The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has named the nominees for the 2025 Cartoonist of the Year Award otherwise known as The Reuben Award. The nominees are: DAVE BLAZEK Loose Parts TAUHID BONDIA Crabgrass WILL HENRY Wallace the Brave DAV PILKEY Dog Man/Captain Underpants DANA SIMPSON Phoebe and Her Unicorn MARK TATULLI Liô RAINA TELGEMEIER The […]
The Graphic Medicine International Collective has been announced for this year’s conference dates and keynote speakers. The annual conference will be July 23–25, and the keynote speakers will be Dr. Nathan Gray and Meredith Li-Vollmer. The theme this year is: Drawing Perspectives: Health Graphic Narratives Under Pressure.From their website: We will explore this theme broadly to include […]
Scribble Through the StruggleHat tip to John Freeman over at Down the Tubes for surfacing the Scribble through the Struggle Instagram campaign initiated by Young Comics Laureate Mollie Ray (Giant) to motivate young artists to push through challenges.From Mollie: “As part of my time in the role I’m asking artists to take part in the […]
Showcasing the talents of Harley Schwadron, Jeff Koterba, Maximilian Uriarte, Medar de la Cruz, Sydney Lindstrom, Tony Millionaire, and Barbara Shermund. Harley Schwadron Claudia Capos for Michigan Today profiles Harley Schwadron their Wizard of Wit alumni. Schwadron is an internationally acclaimed freelance cartoonist and illustrator whose work has been published seemingly everywhere: The New York […]
Françoise Mouly on Roz Chast’s new New Yorker cover and Bob Eckstein interviews Grant Snider. Roz Chast Block Printing Françoise Mouly calls it “block printing,” I have always called it “woodcuts,” I guess it is also called “wood engraving.” It there a difference? Anyway here is Roz Chast‘s New Yorker cover for March 30, 2026. […]
Illustrator Brian Biggs has launched a weekly Youtube channel called Sitting Around Talking About Art Supplies. His teaser: Do you like art supplies? Are you fascinated with those weird pens and expensive pencils? Why are crayons so great? Do you hoard procreate brushes and have a pinterest board for letterpress machines? I know I do. […]
Sally Madden for The Comics Journal interviews cartoonist Bill Griffith with particular emphasis on Griffith’s newest graphic biography of his great-grandfather and on the Zippy comic strip and his cartooning background. I do like Madden’s style here of ignoring the questions and just relaying Bill Griffith’s words.Some of Bill Griffith’s words: When I was first […]
With Alexis E. Fajardo, Randy Glasbergen, Amy Kurzweil, Mikke Stratton, Brian Fies, and Tom Toro. Kid Beowulf moves from GoComics to Patreon Kid Beowulf has finished running Book Four on GoComics and creator Alexis E. Fajardo has decided Book Five will be featured on his Patreon site rather than GoComics. Rachel DeSchepper interviews the cartoonist […]
Starring Lynda Barry, Jon Kudelka, Paul Noth, Amy Kurzweil, the dynamic dou of Lia Strasser and Bizzy Coy, and an A.I. Scott Adams! Let’s start this post off with a smile. Lynda Barry If you are anything like me just the sight of the lovely Lynda Barry makes you smile. And if can see her […]
with Dr. Sheena C. Howard, The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, King Features Syndicate Production Chief Frank Chillino, Daryl Cagle Selfies, and Professor Sterling Haynes Awarded Emerging Artist Honor. Dr. Sheena C. Howard, Black Comics Writer and Researcher Dr. Sheena C. Howard is an author and researcher of Black culture. Here she is known […]
Newspaper illustrator and animated sports cartoonist Grey Blackwell has passed away. Nelson Grey Blackwell, Jr. November 19, 1969 – February 4, 2026 From the obituary: Nelson Grey Blackwell, Jr., lovingly known as Grey, age 56, of Oxford, North Carolina, passed away on February 4, 2026, in his hometown of Oxford. He went on to earn […]
With John “Front Page” Rose, New Yorker cartoonists Lynn Hsu and Brendan Loper, Ed Fischer, Jeff Koterba, Zander Cannon in Minneapolis, and Ron Coleman on pricing cartoons.John Rose is Up to SnuffSnuffy Smith and Barney Google cartoonist John Rose gets a page one, above the fold article in his local Ogden newspaper! John is profiled […]
Jamar Nicholas, in his role as National Cartoonists Society vice-president, interviewed a trio of NCS members: Andrew Farago, Bill Hinds, and Milburn Taylor. Though the interviews were recorded a year and a half ago they were just recently uploaded to the NCS YouTube channel.NCS Studio Visits: Member Spotlight on Andrew Farago Andrew Farago is the […]
UK’s Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation (PCO) handed out their annual Splats Awards a few days ago. The only place I’m finding the results of The Splats Awards is on the PCO Bluesky account where they also post photos of the event. The winners are… Kevin Wells for Best Caricature Grizelda for Best Current Affairs Grizelda again […]
Martin Rowson and Ella Baron – Processes The Guardian charges two of their cartoonists with the idea of “Trump and a world in turmoil” and then followed them as they transformed that into an editorial cartoon along with their thought process along the way. This week, we challenged the pair to draw on the same […]