I’m not ignoring what happened yesterday, but, like the host of Brendan Loper‘s quiz show, I just want to move on to Round Two. And I think that part of what happens next is that we keep on keepin’ on, which has to include some laughter. When laughter is outlawed, outlaws will laugh anyway. Maybe […]
You may have heard about The Latrobe Bulletin publisher who pleaded not guilty to his newspaper’s readers for printing a cartoon that raised the hackles of some – not guilty because the cartoon “slip[ped] through.” Lee Judge, the cartoonist responsible for that hackle-raising cartoon, and for the current price of eggs too for that matter, […]
Newspaper readers in Jersey City, New Jersey are losing their local paper come February 1, 2025, and with that comes comic strip cartoonists losing a six-days-a-week (which is about as daily as they come in most places these days) outlet. Slice of Culture reported The Jersey Journal’s shuttering last year with the closing of its […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) has a new Board of Directors. 2025 Officers and Board of Directors President: Marc Murphy, Louisville Courier Journal Vice President: John Auchter, Michigan Public RadioSecretary-Treasurer: Monte Wolverton, Cagle CartoonsDirector: Clay Jones, Claytoonz (2nd year)Director: Paul Tarr, Rattoons, Crooksandliars.com (2nd year)Director: Steve Stegelin, Charleston City Paper (1st year)Director: Alexandra […]
Walt Handelsman sums it up: The demolition crew is here to begin taking apart America. It may be metaphorical, but it’s not theoretical: Trump has already begun spinning and, to use an old phrase from Jonathan Swift’s era, “to say the thing that is not.” To accuse him of lying requires reading his mind. But […]
About a month from now The New Yorker will be celebrating its centennial, the first issue cover dated February 21, 1925. Leading into that are anniversary festivities and observances already taking place. For example… The Society of Illustrators opened their Drawn From The New Yorker – A Centennial Celebration exhibit earlier this month and the […]
Gary Markstein comments on the decision to move tomorrow’s inauguration inside. Or possibly on the entire process of making Donald Trump president. Both interpretations work, though the former is less partisan and potentially more constructive. There’s plenty of speculation and commentary about the decision, including people pointing out that the Kansas City stadium was packed […]
The Latrobe (PA) Bulletin has decided they can no longer publish opinion pieces – oops, make that political cartoons – “because we strive to better the community, not divide it.” Cartoonist Lee Judge‘s commentary was the source of controversy in a red part of the purple state. From Latrobe Bulletin publisher Dave Cuddihy: We apologize […]
Mike Luckovich hasn’t felt the need to pull any punches during his three decades of drawing political cartoons for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist admits even he’s a bit apprehensive as Donald Trump reoccupies the White House… Trump’s reelection comes at a nervous time for the news industry, which is facing […]
I know the feeling, Miles. Today’s Crabgrass (AMS) is not an issue of being intelligent, but, rather, an issue of paying attention, being reasonably skeptical and having a good memory. Ernest Hemingway, who worked as a reporter, said writers should have a built-in BS detector, which is true, and Morey Amsterdam, who was noted for […]
KCRA in Sacramento (a Hearst/NBC station) reported today that Darrin Bell appeared in court briefly to get the court to appoint him an attorney and that his next court date is scheduled for January 23, 2025. “The matter contains more than 600 images that violate Penal Code 311.11(a) and the matter contains 10 or more […]
The UK Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation has presented its inaugural The Splats Awards, honoring the best cartoons and cartoonists of 2024. The purpose of the awards are to avoid taking themselves “too seriously” while bringing cartoonists together for a “above a pub room” celebration. In addition to traditional categories, the event features lighthearted awards such as […]
Filmmaker and cartoonist David Lynch has passed away. David Keith Lynch January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025 The family, by way of social media, let the world know of his passing: It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. We would appreciate […]
I could launch a separate blog titled “Cartoon Maps,” given the number of cartoonists who have reimagined the Western Hemisphere according to Trump. Some were pretty good, some were not. But Bob Englehart went for simplicity rather than cleverness, and wins for going to the heart of the matter and pointing out the arrogant jingoism […]
Pedro X. Molina has spent more than 20 years drawing political cartoons skewering Nicaragua’s dictatorship and government. In 2018 the government hit back. After police killed one journalist, jailed two others, and pillaged the Confidencial’s offices, Pedro and his family were forced to flee his home country. With the assistance of Ithaca City of Asylum, […]