The Neurodivergent Cartoonist. Gus Walz’ moment of joy at the Democratic National Convention struck a chord with millions of people around the nation. One of the people touched by Gus’ emotional reaction to his dad Tim’s vice presidential acceptance speech was Omaha, Nebraska-based political cartoonist Jeffrey Koterba. Amelia Robinson at The Columbus Dispatch writes about […]
The South African Film and Publication Board gave The Showerhead documentary a “16 LNPSV” rating (suitable for over 16, containing language, nudity, prejudice, sex, violence). The film focuses on Jonathan Shapiro’s (AKA Zapiro) controversial cartoons during the Jacob Zuma presidential term, challenging the boundaries of freedom of expression. Producers of the film are appealing the […]
Michael de Adder won the Divisional Reuben for Editorial Cartooning: Thank you, National Cartoonist Society. First, sorry I wasn’t there in person to receive this storied award. Last minute personal issues made it impossible to attend. I almost had the ticket in my hand before fate snatched it from my grasp. Second, thanks for naming […]
I borrowed today’s headline from an old website run by the late Bill Bickel in which he used to mock comic strips for not coming up to his standards. It was one of a couple of similar sites that motivated me to launch Comic Strip of the Day in 2010, because I thought it better […]