Industry news for the professional cartoonist
Here is the new roster of Officers for the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. AAEC Officers 2018-2019 President: Kevin Siers Vice President: Mike Thompson Secretary-Treasurer: Monte Wolverton Board of Directors: Ed Hall Lisa Donnelly Ann Cleaves Immediate Past President: Pat Bagley Digital Editor: JP Trostle The AAEC revealed the election results on their news…
When I gave the advice “Dare to be stupid!” what I meant was that silly jokes are fun. I wasn’t advising deliberate stupidity in the political realm, which is disloyal. There is spin, and Adam Zyglis mocks the spin of those who don’t mind running up a deficit for a wall, but who can’t see…
While newspapers continue to drop Non Sequitur (though at a far slower rate), those who have dropped it continue to get letters about the action. With the pro-Wiley Miller faction far outweighing those who agree with the papers’ decision to drop Non Sequitur. Now there seems to be an organized push to return the comic…
I hadn’t pulled Ed Hall‘s cartoon out of the pile, despite having seen Dear Leader’s tweet in which he, yes, invoked “global warming” in the face of the Polar Vortex. First of all, I hated that movie. I don’t see much difference between the disabled person who teaches us all a lesson about life and…
Things are quiet at the moment and, as Pat Bagley indicates, the Republican base is restoring its bearings in anticipation of new fights to come. This seems a bit harsh, but only if you are channeling moderate viewpoints. If you keep track of commentary from both sides, what you find is that some moderate conservatives…
We’re dealing with sub-zero weather moreso than snow, though we got a load of that the other day. Enough to make me laff at this Zits, because I’ve had a VW van and, when your source of heat is the gentle breeze blowing over the engine eight feet behind you, the distinction between wipers that…
I’ll confess to not having watched the funeral yesterday, but, from what I’ve seen of the commentary and photos and a few videos, Tim Eagan has grasped an aspect, if not the main thrust, of the event. I like funerals, because grief eliminates a lot of inhibitions, and so you have not only laughter, but…
Ed Hall is right, and so was I. The problem is climate change, but people are still seizing on the one remark in which Trump — for maybe the first time in his life — got something right. Still, as Hall notes, good forest management can’t overcome climate change, even if the nitwit who recommends…
Proverbs 11:29: He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. There are several cartoons linking Trump’s rhetoric to a bomb, but I like Ed Hall‘s take, because it goes beyond the man’s foolish language and gets into his manipulation of people with…
(David Fitzsimmons) (Drew Sheneman) And so here’s a juxtaposition of where we’ve landed, which is a strong message of partisanship and power over justice and mercy. We’ve had, in addition, a large helping of whataboutism, which requires ignoring the timeline and ignoring the number of progressives who have said that, had Bill Clinton’s personal flaws…
Kal Kallaugher shared this 1991 cartoon on social media yesterday, and it was comforting in that it brought back the fury and anger of the way Anita Hill was treated, particularly by Arlen Specter, Alan Simpson and Orrin Hatch. Even those of us who remember the hearings have, I think, let the memories soften a…
With permission, I’m passing along information about our good friend and great cartoonist/illustrator Stacy Curtis. Last Tuesday, Stacy, through his wife, posted news that he had just spent six days in the hospital after suffering a stroke. While he has since gained “pretty much everything back”, his vision has been lost. Since then, he tells…
» Ed Hall lost four clients in December during the newspaper turmoil. He reports he’s picked up a new paper. » Animated News reports that Kung Fu Panda swept the Annie Awards in 10 categories. The Annie is the animation industry equivalent of an Oscar. Charles Brubaker wonders if Dreamworks rigged the voting (Dreamworks is…
Through out the day I’ll be posting coverage of today’s presidential election from cartoonists around the country. Keep coming back here throughout the day for updates. First up: Ted Rall, the man conservatives LOVE to hate, has posted his second cartoon animation depicting GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin trying to take John McCain out ala…
» Mike Keefe has won first place in the Best of the West award for journalism. » Jerry Craft, creator of Mama’s Boyz, has illustrated a new children’s book called “Hillary’s Big Business Adventure” for children ages 4-8. » Hong Kong-based cartoonist Larry Feign has had his comic strip Do Not Disturb adapted to stage…