Industry news for the professional cartoonist
Mike Luckovich was one of three speakers at the National Cartooning Society’s Southeaster Chapter annual meting in Gainsville over the weekend. According to the Gainsville Times, he was interrupted during his presentation and challenged on one of his cartoon’s assertions that the U.S. uses torture in investigations. The challenger was not named, but eventually silenced…
Next Saturday, the 14th, the Toy and Action Figure Museum (which also houses the Oklahoma Cartoonist’s collection) will be celebrating their first year in operation…. Three of the inductees are comic strippers – Chester Gould, who was born in Oklahoma and went on to create Dick Tracy; Bill Mauldin, whose first cartoons were published in the Daily Oklahoman; and Dick Locher who (and I think they’re stretching things here) is an Oklahoman by association because of his work on the Dick Tracy strip.Attending the celebration will be Alley Oop producers Jack and Carole Bender.For information on dates, locations, click the link above.
Back in June, I pointed out a comic book challenge that was being held in conjunction with the San Diego Comic-Con. The competition was open to anyone who wanted to submit a comic book idea, complete with sample art. All the submissions would be whittled down to the top 50 by Platinum Studios creative and development staff. Those 50 would then pitch their ideas to a celebrity panel (this part was televised) who picked the top three. Those then were presented to the public for a final winner.
Mike Peters is one of a handful of people on a steering committee to create a media hall of fame to honor local media personalities. The project will be formally announced in June. Mike is originally from St. Louis.
The Neurodivergent Cartoonist. Gus Walz’ moment of joy at the Democratic National Convention struck a chord with millions of people around the nation. One of the people touched by Gus’ emotional reaction to his dad Tim’s vice presidential acceptance speech was Omaha, Nebraska-based political cartoonist Jeffrey Koterba. Amelia Robinson at The Columbus Dispatch writes about…
A Leicester man has been arrested for his online connection to the 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Majid Novsarka, also known as Majid Freeman, has been charged with “encouraging terrorism over social media posts.” From the BBC: It is alleged that by making posts relating to the deadly 2015 attack…
I don’t know that voters have ever, as a whole, truly understood the issues being laid before them, but Gary Huck is right that it seems we’re in a period of militant, hostile ignorance we haven’t seen since the short-but-nasty rise of the Know-Nothings. It’s hard to know what to do about it, and not…
Russell Myers, by unanimous vote of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Board of Directors, will be the recipient of their Gold Key Award which enters him into the NCS Hall of Fame. From the National Cartoonists Society announcement: Russell Myers will be honored with the Gold Key award at the 78th Annual Reuben Awards [link…
Elon Musk provides a starting point today, though perhaps not the one he intended. Ben Jennings had accurately predicted the fawning tongue-bath his online “interview” with Donald Trump would be. Judd Legum, on the Popular Information substack, put details behind that, headlining his prediction “The most expensive political ad of all time” and placing it…
Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has announced he has joined the CALÓ News team: I have a new job as staff editorial cartoonist for CALÓ News LA, drawing local editorial cartoons about LA & Southern California & the SouthWest and wherever else me da la gana [I feel like]. Please follow on IG @calonewsLA & yours truly…
Newspapers From this past weekend’s Albany Times-Union: On April 4, 1924, the Times Union told its readers it had officially became a Hearst publication, ending its years as a privately owned newspaper under the stewardship of publisher and former New York Gov. Martin H. Glynn. But the article noting the sale pledged there would be…
Fridays at the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) is Eisner Award night, this year that was last night July 26, 2024. The SDCC posted the results with some introduction, but we like Comics Beat reporting ’cause they got the introductory stuff and the results like SDCC along with reminding us of the nominees in each…
An example of why they call it “Breaking News” as this Prickly City (AMS) gag gets smashed to bits by its lead time being overtaken by developments. Ah, well. At least Oprah hasn’t endorsed Harris (yet). But even political cartoonists, working on 24-hour lead times, have to consider timing. There’s nothing wrong with Glen LeLievre’s…
Scott Hilburn wins the Fortuitous Timing Award, though if he’d run today’s Argyle Sweater (AMS) 24 hours earlier, he might be up for a Pulitzer. Yes, it’s a different form of airline chaos, but given his lead time, I think he did pretty well. Besides, the types of chaos that ensued appear to have been…
I don’t care a straw for your newspaper articles; my constituents don’t know how to read, but they can’t help seeing them damned pictures. — William M. Tweed, 1875 This NBC poll result was quoted here before, but, then, Tweed’s comment about Thomas Nast has also been quoted and misquoted many places many times. A…