The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has set their 2024 NCS Conference and Reuben Awards for August 22-24 (Thursday-Saturday) in San Diego, California. This year we will co-host some of our conference programming with the awesome team at the Comic Con Museum, located in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park. The NCS board used feedback from the […]
HENRY BARAJAS VOLUNTEERS AS PRESIDENT OF THE LOS ANGELES CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, 02/01/2024 — The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society is proud to announce the appointment of Henry Barajas as its new Chapter Chair, effective immediately. “The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Cartoonists […]
The National Cartoonists Society has opened its Call For Entries for the annual Reuben Divisional Awards. Calling all cartoonists! The National Cartoonists Society announces its annual call for entries for consideration for the 78th NCS Divisional Reuben Awards, recognizing excellence in professional cartooning for work published in 2023. You do not have to be a member of […]
Latisha Moore, event manager for the National Cartoonists Society, has passed away. Latisha Lavette Moore January 23, 1976 – November 26, 2023 From the Echovita obituary: It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Latisha L. Moore (Vero Beach, Florida), who passed away on November 26, 2023, at the age of 47, […]
The National Cartoonists Society has suffered a great loss this week. As the temperature drops and winter looms on the horizon, we’ve felt a deeper chill, one that cuts to our very souls. Our Management Executive, Latisha Moore has lost her valiant battle with cancer. Most organizations have that one person who works tirelessly behind […]
Word is spreading on social media that Latisha Moore, the executive director of the National Cartoonists Society for most of the past decade, has lost her fight with cancer at the early age of forty-seven. From Jason Chatfield, NCS President during the majority of Latisha’s service: Heartbroken at the loss of my dear friend, and […]
Back at the 2023 Reuben Awards convention in September it was announced that Karen Evans had been elected the new National Cartoonists Society president, replacing the termed out Jason Chatfield. Now the NCS has revealed the entire new Board of Directors for the 2023 – 2025 years: President: Karen Evans1st Vice President: John Hambrock2nd Vice […]
Hogan’s Alley and Tom Heintjes present nearly 200 of David Folkman‘s photos from the 2023 Reuben Awards get together in September – see cartoonists checking in, see cartoonists in black tie, see cartoonists having fun. The National Cartoonists Society offers us a digital copy of the 77th Annual Reuben Awards playbill. The National Cartoonists Society […]
Cartoonists aplenty in Jersey City last week for the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) annual Reuben Awards. For those of us not able to attend the festivities there are photos and videos available. The NCS welcomed all with an introductory video of past Banquets and weekends plus the 2023 Reuben nominees. The convention starts by taking […]
At their 77th Annual Reuben Awards Dinner the National Cartoonists Society honored Bill Griffith as the 2022 Cartoonist of the Year and presented him with The Reuben Award. The banquet and awards show was held at The Hyatt Regency in Jersey City on September 7, 2023. Bill’s cartooning career began in New York City in […]
The National Cartoonists Society held their 77th annual Reuben Awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City on September 7, 2023 and announced the winners in twelve cartooning categories for art created in 2022. Listed below are the finalists and the winners. Online Comics – Long Form winner: Phil Foglio (“Girl Genius”) Online Comics […]
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation is setting up a charity auction, with dozens of NCS members offering original art to benefit the foundation. The original art for 2023 NCS Reubens by Sam Viviano and for the 1987 paperback by Bil Keane are among the treasures offered. They are just two of the items. Others include […]
The National Cartoonists Society has issued a notice for ads in their 2023 Reuben Journal and Banquet Playbill noting the deadline for booking space in the program is August 7, 2023. Your ad will be included in the official Reuben Awards Playbill Magazine – with a feature on every nominee – which will be given […]
The National Cartoonist Society is finalizing plans for its Reuben Award events being held September 6 – 8, 2023 in Jersey City, New Jersey and has released the schedule (subject to change) for the annual convention. Nominees for the Reuben Award and Divisional Awards had been announced, as had Brian Walker receiving the Silver T-Square, […]
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for their 77th annual Reuben Award which celebrates and honors The Cartoonist of the Year for 2022. The nominees are: Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead) Will Henry (Wallace the Brave) Hilary B. Price (Rhymes With Orange) Jeff Smith (Bone) Mark Tatulli (Liò) Henry and Smith are freshman […]