Clifford Controversy: Too Big, Wrong Red
Fans of Clifford The Big Red Dog are upset about the live-action movie since they saw CGI Clifford in the…
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CSotD: First Thoughts
There’s a bit of a pissing match breaking out on social media over purported plagiarism, which I’m not going to…
Matt Bors Comic Suppressed By Media
Cartoonist Matt Bors reports: Every outlet that runs my work* declined to publish my most recent comic, which is probably…
Turkey Trick or Treat
The treat is an opportunity to enter a cartoon competition. In the modern world where violence and discrimination pose a…
An Eighth Grade Social Studies Assignment
An eighth grade social studies assignment has riled some parents. We’ve covered the initial commotion and the cartoonist’s reaction. Here’s…
#BoycottScottAdams Trends as Scott Promotes It
I guess Scott Adams believes in the old bromide “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” From Scott’s Twitter feed:…
No White Privilege for Scott Adams
Cartoonist and social media maven (he’s been retweeted by President Trump) Scott Adams has created a twitterstorm in responding to…
Paper & Modesty Blaise Called Racially Insensitive
Warning: The following item deals with racial insensitivity and contains slurs that are offensive. The West Australian newspaper, located in…
What’s Lost If Political Cartoons Are Sacrificed?
[W]hat is lost when political cartoons are sacrificed completely to avoid conflict? To be sure, these are challenging times for…
Australian Newspaper Accused of Continuing Racist Cartoon Tradition
From Junkee: The Australian has a long and storied history of just appallingly racist cartoons. There’s something about cartoons being…
Twitter suspends Counterpoint momentarily
No Counterpoint over at Twitter. Also no explanation. The comics group was suspended, apparently for violating “the Twitter Rules.” Which…
‘Close to Home’ Cancelled in Canada – updated
Cartoonist John McPherson’s Close to Home comic panel was cancelled by Postmedia newspapers after running a cartoon deemed offensive: Postmedia,…
Newspaper Apologises for Transphobic Cartoon
The Morning Star, a British daily, apologized Sunday for a cartoon it ran Tuesday: The Morning Star apologises unreservedly for…
Swipe File – The Sipress Christmas Hanukkah
Cartoonist David Sipress recently had one of his New Yorker cartoons co opted for use in a conceptual art exhibit….
Swipe File – Calvin Peeing
Twenty years ago the bootlegged decal was ubiquitous, and illegal (still is). First things first—Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson says…