André Carrilho wins 2026 World Press Cartoon Grand Prix
From World Press Cartoon.André Carrilho won the Grand Prix at the World Press Cartoon Oeiras 2026 salon with a cartoon titled Gaza, for the history of horror.The cartoon, which also won First Prize in...
View ArticleAssociation of Political Artists Announcement
From The Daily Cartoonist. Last month the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) was rejiggering its organization and would align themselves with the Society of Illustrators (SI) as an...
View ArticleChatGPT is adding cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
Andrew Deck from The Nieman Lab.AI counterfeit with Emily Flake signature on left; the real Flake signed cartoon on right.OpenAI’s chatbot isn’t just imitating the magazine’s style. It’s also falsely...
View ArticleCartoonists discuss satire’s fraught ecosystem
From the Society of Illustrators. As Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections in America’s 250th year, join us for a high-energy evening with political cartoonists and scholars to honor the...
View ArticleCanadian and American cartoonists meet in Niagara Falls
From The Daily Cartoonist.From left to right: Tim Dolighan, Clay Jones, Scott Johnston, John Auchter, Pierre Skilling, Wes Tyrell, Jeff McIntyre, Guy Badeaux, Scott Burns, Inna Sokolova, Nancy Beiman,...
View ArticleGraeme MacKay wins Rex Babin Memorial Award
From The Graeme Gallery on Substack.Over the weekend I found out that I took top prize for a prestigious award through the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. The Rex Babin Memorial Award...
View ArticleP.C. Vey 1955-2026
From Lambiek Comiclopedia.Born in New York City on October 23, 1955, cartoonist Peter Christopher Veydied last ThursdayHe sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1993 and was a regular contributor...
View ArticleAAEC 2026 Convention
From the Daily Cartoonist.Thirty odd members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists met in Sacramento last weekend to discuss the state of the profession and the future of the...
View ArticlePsychedelic pop artist Peter Max dies at 88
From the Associated Press.Peter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed the optimism of the “flower power” movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship,...
View ArticleAndy Donato 1937-2026
With notes fromThe Toronto Sun.Andy Donato inside his studio in 2015It is with great sadness that I learned that long time Toronto Sun cartoonist Andy Donato has died at 89 while sustaining a head...
View ArticleBaltimore Sun passed off as an editorial cartoon an AI-generated image
From the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.The AAEC Board of Directors has written an open letter to the leadership of The Baltimore Sun after it created and posted an AI-generated image it...
View ArticleCathy Wilcox bids a relunctant goodbye
Cathy Wilcox is ending her run as cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, part of a wider tranche of redundancies at the newspaper group. It has been gratifying to see the high level of...
View ArticlePissing matches
I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this Bill Brahall cartoon the other day. Here are a few matches:Cartoon by Clay JonesCartoon by Becs
View ArticleCartoonists fear for future of industry with rise of AI-generated illustrations
From Australian Broadcasting News.The Herald Sun published this AI-generated image of Victorian Premier Ben Carroll(Australian) cartoonists say they are worried about the future of their craft, as...
View ArticleSigne Wilkinson Donates Archive to University of Pennsylvania
From Feridundemir.Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson has donated a substantial collection of her political cartoons and working materials to the University of Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleWinners of the 11th World Humor Awards
From World Humor Awards.The Theme of this year's contest was "Kindness and Courtesy"Golden trophyAngel Boligan, Cuba – MexicoSilver trophyFan Lintao, ChinaBronze TrophyHicabi Demirci, TurkeyLepidus...
View ArticlePat Oliphant dead at 90
Photo by Greg Preston I woke up this morning to the news that legendary editorial cartoonists Pat Oliphant died yesterday. He was a giant of the profession who spawned countless imitators.In lieu of...
View ArticleRemembering Mike Constable
It is with great sadness that I learned that cartoonist Mike Constable lost, last Friday, his battle with Alzheimer’s disease.In keeping with Mike’s preference for informality, and to celebrate him in...
View ArticleRussian cartoonist Semyon Skrepetsky shot dead in the street
From Cartooning for Peace.Russian artist and cartoonist Semyon Skrepetsky, also known as Simon Skrepetski, was shot dead in the street on Monday June 15 in Biała Podlaska in eastern Poland, near the...
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