2 Chicagoans allegedly plotted to kill Westergaard
From an AP story comes news that two men from Chicago were arrested for allegedly plotting attacks on overseas targets…
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Jan Eliot reports back on her trip to Algiers
Jan Eliot was invited to speak at the 2eme Festival International de la Bande Dessinee in Algiers. The festival was…
Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari jailed
Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari was arrested on October 22 according to Reporters without Borders. Heidari and several others were arrested…
Korean cartoonist ordered to pay indemnities
South Korean cartoonist “Choi” has been ordered to pay $20 million won (about $17,000) by the Chuncheon District Court to…
Asterix and Obelix turn 50
French comic strip characters Asterix and Obelix will turn 50 at the end of this month. The comic strip is…
Cartoonists report on their trip to Algiers
Back in September I reported that Daryl Cagle and Jan Eliot were heading to Algiers to participate in their international…
News briefs for October 19, 2009
Books » Monte Schulz, son of Charles M. Schulz, has a new novel out entitled “This Side of Jordan.” It…
Zapiro launches satirical puppet news show
Prominent South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (“Zapiro”) has launched an internet satirical news show called “ZA News.” The show uses…
September 30 named International Free Press day
I’m a day late on this one: To mark the fourth anniversary of the first printing of the Danish Mohammad…
Striker comic ends, but no-one told the readers
The British daily comics about football entitled Striker finished a 24 year run by its creator Pete Nash, but The…
Westergaard, Hedegaard to speak at Yale
Ironic that two of the artists behind the infamous Mohammed cartoons would be speaking at Yale, whose publishing house that…
Yoshito Usui found dead in hiking fall
Yoshito Usui, best known for his Japanese cartoon series “Crayon Shin-chan,” was found dead from an apparent fall from a…
Tony Blair: Yale Press did the right thing
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is teaching a course on Faith and Globalization at Yale University, has stated…
Robinson awarded $5.2 million in plagiarizing case
Canadian cartoonist Claude Robinson has been awarded C$5.2 million in a 14-year legal battle over alleged plagiarized animated work. Cinar,…
Malaysian government seizes cartoon magazine
Rob Tornoe spotted this story regarding the Malaysian government seizing the premiere issue of “Gedung Kartun” (translated: Cartoon Store) :…