A conversation with Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro
Marc Librescu in The Comics Journal.Dan Piraro is the creative mind behind the award-winning cartoon Bizarro. First syndicated in 1985, Bizarro has developed a loyal following and now appears...
View ArticleBye Bye 2012!
Here is a version of the cartoon published on the cover of today's Le Droit newspaper.We can recognize from left to right and top to bottom (on a background of red squares): Senator Pierre-Hugues...
View ArticleAnita Kunz interview in "This is so contemporary"
From This is so contemporary.Anita Kunz was born in Canada and has lived in three major cities, New York, London and Toronto. She has been published in several countries and on publications of all...
View ArticleCartoonist Dan Murphy Joins Deep Rogue Ram
From Deep Rogue Ram.We have, friends, a string of thrilling announcements to make this January, the first of which goes like this: whiz-bang editorial cartoonist/animator Dan Murphy has joined Deep...
View Article“Donkeys & Elephants” at Studio Gallery
A review by Louis Jacobson in the Washington City Paper.Considering how much the practice of politics—and the media—has changed over the years, it’s something of a surprise to realize how resilient the...
View ArticleGood Work Illustration Art Exhibit in Rochester, NY
The Nazareth College Department of Art is celebrating the country’s top commercial illustrators, such as Tom Bachtell, Guy Billout, Steve Brodner, Philip Burke, André Carrilho, David Cowles, Randall...
View ArticleSteve Bell's year in cartoons - video
Steve Bell takes us through drawing the same old enemies in the year of cuts, pageantry and the Leveson inquiry. He talks about David Cameron's uncanny ability to preserve himself despite being...
View Article"Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for a Digital Age 2001-2012"
Steven Heller in Imprint.Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001-2012Stephen B. Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Avenue, BostonJanuary...
View ArticleFirst-Term Retrospective
From Art Soirée.3rd Annual Cartoonist Exhibit "First-Term Retrospective"Saturday, January 19th 8PM-2AMMalmaison 3401 Water St NW Washington DCA journey back through Obama’s first-term in the office...
View ArticleYuri Kosobukin 1950-2013
It is with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the passing of Ukrainian cartoonist Yuri Kosobukin.Yuri Kosobukin was born in 1950 in Russia. He studied civil airline engineering and graduated...
View ArticleSelf Plagiarism in Cartooning
From Ted Rall (and Matt Bors).Editorial cartooning, an artform that was invented in caves but perfected by Americans in the 20th and 21st centuries, is in crisis. There is lots of blame to go around:...
View ArticleKal: 35 Years of Cartoons in The Economist
From Kickstarter.Daggers Drawn: 35 years of editorial cartoons and covers from The Economist by the award winning artist Kevin KAL Kallaugher Launched: Jan 14, 2013Funding ends: Feb 13, 2013I am...
View ArticleNew Yorker Cartoonist Jack Ziegler
Richard Gehr in Comics Journal.Jack D. Ziegler’s home is located on the edge of the Alvamar Orchards Golf Course in Lawrence, Kansas, where he has lived since relocating from Connecticut nearly three...
View ArticleYahoo! Canada News' Daily Comic
You can now find Canadian cartoonists Aislin, Lind, J.J. McCullough, Melki and Wes everyday on Yahoo!Cartoon by Wes TyrellCartoon by Gareth LindCartoon by Melquiades MelgarejoCartoon by Terry...
View ArticleState of the Art: Illustration 100 Years after Howard Pyle
David Apatoff in Illustration Art.Last year, the Delaware Art Museum put together a major centennial exhibition commemorating the life and work of Howard Pyle, the highly influential father of American...
View ArticleGerald Scarfe apologizes for publication timing
From the Times of Israel.The illustrator of an editorial cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall on the bodies of Palestinians and using their blood as cement...
View Article13th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (Theme...
1.The theme for the 13th International Editorial Cartoon Competition:Hard times and free speechWhen journalists and cartoonist face economic uncertainty or threats to their employment, there is great...
View ArticleFini de rire
From The Cartoon Movement.The Franco-German TV Network Arte has been compiling a series of interviews with cartoonists around the world, talking about their work and about press freedom. The series is...
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