Cagle: Lars Vilks is not a cartoonist
From Daryl Cagle: Vilks is a ?conceptual artist? who had been known for building towers made of sticks before he…
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Dozi the Alligator to hit bookshelves in May
Heritage Builders Publishing has announced that it will publish the ?Dozi the Alligator? children?s series by award-winning cartoonist Daniel Boris….
NCS announces speakers Reuben Award weekend speakers
National Cartoonist Society President Tom Richmond has posted the cover art for this upcoming year’s NCS Reuben Awards weekend with…
Tom Toro submitted 610 cartoons to the New Yorker before his first sale
Interesting report by NPR about New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro who submitted 610 cartoons to the New Yorker before he…
Toonseum hires news executive director
The Toonseum has announced it has found a new interim executive director to replace founder Joe Wos who left in…
Check out the National Cartoonists Society’s gallery of Charlie Hebdo cartoons
The National Cartoonists Society has compiled a large gallery of cartoons drawn by their members and other professionals in response…
Jack Davis not retiring after all?
Last week Wired reported the the legendary cartoonist Jack Davis was retiring. Bleeding Cool now reports that people close to…
Jack Davis announces he’s retiring. At age 90
From Wired magazine: It?s not that the iconic 90-year-old cartoonist can?t draw anymore?he just can?t meet his own standards. ?I?m…
Video: New York Times profiles Lalo Alcaraz
Great video profile by the New York Times on Lalo Alcaraz, creator of La Cucaracha and a writer for the…
Roz Chast takes home $50,000 with Kirkus Prize win
New Yorker Cartoonist Roz Chast is having an excellent year after her graphic memoir Can’t We Talk about Something More…
Video: Watch the 68th Annual National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award Ceremony
Video of the full evening.
Video: Watch Bob Mankoff discuss the New Yorker cartoon caption contest
New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff discusses the New Yorker cartoon caption contest during a presentation at the 2014 Strata…
Boing Boing: The 16 cartoonists who changed the world
Boing Boing has published an article by Monte Beauchamp who has identified 16 cartoonists he argues were the early trend…
NYT apologizes for cartoon poking fun at India’s mission to Mars
From the Times of India Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor of New York Times, wrote in a Facebook post: “The…
Mark Anderson reviews Kenosha Festival of Cartooning
Andertoons Mark Anderson attended last weekend’s Kenosha Festival of Cartooning and has posted his photos and thoughts. It was an…