Ed Maclachlan – RIP
Ed Maclachlan, recognized as “one of our greatest living cartoonists,” has passed away. He was 84 years old. Ed was…
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Watford Observer Posts Remembrance of Terry Challis
Fifteen years after the passing of Watford Observer sports cartoonist Terry Challis, the paper is publishing a selection of his Drawn…
The Cartoon Museum nominated for Best in Heritage Award
The Cartoon Museum in London, England, has been nominated for a Best in Heritage Award for their work with autistic…
Lakes Int’l Comic Art Festival questioned Mohammad Sabaaneh participation
The inclusion of EWK Prize winner Mohammad Sabaaneh at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) has faced pushback due…
Editorial Cartoonist Bart van Leeuwen Victim of a Chinese “Spamouflage” Campaign
Based on the posts of an X account that bears the name of Dutch cartoonist Bart van Leeuwen, a profile…
“The New Cartoonist” publication launches
Cartoonist Pete Songi has launched a new digital magazine called The New Cartoonist. The inaugural issue is 48 pages long and features over 50…
Wayback Whensday – La Vilaine Lulu
Naughty Lulu, the Yves Saint Laurent comic strip. From Jardin Marjorelle: In 1956, the twenty-year-old Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent was…
AAEC Condemns Detention of Ashraf Omar
Earlier this morning, 34 international organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism released a statement condemning Egypts detention of…
34 press organizations call on Egypt to release cartoonist, journalists
Thirty-four organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism have condemned Egypt’s arrest and disappearance of Egyptian journalists and cartoonist…
Galway Cartoon Festival to feature Speedbump creator Dave Coverly
This year’s Galway Cartoon Festival, in Ireland, will feature an American cartoonist – Dave Coverly, creator of Speedbump. Dave submitted…
Detention Extended For Ashraf Omar. Again
In what is becoming an unsettling pattern, an Egyptian state security prosecutor extended the detention for cartoonist Ashraf Omar for yet…
The Age retires Michael Leunig after 55 years
Cartoonist Michael Leunig, a fixture for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, for 55 years, was laid off along…
Bill Stott 1944-2024 – RIP
British cartoonist Bill Stott passed away on August 25. His career began as an art teacher in Liverpool. His cartooning career started…
Interviewed: Bob Moran on life as a controversial cartoonist
The UK Column has posted a 90-minute video interview with Bob Moran, former political cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph. Bob is…
Galway Cartoon Festival announces line-up
The Galway Cartoon Festival has announced their line-up for this year’s event. The annual festival in Galway Ireland will feature…