Industry news for the professional cartoonist
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…
Well, of course it was! Though Ann Telnaes could have run this cartoon just about anytime in the past decade or seven, because nothing at all has ever been Donald Trump’s fault and the system has always been rigged against him. On the other hand, in this picture he’s surrounded by more sheep than ever…
The Baker County Press in Macclenny FL is looking for an editorial cartoonist. The paper was home to cartoonist Ed Hall, who was with the paper for over 30 years. Ed passed away on May 19 after a long battle with cancer. Baker County Press Publisher Jessica Prevatt says she is looking for a cartoonist to create a weekly local cartoon. Interested…
Our conversation with award winning Michael De Adder is wide ranging and looks at the challenges of getting political cartoons approval in this era of political correctness. De Adder currently works for the Toronto Star, the Hill Times and the Chronicle-Herald. He also worked for a time as a cartoonist for the Washington Post and…
Ernie Bushmiller, John Kascht and Bill Watterson, Steve Brodner, Drew Friedman, Jack Davis, Georgia Dunn, Maurice Sendak, Steve Breen and Grant Oliphant, John Rose, Bill Amend, Marcus Hamilton, Joe Staton, Alex Saviuk, June Brigman and Roy Richardson Steve Breen and Grant Oliphant inewsource event June 2, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Comic-Con Museum Join…
By the time George Cruickshank (1792 – 1878) penned this cartoon, “teaching your grandmother to suck eggs” was an established expression for explaining something to someone who knows more about it than you do. I suppose you could call it “kidsplaining” except that kids aren’t the only ones prone to doing it. The expression has…