The final decision in the “Unfit” Idol competition has come to a close with Justin Thompson as the winner. Scott Adams posted the news on his blog. He lists six reasons why it was a good decision. I’ve posted reason number one below. The decision was Mike?s alone, but I would have made the same […]

David Sipress, a New Yorker cartoonist, will give a talk titled “Get it? The Art of Cartooning and the New Yorker.” More than 250 cartoons by Sipress have appeared in the New Yorker since 1998. His cartoons and editorial illustrations have also appeared in Playboy, Harper’s, The Funny Times, Utne Reader, The Washington Post, and […]

For those in the Wichita area, Richard Crowson, editorial cartoonist for the Wichita Eagle, will be doing a presentation at the Wichita Art Museum on April 10. The program is not free. For more information, visit the museum. Noon: Lunch; 1 pm: Program Art on a Monday ?Cartoons? by Richard Crowson, Wichita Eagle political cartoonist. […]

I’m not sure when this was published, but Scholastic magazine has a story on Ray Billingsley, the creator and cartoonist for “Curtis.” On June 26, 1986, Ray Billingsley woke up at 3:30 a.m. He grabbed his sketch pad. In the dark, he drew a cartoon character he had been thinking about. When he was finished, […]

Michael Leunig was temporarily entered into the Iranian Holocaust contest when someone submitted several of his old cartoons without his knowledge. He has since withdrawn his cartoons and participation in the controversial contest. One of Australia’s best-known cartoonists, Michael Leunig, said on Tuesday an Iranian newspaper withdrew two of his illustrations from its website after […]

German cartoonist Klaus Stuttmann has been receiving death threats after a cartoon of his ran in Germany about the German military being used for security to safeguard the World Cup. In the drawing, the soccer team with the explosives strapped to their chest is labelled “Iran.” This cartoon had nothing to do with the Mohammad […]

First the Danes, then Iran, and now Israel is getting in on the mix with their own cartoon contest, though it’s purpose is perhaps not as spiteful as the Iranian one. Amitai Sandy (29), graphic artist and publisher of Dimona Comix Publishing, from Tel-Aviv, Israel, has followed the unfolding of the “Muhammad cartoon-gate” events in […]

Daryl Cagle has written another column on the Mohammad cartoons. He make some good points including this one: I’m a political cartoonist; I draw cartoons that convey my opinions. Anyone who sees my cartoons will know what I think on a wide range of issues. Political cartoonists are journalists, just like columnists we decide for […]

Chip Bok provides some dialog to a meeting he attended with 15 memebers of Council on American Islamic Relations regarding a recent cartoon he drew. I said the cartoon made a point and offensiveness was a byproduct. They felt that offensiveness was the point. Maybe they had a point. When I drew it I wasn’t […]

Early in the Danish Mohammad cartoon contoversy, I saw some U.S. cartoonists humorously suggesting that this will start a cartoon war fought with pen and ink. These cartoons appeared to be prophetic as a Iran is sponsoring a cartoon contest on the topic of the Holocaust which many muslims believe either didn’t happen, or was […]

Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts website has a new feature aimed at kids. “Fun with Mutts” debuted last week. Muttscomics.com is proud to annouce the launching of our brand new Kid’s Section, called “Fun With Mutts”! The section includes games, puzzles, coloring pages and stickers, and a bunch of other fun stuff for kids of all ages!

The Univerisity of Florida is sponsoring the fourth annual conference on comics. This year’s theme is “Comics and Childhood” The fourth annual University of Florida conference on comics will focus on the theme of comics and childhood. Comics are still largely seen by the general public as a media directed toward a child or youth […]

J.D. Crowe, editorial cartoonist for the Mobile Register, has compiled a book of cartoons about the Katrina Hurricane. J.D. Crowe and The Mobile Register have compiled a booklet of his work from this past hurricane season titled, ?2005 Hurricane Season: A graphic documentary featuring the Katrina cartoons.? All profits from this project will be donated […]

Clay Bennett’s “Letter from the President” has been posted to the AAEC website. He talks about the wild ride the last four months have been with the number of editorial cartoonists that have lost their jobs, the Mohammad cartoon, and the newspaper industry. No doubt, newspapers are feeling the heat from the competition. If only […]

Another cartoonist has joined the blogosphere. Bob Englehart of The Hartford Courant has been posting his editorial cartoons since January.