Cathy Wilcox wins Kennedy Award for Outstanding Cartoon
The Australian Kennedy Foundation has announced this year’s winners of the Kennedy Awards for Outstanding Journalism. In the category of…
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Comic Strips – Real and Imagined
Crankshaft Leadtime (again). Last week I implied that Crankshaft was at least a year ahead on its deadline. This week…
CSotD: Do you think I mean country matters?
We’re going to take a little break from politics today, while I recover from having spent the past week banging…
Cartoonist PROfiles (apologies to Jud*)
Profiles of and interviews with Walt Handelsman, Brian Box Brown, Crockett Johnson, R. Alan Brooks, Jeff Smith, and Phil Hands….
Sports Cartooning & Topps Baseball Cards
Roy Carlson has a column at Sports Collectors Daily specializing in Topps Baseball cards. Like many, I grew up watching…
CSotD: Not All Nonsense Is Funny
Guy Parsons is being somewhat cynical here, but that’s not to say he’s wrong. There was a time, O Best…
How do you decide who you’re going to be when you get up in the morning?
A visit to Edward Sorel to deliver his Reuben Award sets Jason Chatfield thinking about how to cartoon. Sorel is,…
Hey Kids! Comics! For Your School Library
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2024 release. Images and links from a variety of…
CSotD: Finding Reasons to Disbelieve
Pat Byrnes criticizes the press with an imaginary Page One, accusing them of seeking to find faults with the Harris/Walz…
Midwest Nice and Midwest Nasty Editoons
‘Midwest nice’ cartoonist for The New Yorker is ready for Chicago and the DNC Paul Noth [link added], who contributes…
Russell Myers Enters NCS Hall of Fame
Russell Myers, by unanimous vote of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Board of Directors, will be the recipient of their…
CSotD: In other news …
A substantial portion of the public really likes Kamala Harris, but, as Phil Hands notes, the press is losing patience….
Wayback Whensday – Editorially Speaking
The profession of editorial cartooning isn’t so much dying as it is simply entering a new phase in the circle…
AAEC/ACC Convention Schedule Update
Note: This schedule has been superseded by an updated schedule. Expected Special Guests and Emcees: Christian Vachon, Wes Tyrell, Jack…
CSotD: Untattoo You
Day by Dave (AMS) reminds us that today is National Tattoo Removal Day, and I suppose the way you react…