Ed Koren Wins IBPA Gold
Vermont artist Edward Koren’s new book “Koren. In the Wild” is the gold medal winner of the 31st Annual…
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Political Cartoons are Relics, Replace with Memes
As a scholar who studies social media and memetics, I wonder if political cartoons are the best way to…
The OCR and the OCW and the NCS(Fest)
Cartoonist Steve McGarry says that whenever he runs into people who insist they have no interest in the world of…
Animator vs. Cartoonist – Drawing from Memory
Animator vs. Cartoonist: Drawing Looney Tunes Characters From Memory. The gang tries to draw Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and…
NCSFest – This Is The Week That Is
The NCSFest will begin this week Wednesday. And Steve McGarry is why. For McGarry’s festival, comic art will be nearly…
Comic Character as Presidential Nominee?
Pogo, Howard the Duck, Snoopy, Bill the Cat, and other comic characters have had runs at being the President…
Cartoonists at Odds: Maslin v Mankoff
It started with an interview, during which old-timer Robert Mankoff claimed about cartooning: It’s a young person’s game. The…
The Pre-Reubens Weekend Weekend
Next week is the NCSFest highlighted by The Reuben Dinner. The Huntington Beach Art Center is starting a wee…
Mark Fiore Wins Robert F. Kennedy Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization has announced the winners of its annual awards. Cartoon “Family Separation in…
Maggie’s World Looks at Gag Cartoons
The gag cartoon is in a category by itself: standing alone to evoke a reaction. Is it funny?…
Happy National Cartoonists Day!
above: the famous B. Kliban cartoon, below: W. C. Morris from circa 1908 Both the above and many more…
World Press Freedom Day 2019
The 26th celebration of World Press Freedom Day Molina for Cartooning for Peace Foundation in Geneva …
Nurit Karlin RIP
Cartoonist Nurit Karlin has passed away. Updated May 8 with the New York Times obituary. Nurit Karlin December…
Charity Auctions – Buy Original Cartoon Art
Only a week to go for two charity events highlighted by auctioning of cartoons. Editorial and magazine cartoonists have made…
Gary Price Leaves Jazz Birthday Feature
For over three years Gary Price has supplied the illustration for The Syncopated Times Jazz Birthday of the Month…