Most staff editorial cartoonists churn out several editorial cartoons a week. Depending on the paper, they might have other tasks – draw/judge a caption contest, produce an animation, community speaking engagements, graphic journalism, etc. It’s always interesting to see the unique ways the paper uses the cartoonist outside of the normal 5 cartoons a week. […]
From the Arizona Republic: Hamway said that since an Arizona Republic article about the looming deadline was published March 23, at least one large donation has come in, putting fundraising above the minimum goal of $75,000. Hamway said the fundraising effort also was helped by coverage of the fundraising effort in other media. Manya Long, […]
The fundraising efforts to create a statue to honor the late Bil Keane is running short with an end of April deadline. According to an article in the Arizona Republic, the town of Paradise Valley says it still needs $23,000 or the project will be canceled or the date to have it dedicated will have […]
Paradise Valley AZ wants to honor Family Circus creator Bil Keane with a sculpture of the Family Circus characters. Bill was a resident of the town for over 50 years. Former Vice Mayor Mary Hamway is spearheading the project, which received backing on Thursday night from the Town Council. “This doesn’t belong anywhere else but […]
This Thursday Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons will debate former New Orleans Times Picayune editorial cartoonist Steve Kelley in a contest called “Win, Lose or Draw: Cartoon Humor in Campaigns”. Here’s a bit of the pre-debate trash talk: Steve Kelley regarding David Fitzsimmons: People of Tucson, pity David Fitzsimmons. The poor man is […]