2021. Michael’s trophy case already contains two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year. The Judges’ Statement: Michael Ramirez masterly employs the full arsenal available […]
Finalists for the 2021 National Newspaper Awards have been announced. For Editorial Cartooning/Caricature the nominees are Michael de Adder, Graeme MacKay, and Bruce MacKinnon. For the entire list of finalists, and a better look at the nominated cartoon portfolios, check out the announcement at the National Newspaper Awards website. Winners will be announced by webcast […]
Is it better for a comic creator to sell out or remain creatively pure? That dilemma is embodied in two cartoonists who had radically different attitudes toward their creations. I’m talking about Charles Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, and one of his inheritors, Bill Watterson, the artist behind Calvin and […]
Last Summer the good news was that Gannett/Gatehouse was unloading the local weeklies they had accumulated back into the hands of local owners. This year sees a new approach to local weeklies: Boston.com reports: Starting in early May, at least 19 weekly newspapers across Massachusetts will shutter their print publications and go completely digital. Nine […]
Note the interplay in this Wallace the Brave (AMS): First, Rose is the right character to have a turquoise necklace, or, at least, she’s the right character to show it off to her friends. Amelia might have one — heck, even Spud has had one — but Amelia wouldn’t make note of it. And, of […]