There isn’t much doubt as to how the debate went: See Ann Telnaes’ animated original here as Donald Trump self-destructed while Kamala Harris looked on. The blame continues to be discussed, however, in a flood of cartoons and memes and wisecracks and serious commentary. RJ Matson poses it as a disaster for the Republican Party, […]

Bob Coar for Cartoon Research gives us the life and animated times of Howard Beckerman. You know a Ralph Steadman work when you see it. You’ll recognize his chaotic line and evocative paint splatter, his grotesque visages and uncanny vistas. But for an artist with such a pointedly distinct aesthetic, Steadman won’t entertain any talk […]

Naughty Lulu, the Yves Saint Laurent comic strip. From Jardin Marjorelle: In 1956, the twenty-year-old Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent was already working as an assistant to Christian Dior, sketching ideas for upcoming collections. In the evenings, one of the couture house’s employees, Jean-Pierre Frère, would have fun cross-dressing: “Often, after six o’clock, a Christian Dior […]

Pia Guerra David Rowe A pair of rapid responses to last night’s debate: Guerra from the Canadian West Coast, Rowe from Australia, but let’s wait to see what cartoonists who work at a more deliberate pace have to say about it, not that either of these is hasty with their graphics or their thinking. IMHO, […]

The Tangle, “an independent, non-partisan, subscriber-supported newsletter,” recent revealed the results of a poll taken to gauge what their readers enjoyed and editorial cartoons were favored by a good margin over all others. The responses we’ve gotten from you helped us decide that we will be focusing more on the reader-engagement aspects of Tangle… Editorial […]

Taking a long weekend of comics from last Saturday to today. Saturday had more than a few comics that stood out for me, which is surprising since that is the day cartoonists usually place their weakest, in their opinion, gags. In Candorville Lemont laments the state of newspapers’ respect for comics which turns out to […]

Austrian cartoonist Leopold Maurer (Cartoon Movement) provides an opening piece for today’s look at tonight’s debate. Note that he doesn’t predict that Trump will go off the rails. Rather, he depicts a perfectly calm, rational debate, but notes the underlying tensions that nearly every observer has also suggested. On the other hand, he shows the […]

Cartoonist Ron Coleman will be taking over as publisher of The Gag Recap as of October 15,2024. The Gag Recap is a marketing newsletter for cartoonists and was first published in the 1950’s.  Van Scott, the current publisher has been putting out this newsletter for the past 13 years.  Scott,  a gagwriter, is stepping away […]

Earlier this morning, 34 international organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism released a statement condemning Egypts detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar along with other journalists. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) released the following statement: The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists condemns in the strongest possible terms the arrest and detention of […]

Thirty-four organizations representing freedom of press, speech and journalism have condemned Egypt’s arrest and disappearance of Egyptian journalists and cartoonist Ashraf Omar and are calling for their immediate release. They note that there are 11 other journalists that have been detained for over two years without trial. From their press release: The Committee to Protect […]

Sergio Aragonés at Weekly World News; David Ostow on TV; Grant Geissman, EC Comics historian; Behind the Scenes of Early Animation; Thumbs Up AND Thumbs Down on Firing Michael Leunig; and George Herriman Specialty Krazy Kay Original Art! Sergio Aragonés’ Weekly Comic for a Major Newspaper From 2005 to 2007 “MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragonés did […]

We have met the enemy, and he is Will Rogers. Constant Readers know I dislike the Will Rogers approach, in which everything and everyone is corrupt and true wisdom comes in condemning it all. In this case, and at this moment, I’m disinclined to criticize Michael Ramirez (Creators) because I’m not sure he is promoting […]

A couple weeks ago we noted Deon Parson announcing his Rosebuds going into print syndication. Well after not hearing anything last week this week we got notice that six of Deon’s local CNHI Indiana/Illinois newspapers picked up the comic strip for their weekend editions. The Goshen (Ind.) News; The Anderson (Ind.) Herald Bulletin; The Kokomo […]

Charlie McGill, after 70 years of sports cartooning for The (Bergen County) Record, has decided to retire from the newspaper at age 90. Mike Kelly for NorthJersey.com profiles Charlie’s 70 years of cartooning, including a 40 image gallery. At The Record’s former headquarters on River Street in Hackensack, his tilted drawing board — about the […]

Just a quick reminder from Madam & Eve that not everyone is starting to anticipate winter. We’ve just hit apple-picking season up here and winter can’t be far behind, but for those on the opposite side of the Equator, it’s nearly spring. I’ll be pleased when the pollen ends up here, and, oddly enough, happy […]