The National Newspaper Awards has named Michael de Adder of the Halifax Chronicle Herald and the Globe and Mail winner of the 2024 Editorial Cartooning division. Gabrielle Drolet of The Globe and Mail and Patrick LaMontagne of the Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun were finalists as reported last month. This will be updated when the National Newspaper […]
The New England Newspaper & Press Association’s [NENPA] Better Newspaper Competition is New England’s largest journalism recognition program. NENPA has announced their Better Newspaper Competition winners for 2024. In the Editorial Cartoon division they have awarded the honors to Hakan Sahin of the Harvard Press 1st Place; Tim Newcomb of Seven Days 2nd Place, and […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced nominees for its 2024 Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year aka: The Reuben Award. Each year, the National Cartoonist Society honors excellence in our profession with Divisional Awards, special honors and lifetime achievement awards, and the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees and recipient of this, […]
The Herblock Foundation has awarded Marty Two Bulls, Sr. the 2025 Herblock Prize. From ComicsDC: WASHINGTON, DC, Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Marty Two Bulls, Sr. has been named the winner of the 2025 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Marty Two Bulls, Sr. is a freelance artist and graphic designer who has been creating cartoons […]
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) travelled to Broom-Hilda country last November to deliver their Gold Key award (scroll down), signifying induction into the Society’s Hall of Fame, to cartoonist Russell Myers. National Cartoonists Society President Karen Evans and Mark Habegger traveled to Oregon to deliver the NCS Gold Key and record a wonderful interview with […]
The Society of Illustrators has revealed it class of inductees for their 2025 Hall of Fame. They are: Rudy Gutierrez Kadir Nelson Tim O’Brien This is the first year since 2011 without an inductee that has a direct connection to cartooning. It is also the shortest list since 1994. The number of inductees in recent […]
Some marginal items related to comics and cartooning. Johnny Hart Enters the Binghamton Hockey Hall of Fame Cartoonist Johnny Hart has been inducted into the Binghamton Hockey Hall of Fame. From WICZ: The latest inductees to the Binghamton Hockey Hall of Fame have been announced as three new members will be inducted into the Hall […]
Special Congressional Recognition for Lalo Alcaraz Got it before the Dept. of unDEIs could undo it. Says Lalo Alcaraz: I’m so relieved this certificate of special congressional recognition came before the federal government realized I was not a white man, and made recognition of bad hombres like me illegal. Via Bluesky or by way of […]
Canada’s National Newspaper Awards has announced the finalists for the 2024 awards and in the category for Editorial Cartooning the finalists are Michael de Adder of the Halifax Chronicle Herald/The Globe and Mail; Gabrielle Drolet of The Globe and Mail; and Patrick LaMontagne of the Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun. The cartoonists’ portfolios, along with all the […]
Paul Noth is the winner of The 2025 (and 2nd annual) Thurber Prize For American Humor In Cartoon Art. The Thurber House announced the winner. From the Thurber house twitter account and on their Facebook page. On 4/25 at 54Below in NYC, Paul will receive his award & the writing award winner will be announced […]
Editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte will be honored today by the Mayor of Geneva Switzerland with the “Genève Reconnaissante” medal in recognition for his work with Geneva-based Freedom Cartoonists Foundation (previously Cartooning for Peace). Patrick is currently president of Freedom Cartoonists Foundation. Through this award, the Administrative Council wishes to pay tribute to the tireless commitment of this […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman will headline Rice University’s upcoming conference, “Comics Sans Frontières: Border Defiance in Graphic Narratives.” The four-day event will explore how comics challenge artistic, national, and cultural boundaries. Art, often credited with raising the graphic novel as a serious literary work, will deliver the keynote address on March 20. He will […]
Walt Handelsman in New Orleans at Mardi Gras time, Hearst 2024 celebrates Hilary B. Price and Popeye, The New Yorker cartoonists party at the Centoonial, Tom Tomorrow accepts the Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award, and a passle of Smercomics by Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, Jack Ohman, and Scott Stantis. Some Favorite Walt Handelsman […]
The National Cartoonists Society officially (it has been an open secret since last year’s gathering) announces the the time and place for 2025’s Reuben Awards and NCS Conference. The NCS Board is thrilled to announce that the 2025 NCS Conference and 79th Annual Reuben Awards will be held AUGUST 14-16th in BOSTON, MA. We have […]
A panel of judges have chosen 21 (21!) cartoonists and related people to be automatically inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame for 2025 with another six (out of 18 nominee) cartoonists to be voted on by fans for inclusion in the class of 2025 for a total of 27 entries this year joining the […]