The Art of Bill Plympton
"The Art of Bill Plympton", Today and tomorrow at the ToonSeum in Pittsburgh, PA. The Art of Bill Plympton Opening Reception, Screening and Master ClassOn March 15th &16th, The Toonseum and Point...
View ArticleSteve Bell on the Iraq war, 10 years on - video
From The Guardian.Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell takes us through some of his work at the time of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and shares his views on the decisions made by George Bush and Tony Blair....
View ArticleDavid Parkins in the Globe & Mail
Toronto's Globe & Mail have been publishing the cartoons of David Parkins for the last few Mondays, replacing Tony Jenkins who had filled the spot on Brian Gable's day off.David Parkins, The Globe...
View ArticleThe Art of Robert Grossman
From Drew Friedman's blog, a sample of the work of cartoonist Robert Grossman.National Lampoon, August 1972National Lampoon, January 1975Cavalier Magazine, Sept. 25, 1967The Sunday Times, June 17,...
View ArticlePoster for Tomorrow: 2013 call for entries
Poster for Tomorrow: A Home for EveryonePoster for Tomorrow announces its 5th annual call for entries for social communication poster designs. The project has been running annually since 2009 and this...
View ArticleThe Art of Controversy by Victor S. Navasky
On sale April 9, "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduing Power", a lavishly illustrated, witty, and original look at the awesome power of the political cartoon to enrage, provoke,...
View ArticlePicture This!: Conversations with Illustrators from Paris & New York
From the French Embassy in the United States website.WhenApril 8 - May 17, 2013EVENTHervé Tullet & Mo WillemsApril 8, 2013 | 5:30pmBooks of Wonder18 West 18th StNew York, NY 10011EVENTAlex Alice...
View ArticleEuro-Kartoenale Kruishoutem 2013 - The Bicycle
From Jan Oplinus.The opening ceremony of the Euro-Kartoonale was the occasion to welcome most of the winners of the contest.Winner Mohsen Asadi from IranMohsen Asadi - IranPavel Constantin - Romania -...
View ArticleDave Gibbons 'Whaat' art challenges Lichtenstein's dubious 'legacy'
John Freeman from Down the Tubes."Whatt" by Dave Gibbons, after Irv NorvickWatchmen artist and co-creator Dave Gibbons was interviewed on a recent BBC TV documentary about the Pop Art painting 'WHAAM!'...
View ArticleI Wish I'd Drawn...(23)
... this wonderful cartoon by Michael de Adder.Michael is also a finalist in the editorial cartoon category for the 67th Annual NCS Reuben Awards.
View ArticleHarrop's "Ten Cats" in Top Three
Graham Harrop's "Ten Cats" online comic strip is a finalist in the 67th Annual NCS Reuben Awards.
View ArticleGreat 1978 New York Times Parody
From The New York Times archives.The modern standard for fake news was set in October 1978, with the publication of the one and only issue of Not The New York Times. It was a pitch-perfect replica,...
View ArticleTony Hendra's "The Final Edition"
Steven Heller in The Atlantic.Comedy vet Tony Hendra's latest venture, The Final Edition, like its competitor The Onion, parodies newsgatherers and world events to make very-real points."Fake news" has...
View ArticleWorld Press Cartoon 2013
The WPC 2013 Jury met in Sintra and selected the winners.They come from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, France, Greece, Iran, Serbia and Spain.The 2012 Jury was composed (from left to right) of Francisco...
View ArticleMore bicycles
Xavier Bonilla "Bonil" (Ecuador)From Fany-blog, a few more bicycles from the Euro Kruishoutem 2013 contest:David Rowe (Australia)Dario Castillejos (Mexico)Alessandro Gatto (Italy)
View ArticleIstvan Banyai: Stranger in a Strange Land (3)
After the Steven Heller review and the Norman Rockwell Museum exhibition, an interview with Istvan Banyai.
View ArticleRoger Ebert finally wins the New Yorker cartoon caption contest
From Bob Mankoff's Cartoon Bureau.Two years ago, Roger Ebert wrote on his Chicago Sun-Times blog:I have entered the New Yorker’s Cartoon Caption Contest almost weekly virtually since it began and have...
View ArticleThe making of "Lunch with Charles Bronfman" by cartoonist Tony Jenkins
Find out here how artist Anthony Jenkins creates his portraits of Report on Business's interview subjects for The Lunch, while New York bureau chief Joanna Slater describes her meal with one of the...
View Article"Dear Mr. Watterson"
Calvin & Hobbes dominated the Sunday comics in thousands of newspapers for over 10 years, having a profound effect on millions of readers across the globe. When the strip’s creator, Bill Watterson,...
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