Fougasse (1887-1965)

"Fougasse" is a type of bread typically associated with Provence but is also the nom de plume of London born cartoonist Cyril Kenneth Bird. His work first appeared in Punch in 1916 where he became Art Editor and then Editor from 1949 to 1952. He illustrated a number of books, including The Luck of the Draw (1936), Drawing the Line Somewhere (1937), and The Good Tempered Pencil (1956).

10th Toronto Comic Arts Festival

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2013 @ Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St., May 11-12

Fans of comics, manga, and graphic literature will be clearing their calendars this May to attend the 10th Anniversary of The Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

Taking place May 11th and 12th 2013 at Toronto Reference Library & The Appel Salon, TCAF is expected to draw a record crowd of 20,000 across all festival events, and will reach new heights as one of the most celebrated literary comics events in the world!

"Freedom in Broad Strokes" (2013)

Here is this year's panel of the "Freedom in Broad Strokes" traveling exhibition with the first three Prizes of the 13th World Press Freedom Cartoon Competition.

Serge Chapleau wins 2012 National Newspaper Awards

After Montreal, Laval, Mascouche... the brown envelopes reach Toronto!
Serge Chapleau, La Presse, Montreal

13th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (Results)

Grand Prize: Leslie Ricciardi (Uruguay)

The jury of the 13th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition, composed of Rod Macdonell, Shawn McCarty and Guy Badeaux, met last month to choose the winners.
Our picks were announced today at the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon at the Ottawa Congress Centre.

The theme this year was "Hard times and free speech".

9th annual Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning

The poster for the 9th Annual Doug Wright Awards, drawn by Ethan Rilly.

The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning are proud to announce their 2013 finalists.
The nominees for the 9^th annual awards include industry stalwarts (Michel Rabagliati, David Collier), past winners (Ethan Rilly, Michael DeForge, Michael Comeau) and an exciting pack of first-time nominees (Nina Bunjevac, George Walker, Eric Kostiuk Williams).

"Steadman @ 77" at the Cartoon Museum

A major retrospective of the work of Ralph Steadman, to mark the acclaimed cartoonist’s 77th birthday, opened at the Cartoon Museum in London on May 1st.