The Morning After
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View ArticleAndy Donato named to the Canadian News Hall of Fame
From The Toronto Sun.November 22 is a significant date for Andy Donato for two reasons.It was the date U.S. president John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. It’s also when Donato, the veteran...
View ArticleSatire on the Front Line
From PEN-England.Cartoonists Aseem Trivedi and Martin Rowson will be giving an illustrated talk on human rights and political cartooning at Free Word Centre in London on November 18.Indian human rights...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen passed away yesterday at the age of 82. Back in the days, lucky Montrealers like me would cross his path as he strolled St. Laurent street.Photo: Hazel Field, 1982I had the pleasure of...
View ArticleNaranjo 1937-2016
From La Jornada.Rogelio Naranjo, the El Universal editorial cartoonist who for more than 50 years portrayed Mexican politics and politicians, as well as major social movements, such as the student...
View Article"The Illustrators 2016" at the Chris Beetles Gallery
From the Chris Beetles Gallery website.Chris Beetles Gallery welcomes you to The Illustrators, the largest and most popular annual event worldwide for cartoon and illustration collectors. While...
View ArticleBook Signing in Montreal
I will be signing copies of my latest book, « Qui ça, bêtes et méchants? » at booth 347 of the Montreal Salon du livre at Place Bonaventure on Friday November 18 from 3 to 4PM as well as from 6 to...
View ArticleVanCAF Merges with TCAF
BK Munn in Sequential.The big news in the world of comics festivals in Canada today is that the young Vancouver Comic Arts Festival has become part of its Toronto inspiration, TCAF.It was announced...
View ArticleThe Cartoon Art Museum finds a new home
From the Cartoon Art Museum.Opening to the public in the spring of 2017, with a breathtaking view of the San Francisco Bay, the Cartoon Art Museum’s new location at 781 Beach Street in San Francisco is...
View ArticleCartoon Sparks Battle Over Australia’s Hate Speech Law
From The Washington Post.Emboldened in part by the rise of right-wing populists like Donald Trump, Australia’s conservatives are using an official investigation into a cartoon to pursue a...
View Article"Seth’s Dominion" DVD With Hardcover Book
From Drawn & Quarterly.Last year saw the release of Seth’s Dominion on the film festival circuit, this year we get the DVD.Seth's Dominion is a double-spined hardcover that opens in two directions...
View ArticleCastro as seen by...
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View Article"A Global Look at a Decade of Editorial Cartoons" Conference
From the Society of Illustrators'website.Cartoon by Michael Zlatkovsky, Russia.On the evening of December 8, the Society of Illustrators will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Cartooning for Peace...
View ArticleFemale Arab cartoonists challenge authority
Excerpts from an article by Severine Dieudonne & Naomi Scherbel-Ball on BBC News.© Doaa el-AdlAs part of its ‘100 Women’ season, the BBC asked three female cartoonists from Egypt, Tunisia and...
View ArticleCall for release of jailed cartoonist Musa Kart
From Cartoonists Rights Network International.Musa Kart, the world-renowned political cartoonist for Cumhuriyet newspaper, Istanbul is one of several staff pending trial for “crimes on behalf of the...
View Article“Cartooning for Human Rights” Exhibition in Moscow
From the Cartooning for Peace website.Cartoon by Alessandro Gatto, ItalyThe French Institute in Moscow is presenting until December 16th the exhibition “Cartooning for Human Rights” at the Winzawod...
View Article"BELGIUM et cetera... 1830-2030 in Press Cartoons"
BELGIUM et cetera offers a unique sample of key moments in the history of Belgium.Twenty-two famous Belgian cartoonists take an unflinching look at their homeland’s past, in collaboration with writer,...
View ArticleThe 2016 United Nations / Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award
From the United Nations / Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award.First Prize-$10,000Miroslav Barvircak, Korzar (Slovakia)Second Prize-$5,000Yonatan Wachsmann, Calcalist (Israel)Third Prize-$3,000Steve...
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