When the accolades roll in, they roll in big for Mike Luckovich. Yesterday he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. You can listen to an interviewed by NPR regarding the big win. The AAEC has also posted notice that the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual Sigma Delta Chi Awards were announced and Mike […]
Congratulations to Mike Luckovich for winning the Pulitzer Prize – Again! You can see his submission portfolio online. Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich earned journalism’s top honor Monday, winning a Pulitzer Prize. It was the second Pulitzer for the popular but polarizing cartoonist, whose social and political commentaries regularly provoke sharp reactions from readers. […]
Earlier I mentioned Tony Carrillo’s “F Minus” had received a glowing review (and client pick up) at the Arizona Republic. Now he’s picked up the Arizona Daily Star starting today. Fans of sarcasm and those in need of a quick jolt of comedy are in luck. “F Minus” debuts today in the Accent section and […]
The Pulitzer Prizes winners will be announced today at 3:00 EST. I’ll be watching the wires and post the results for the editorial cartooning category as soon as I get them. Be looking also for follow up stories as this award does generate lots of responses – positive and negative.
Editor and Publisher has the scoop on an exhibit of Paul Conrad’s bronze statues. The six-week exhibit runs through May 21, according to the Los Angeles Times, where Conrad was formerly a staff cartoonist. The newspaper noted that Conrad has sculpted figures such as George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, the Rev. Dr. […]
There’s an interesting article in the Journal Gazette, (Ft. Wayne) about the new hip-hop generation, their message, and their impact in the African American community. The article cites Aaron McGruder’s Boondocks television show and some of the language used to make political statements. But some worry that members of the hip-hop generation are delivering their […]
This year’s annual Border Book Festival (Border – as in US, Mexico; not the book store) will feature Lalo Alcaraz, the creator of “La Cucharacha” on this coming Saturday in El Paso Texas. Lalo will talk about his work and conduct a workshop with other area cartoonists. Border Book Festival is a free event to […]
The Winona Daily News has reported that after sifting through 500 survey responses that they will be making four changes on their comics page. Newly launched “Cow and Boy” will replace “Mary Worth” – who has run in that newspaper since 1947; “Brevity” takes over “Close To Home;” and “Get Fuzzy” takes the slot of […]
To what extent are newspapers supposed to edit or fact check the content of comic strips? That’s the topic a column by Manning Pynn, the Public Editor at the Orlando Sentinel, who recently had to deal with a reader who questioned the factuality of a Mallard Fillmore strip regarding taxes. The tax question involved was […]
Earlier this month, I posted a brief on how The Capital, Annapolis MD, was considering dropping Cathy to make room for Pearls Before Swine. Two weeks, and 305 emails later, the editor has decided to keep Cathy. BUT! the Pearl supporters were significant enough that the editor would like to cancel something else to make […]
Tony Carrillo received some positive press from the Arizona Republic who did a large feature on the launch of his feature “F Minus.” The story talks about how F Minus grew from a college strip to a big time syndicated feature. The comic got its start with a student audience. It was printed inside ASU’s […]
I tend not to pay attention to international cartooning news, but I thought this one is newsworthy because of its uniqueness. Editorial cartoonists in Iraq are enjoying their new found freedom of expression. With few restrictions on speech now, dozens of newspapers have blossomed in Iraq, and all the major ones seem to run one […]
The Kansas City star is adding three new features to their line-up. Starting today, readers are getting their first look at Darrin Bell’s “Candorville,” John Kovaleski’s “Bo Nanas,” and Scott Stantis’ “Prickly City.” No mention was made if other features were being dropped to make room for these three.
“Doonesbury” character Alex has been deciding on which college to attend and has been accepted at Rochester Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – fictionally of course. The attention that RIT is getting has made RIT officials giddy. R-I-T officials have been getting a kick out of the comic strip recognition. They say R-I-T […]
Jack Ohman, editorial cartoonist for the Oregonian, spoke Wednesday to The Dalles – part of a series of lectures on the campus of Columbia George Community College. And when asked if he thought his art made a difference in politics he had this to say: “Sometimes I go to bed at night feeling that I […]