Investor?s Business Daily editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez spoke at the Freedom Center?s 2015 West Coast Retreat in March. Here’s the video. The transcript has been posted on Front Page Mag Funny bit from Michael: The Pulitzer ceremony?s actually a noontime thing. It?s a luncheon. It?s at the Columbia campus library. So we pull up in […]
A recent Gary McCoy editorial cartoon featuring Georgetown Law School graduate Sandra Fluke has sparked outrage among readers. And in characteristic Gary style, he’s confused at the outrage. Here’s the cartoon in question: Daryl Cagle asked him to respond to critics of the cartoon. Gary writes: Why is it that a group of people so […]
Using Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest Universal Uclick has created three social media channels for specific liberal and conservative political content for the election season. GoComics, a part of Universal Uclick, has developed new Facebook pages and Twitter accounts where fans of these political leanings can receive focused comics that they are apt to share. These […]
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be hosting a political cartoon festival in conjunction with their annual convention in September. The Festival is entitled “#!&% CARTOONS!! A Festival Celebrating the Political Cartoon” and runs Sept. 14th & 15th at George Washington University. Special guests of the festival include François Mouly, Bob Staake and Steve Brodner. […]
Some in conservatives circles are using an historical propaganda cartoon used in a Iowa classroom as rhetoric to end “the government monopoly on education” because it supports the teaching of communism. The cartoon contrasts capitalism and communism (above) and depicts individuals in capitalism as shackled and their money going to rich, fat bosses while those […]
Nice insight into a recent cartoon by Atlanta Journal Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich over on Michael Cavna’s blog: “I’d come up with another idea,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist tells Comic Riffs not three hours after his sudden pivot. … “Thankfully, my editor didn’t think it was my best effort and told […]
From Scott Adam’s blog: Today I’m declaring my candidacy for President of the United States. I’ll be running as an Independent. Getting on the ballot in every state won’t be a problem, thanks to Americaselect.org. … You might have some concern about the fact that I have no moral center, no relevant experience, a history […]
Editorial cartoonist Mike Lester is moving to Washington Post Writers Group at the end of September. Previously Mike has been syndicated through Cagle Cartoons. Regarding the switch Mike writes in an email: Daryl and I have been friends since he was drawing Muppets and I wasn’t pissing people off. I owe him a great deal […]
Posted on the Washington Post: It’s moving pretty fast. Did anyone catch what he was coloring with? H/T: Mike Rhode
Syndicated editorial cartoonist Lisa Benson has responded to complaints that a recent cartoon of hers depicting how California is being redistricted is racist. My intent was to show how the redistricting commission set out to draw boundaries which didn’t pander to party affiliation, but ended up giving special consideration to “communities of interest” and protecting […]
Hard to argue with this logic. Rob Miller writes pop culture commentary for the Norwich Bulletin
Politico reporter Chris Frates had a front row seat to a heated email exchange between Doonebury creator Garry Trudeau and lobbyist Lanny Davis over last week’s storyline involving lobbyists for Arab dictators. Last Friday’s strip specifically mentioned Davis as one who is representing the reprehensible Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo. Davis criticized the cartoon in Politico […]
An editorial cartoon by Free Lance-Star editorial cartoonist Clay Jones was prominently discussed on a recent Rachel Maddow program discussing reaction to who gets credit for Osama Bin Laden’s death. You can see the segment below. When I contacted Clay for reaction, he mentioned the cartoon was rejected by his editor for the paper but […]
More information on Schwarzenegger’s Governator project Last week news broke that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was going back into entertainment with the help of Stan Lee to create an animated series, and comic books about a fantasy Governor with special powers. Drew Grant, staff writer for Salon.com questions motive and message behind a fantasy […]
Stan Lee has teamed up with Arnold Schwarzenegger to create an animated TV show and comic book about the actor’s post-governor life. The animated TV show and comic book, being co-developed by no less a superhero authority than Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee (pictured, right), won’t be out until next year, but this week EW offers […]