German cartoonist apologizes for Zuckerberg cartoon
German cartoonist Burkhard Mohr has apologized for drawing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a hooked-nose octopus in a cartoon related…
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Mark Fiore: Chevron claims they were ‘injured’ by cartoon
Mark Fiore writes: I’m hearing this morning that Chevron filed court documents saying they were “injured” by this cartoon I…
Cartoonists, illustrators protest SodaStream sponsorship of Angouleme comic festival
And speaking of the Angoulême comic festival, over 70 artists and illustrators have joined to protest one of the festival’s…
Benson casts GOP in same vein as Ohio kidnappers; Conservatives not amused
Tim Cavanaugh, of The Daily Caller gives a good summary of the controversy surrounding a recent Steve Benson that casts…
Disney sexualized Merida character
Pixar’s Merida character from the feature film Brave is officially a Disney Princess, but that created a controversy when Disney…
Palestinian cartoonist sentenced to 5 months in Israeli jail
The Palestinian cartoonist Muhammad Sabanah, who was detailed by the Israelis in February as he crossed to the West Bank,…
CBR features 8 female artists during Women’s History Month
Comic Book Resources used Women’s History Month to highlight female creators in the industry. Creators included: Becky Cloonan, Danielle Corsetto,…
AZ student cartoonist fired for derogatory LGBT cartoon
D.C. Parsons, a student cartoonist at The Daily Wildcat, has been fired and the student paper is apologizing after running…
University of Montana cartoon draws fire
Callan Berry, a student at the University of Montana, is “drawing fire” according to a report by the local NBC…
Louisiana teacher dismissed over anti-Obama cartoon
Robert Duncan, a Jr. High teacher, was dismissed earlier this month after six months of paid administrative leave after a…
Crumb explains why he canceled trip to Australia
Robert Crumb was the headlining artist at the Australian Graphic arts festival in Sydney, but cancelled after a newspaper ran…
Village Voice agrees to pay cartoonists
The hubbub over last week’s revelation that The Village Voice asked its cartoonists to provide cartoons for “exposure” and not…
Rare golden age art added to new Jerry Robinson website
From the press release: Classic works by Jerry Robinson of Batman, Robin and a rogues gallery of villains, including Robinson’s…
Bill O’Reilly e-mail bombs Mike Thompson
Last Sunday’s editorial cartoon by Mike Thompson stirred the ire of Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly. Mike’s cartoon was in…
More college cartoon controversies
And yet another college campus cartoon controversy. This time at the University of Connecticut where two cartoons have been deemed…