Robert C. Harvey – RIP
Cartoonist and comics historian Bob Harvey has passed away. Robert Charles (Bob) Harvey (a.k.a. R. C. Harvey) June 22, 1937…
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25 Years: Graeme MacKay & The Hamilton Spectator
Editorial cartoonist Graeme MacKay celebrates his 25th anniversary with The Hamilton Spectator. … this week marks the 25 year milestone…
Catching Up with Ed-Op Cartoonist Ben Sargent
As Texas politics change, so too has Sargent’s approach to depicting the warring legislators beneath the Capitol dome. “When I…
Telnaes Interactive Web Cartoon Printed in WaPo
From left to right: Elena Kagan, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas (with his wife Ginni Thomas behind him), Chief Justice…
Op-Ed Cartoonists Merit Pulitzer Consideration
Author/attorney, former journalist/publisher Dennis Shere: When the Pulitzer Prize committee announced the 2022 winners in early May, one category was…
Locher Award Deadline Extended to July 15
The July 1st deadline for the Locher Award has been changed to July 15, 2022. The AAEC’s John Locher Memorial…
Jim Morin – Retired Cartoonist, Still Opinionated
Mr Morin, who lived under eight US presidents, has used his pen to observe, comment on and often ridicule…
Fitz Opines on Gannett Having No Opinion
Editorial Cartoonist David Fitzsimmons, who is no stranger to creating reader reaction (see above), has returned from vacation to learn…
Mike Smith, Clay Jones Win Sigma Delta Chi Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of their 2021 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism last…
Stuart Carlson Eulogy
As an editorial writer for a dozen years, I have to admit I often envied editorial cartoonists. No matter how…
2022 Locher Award Submission Deadline Looms
Only one week to deadline. Are you a young cartoonist who draws commentary on social topics? Do you know a…
Health News: Brians Basset & Duffy; Mike Shelton?
The Red and Rover comic strip has been in daily rerun status for a month, since May 23, 2022. Darryl…
Hunter, Goldberg, Bowman Win SPJ-DC Awards
The Washington, D.C. chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists announced the winners of their annual awards “for excellence in…
Chelsea News Profiles Cartoonist Ruben Bolling
Does the name Ken Foster[sic] mean anything to you? Okay, how about Ruben Bolling? Finally, how about Tom the Dancing…
2022 AAEC Convention
Once again the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is teaming up with Cartoon Crossroads Columbus and the Billy Ireland Cartoon…