William Joyce and Dahlov Ipcar Receive 2023 SoI Original Art Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Society of Illustrators announced William Joyce and Dahlov Ipcar winners of Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were…
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Suffer The Little Children, Forbid Them Not – The Great British Colouring Book
Mike Peterson has mentioned the episode a few times, at the bottom of this column, at the top here, and…
Court Artists On Trial at Trump Fraud Case
It began with Kayliegh McEnany, former spokeswoman and still disciple of Donald Trump, in her current role as a Fox…
All Over The Place
We know where Mike is, but me? – I’m all over the place. Following are items from hither and yon….
Gerry Shamray – RIP
Cartoonist and illustrator Gerry Shamray has passed away. Gerald James (Gerry) Shamray February 19, 1957 – September 25, 2023 From…
Joe Tonelli – RIP
St. Petersburg Times staff artist and illustrator Joe Tonelli has passed away. Joseph Felix (Joe) Tonelli November 19, 1926 –…
Just Another Wayback Whensday
The Phantom and The Muppets from the 1980s; Paul Bunyan from the early 20th Century, comic strip lettering from later…
Cartoonist Helen Hokinson Inducted into 2023 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
The Society of Illustrators has announced the artists entering their class of 2023 Hall of Fame. Among the inductees is…
Kevvo is New AdExchanger Cartoonist
Back in May we noted that AdExchanger had lost Nate Neal as their weekly cartoonist, now, a month late, we…
Show: Endless Imagination of Bob Staake
In a career that’s spanned more than 40 years and included some 80 books, thousands of newspaper and magazine illustrations…
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. – RIP
Comics and illustration historian and publisher Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. has passed away. “Jim was one of those rare figures in…
Cease-And-Desist Order for Cartoonist
A cease-and-desist order has been issued to a cartoonist over his drawing of a Denver landmark. From Westword: Denver cartoonist…
Did Court Sketch Artist Prettify Trump?
Three court sketch artists were present in Miami on June 13 when former President Trump sat in Federal Court to…
Jack Millie – RIP
Actor, singer, and Amanda Panda cartoonist Jack Millie has passed away. From the Swing Era Big Band Facebook page: Sad…
Ellen Derby – RIP
Cartoonist Ellen Keefe-Derby has passed away. From the obituary: Before Ellen moved to California from Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1952 ……