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.
Unbelievable that some mocked the son of Tim Walz. But I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. I mean, does anything surprise you anymore?
Some of you may know that I have Tourette Syndrome. In all the cartoons I’ve ever drawn, I’m not sure I’ve ever mentioned that…
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On August 27th, 2024, the audiobook adaptation of The Talk by Darrin Bell will be released. The Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist’s graphic memoir was originally released in June 2023. But now, The Talk is being released in a new format.
The adaptation from Macmillan Audio features narration by Bell, his son Emyree Zazu Bell, Brittany Bradford and William DeMerritt.
KAPLAN: Do you consider your political cartoons distinct from your sequential graphic narrative work?
BELL: Yeah. I try to do each project differently. Partially because I’ve been doing this professionally since I was 19. And I don’t want to get bored. I don’t want to burn out. I saw multiple artists burn out when I was growing up, and I thought, “That’s not me.”
So I want to challenge myself to have different styles and different approaches. I approach Candorville totally differently than I do my editorial cartoons, and The Talk was a whole other thing, too.
Signe Wilkinson, a retired Philadelphia editorial cartoonist has spent decades drawing images that reflect contemporary American life, and her work has been featured in the latest exhibit at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, writes Tamala Edwards for 6abc.
Her cartoons appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News for 35 years. Her cartoon themes range from Philadelphia, women’s issues, and national politics to education and health, among others
Philadelphia Today includes a nine year old TED talk YouTube video by Signe.
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Speaking of exhibits…
Mark your calendars! Join me at The Buffalo History Museum on October 18th for the opening reception of my retrospective exhibit – celebrating two decades of my work at The Buffalo News.
In 1991, Barbara Brandon-Croft became the first Black woman with a nationally syndicated comic strip in the mainstream press with Where I’m Coming From. It was picked up by Universal Press Syndicate and ran until 2005. Now, this ground-breaking comic strip about Black women’s perspectives is being published into a book to celebrate Brandon-Croft’s historic achievements.
The comic strip represents Black women with varied expressions, hair styles, skin tones, and tones of voice, relaying everyday life and unfiltered social commentary.
Advocate editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman has a side hustle, working for the same organization.
Cool! We received 921 entries in this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest. These were so funny, and our winner came up with a very original and clever approach. Great job, everyone!
