The South African Film and Publication Board gave The Showerhead documentary a “16 LNPSV” rating (suitable for over 16, containing language, nudity, prejudice, sex, violence). The film focuses on Jonathan Shapiro’s (AKA Zapiro) controversial cartoons during the Jacob Zuma presidential term, challenging the boundaries of freedom of expression. Producers of the film are appealing the […]
Michael de Adder won the Divisional Reuben for Editorial Cartooning: Thank you, National Cartoonist Society. First, sorry I wasn’t there in person to receive this storied award. Last minute personal issues made it impossible to attend. I almost had the ticket in my hand before fate snatched it from my grasp. Second, thanks for naming […]
I borrowed today’s headline from an old website run by the late Bill Bickel in which he used to mock comic strips for not coming up to his standards. It was one of a couple of similar sites that motivated me to launch Comic Strip of the Day in 2010, because I thought it better […]
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Last Friday’s editorial in The Washington Post highlighted Saudi Arabia’s suppression of expression among its Saudi citizens (even if living abroad) including a U.S.-Saudi citizen filmmaker, Abdulaziz al-Muzaini who created the hit animation series Masameer. Abdulaziz and his production company was charged with sponsoring and supporting terrorism and homosexuality. Additionally, the language used in Masameer […]
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Deon Parson announced on social media that King Features Syndicate will soon make his Rosebuds comic strip available for your print newspaper’s Sunday Funnies. From Dee’s Facebook page: Rosebuds first appeared four years ago when The Anderson (Ind.) Herald Bulletin started running it on a weekly basis and GoComics carried it twice weekly. Earlier this […]
There’s been a lot of chatter down in the Antipodes about the high cost of housing, and so it makes sense that Matt Golding would go international with this example of an American couple who has found a place to live rent-free. It might take you a moment to examine where they’re living to get […]
The 78th Annual Reuben Awards took place this past weekend, honoring the best and brightest talents in cartooning and illustration. The event, hosted by the National Cartoonists Society (NCS), is one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the industry, recognizing outstanding achievements across various categories. King Features proudly hails Hilary B. Price as Cartoonist of […]
Beginning with some hope from Alex Hallett and Arctic Circle. The past week, Monday through today (so far), has Nancy and Sluggo playing baseball. But from the signature(s) it looks like temporary Nancy cartoonist is being assisted by “SHEN.” I can only guess, finding no acknowledgement, that this is the guy from Shen Comix, who […]
Peter Steiner makes fun of grumpy wet-blanket killjoys. The New York Times, by contrast, names them Deputy Editor of its Opinion section and turns them loose on a joyful world, hoping to quash the moment and make us all become very, very serious about very, very serious things. After writing this, he went down to […]
For 40 years now Ariail’s been making people think. By high school, Robert Ariail was the school paper cartoonist, inspired by his 10th grade English teacher who introduced him to Pat Oliphant and other notable artists. The principal canned his first cartoon. “My first taste of the editor/cartoonist relationship,” Ariail said . He landed his […]
The National Cartoonists Society announced the winners in twelve categories Friday night (August 23, 2024) at the 78th Annual Reuben Awards. Following are the finalists for the divisional categories with the winner listed. They are … For Variety Entertainment the winner is Chuck Dillon for Highlights for Children puzzles and games! For Advertising/Product Illustration the […]
Ann Telnaes shares the ebullience flowing out of the DNC, adding a dash of feminine pride to the contrast between joyous celebration and the sourpuss dread driving the GOP campaign. And she’s not wrong to show Justice and Liberty as boosters for Harris, given that we’ve seen Justice denied amid a flurry of hostility directed […]
Hilary B Price has finally taken home The Reuben Award as 2023 Cartoonist of the Year. After being nominated for the honor for the past twelve years Lynn Johnston, recalling Etta James’ “At Last!,” presented Hilary Price, creator of the Rhymes With Orange comic panel, with the Reuben statuette at last night’s National Cartoonists Society‘s […]