“Lefty Cartoonists Boycott Walkley Awards”
With a couple days before we start reporting on The Reuben Awards ceremonies, let’s check with another award. The Walkley…
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Ginger Meggs 1921 – 2023
After a continuous newspaper run of 102 years the Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs has ended. The strip began November…
Filipina Cartoonist Gets Wash. Post Gig
The Washington Post recently published an illustrated report about a group of Filipinos that went to the 1904 World’s Fair…
Comic Strip Death Blow Down Under – Update
Mike Peterson mentioned the sad news in passing today, but here’s a bit more. The Australian Cartoonists Association issued a…
Foreign Not-So-Funnies: Cartoonist Apology
In April British editorial cartoonist Martin Rowson drew a cartoon that was deemed antisemitic. Since that time Rowson has not…
Foreign Funnies: Solon Razes Cartoonists
A Kenyan politician underwent surgery dealing a blow to the country’s cartoonists and caricaturists. From Nairobi Wire: Former Kenya National…
Overseas Outrage – Cartoon Controversies
The Australian Financial Review is being scolded for running what some see as a racist cartoon advertisement. From The Guardian:…
Pedro X. Molina Awarded 2023 Havel Prize
As Mike Peterson mentioned in his column today, cartoonist Pedro X. Molina has been awarded the Václav Havel International Prize…
Abecor Wins Courage in Cartooning Award
Last week CARTOONISTS RIGHTS presented the 2023 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award to Abecor at a private ceremony, held…
Documentary Series on Female Cartoonists – ‘Draw for Change!’ Trailer
From Variety: The trailer (below) for “Draw for Change!” – which was named best documentary series at Canneseries this week…
Foreign Funnies Files From … Australia
The Australian Cartoonists Association has uploaded a dozen or so recent “issuus” of their Inkspot magazine quintupling the Inkspots and…
Charlie Hebdo’s Earthquake Cartoon
Charlie Hebdo is the French satire magazine mostly famous (infamous?) for printing and reprinting cartoons of Mohammed, though they attack…
Refreshing the Reports (Updates)
Bessie Mae Kelley, Kieran Castaño, Robert Ripley, Harry Bliss, Hergé Alex Jay took note of the Bessie Mae Kelley stories…
Another Quentin Blake Honor = Senior Stripper
Famed British illustrator Sir Quentin Blake has many honors – as detailed in his entry at the Lambiek Comiclopedia: Throughout…
A Brief History of Britain’s Political Cartoonists
An article takes time to read, but a picture speaks to us instantly. In the 18th century, William Hogarth campaigned…