The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Aaron McGruder will be taking a 6 month hiatus from his “Boondocks” strip. What Aaron will be doing during his time is unclear. Universal Press Syndicate confirmed today that McGruder will go on hiatus beginning March 27, resuming the strip, which appears in 350 newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, […]
The New York Comic Con is now past and a few news stories on the event are trickling in. This one is about Mort Walker who was on hand this last weekend, as was his two sons Greg and Brian. “Beetle Bailey is the everyman who has to fight the system,” said [Mort] Walker. “He’s […]
John Sherffius’ editorial cartoons will be syndicated through Copley starting March 13. John was the editorial cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch until 2003 when he resigned out of frustration that the paper was trying to tone down this cartoons. John’s comic feature “Sam and Me” was launched last year through Creators.
In a follow up to a story I posted yesterday, The New Straits Times, in Malaysia, has apologized for running a Non Sequitur strip that touched on the Muslim prophet Mohammad (but did not depict him). The Times gave a private explanation to the government Thursday and published an apology on its front page Friday. […]
Editor and Publisher has a story that more than 20 King Feature cartoonist will be on hand at the New York Comic-Con. Among the King creators slated to appear are Isabella Bannerman (“Six Chix”), Ray Billingsley (“Curtis”), Frank Bolle (“Apartment 3-G”), Chance Browne (“Hi and Lois”), Hy Eisman (“Popeye”), Ron Ferdinand (“Dennis the Menace”), Joe […]
Several syndicated Universal Press cartoonists are taking time to help produce the “Big Top” comic feature while creator Rob Harrell is undergoing cancer treatment behind his right eye. ?I?ve really been overwhelmed by the kindness and the support of all the creators and the syndicate,? said Harrell, whose Universal strip features a cast of circus […]
Ann Coulter, the right-wing columnist (syndicated through Universal Press), just can’t stop offending the cartoonists. Currently she’s got Ted Ralls’ knickers in a twist after claiming he had entered the Iranian Holocaust cartoon contest (which he denies), now in her latest column she bashes Arabs, Bill O’Reilly, the NYT and even takes a parting swipe […]
Ted Rall, who aspires to sue Ann Coulter for libel/slander has raised nearly $11,000, but still is well short of the money required to take the case all the way to the finish. Pledges currently total nearly $11,000. That’s seriously encouraging but we’re still short of what’s needed to launch a successful libel and slander […]
Scott Bateman, former King Features political cartoonist, writes in to announce that he’s on say that he’s on day 190 (okay, technically, yesterday was 190 – today is 191) of his project to produce an animated cartoon every day for a year. His latest cartoon features a score board of sorts counting the number of […]
Prickly City cartoonist Scott Stantis has a op-ed piece with his take on the Mohammad cartoon controversy. Newspapers with a long and storied history of cartoonists have seen fit to cut loose this valuable resource. Papers like the Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun are now without a staff cartoonist. The Chicago Tribune recently dedicated […]
I sometimes wonder about the effectiveness of cartoons that are “insider-ish.” Yesterday’s Natural Selection, by Russ Wallace, depicting a political cartoonist entering the witness protection program, was funny and topical, but how did it square with the rest of the newspaper reading public?
The Newseum is sponsoring a discussion on how publications should cover the cartoon controversy. The panel includes Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News. How did the publication of cartoons portraying the Prophet Muhammad come to spark violent Islamic protests? Where should we draw the line between free speech and religious tolerance? What issues does […]
The government of Malaysia may revoke The New Straits Times’ permit to print after it ran a Non-Sequitur cartoon. Wiley Miller’s February 20th’s Non Sequitur depicts an artist with a sign saying “Caricatures of Muhammad while you wait.” The New Straits Times got a show-cause letter from the Internal Security Ministry and was given three […]
The Anti-Semitic cartoon contest has opened the gallery of entries. While the deadline for entry is not until March 5th, early entrant’s work are being posted. You can read more about this contest in one of my earlier posts.
Walt Handelsman, editorial cartoonist for Newsday, has posted his first animated editorial cartoon. It’s unknown whether this will be a regular thing. Perhaps Walt will be taking Mark Fiore on as the king of animated editorial cartoons?