Crowds protest John Cole cartoon
A John Cole editorial cartoon that ran on October 4th depicting a local Scranton, Pa. Catholic Bishop as part-elephant (symbol…
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Oliphant cartoon creating stir among Christians
A recent editorial cartoon by Pat Oliphant regarding Vice President-nominee Sarah Palin has created a stir within the Christian community…
LA Times: Zapiro hesitated to publish cartoon
The L.A. Times caught up with Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) to talk about his controversial cartoon that ran last Sunday. In…
Full page comic causes stir in New Hampshire
Some readers of the Concord Monitor were offended at a full page comic last Friday that narrated a staff member’s…
Zapiro cartoon may land cartoonist in court
African National Congress president Jacob Zuma is lawyering up and is looking into taking cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) to court…
Zapiro creates stir with cartoon suggesting rape
South African editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, who goes by the pen-name “Zapiro“, has created a growing furor over a cartoon…
Kurt Westergaard will not go to Jordan
New reports regarding Kurt Westergaard, who faces trail in Jordan for drawing the infamous Mohammed cartoon, state that he is…
Westergaard says he’s ready for trial
Kurt Westergaard, the man who drew the no infamous Mohammed carton that incited Muslims from around the world says he’s…
Matt Richtel responds to possible character death
Earlier this month we discussed the news that a Rudy Park character might die, or not, depending on reader response….
New Yorker cover cartoon condemned as tasteless
The July 21st New Yorker cover is a raising eyebrows and both the Obama and McCain campaigns have called it…
WP: Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist
The Washington Post has an excellent article on the challenges of free speech, religion and cartooning that is expanding out…
Mexican comic character called racist in Texas
The Mexican comic book character Memin Pinguin has been around for more than 60 years, but when his book, Memin…
Charges dropped in Westergaard assassination plot
Danish prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the Muslim men that were arrested for planning the assassination of Kurt…
Priggee Dad’s Day cartoon offends many
A Father’s Day cartoon drawn by Milt Priggee has garnered a strong reaction from military folks. The cartoon depicts a…
Sean Delonas catches flack for duplicating self
In what might be best described as Bad Cartoonist fodder, Sean Delonas, editorial cartoonists for the New York Post, is…