Texas Governor Rick Perry Blasts Ohman Cartoon

Michael Cavna in Comic Riffs.

Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee

Jack Ohman wasn’t just surprised by his satirical target’s response. He was stunned.

“Not just by the massive response,” Ohman tells Comic Riffs, “but to the willful misinterpretation of the cartoon.”

23 Cartoonists Enlist in Campaign to End Gun Violence

Alan Gardner in The Daily Cartoonist.

An organized campaign by over 900 mayors across the US to support gun control efforts in Washington has launched a video featuring 23 cartoonists who are supporting the effort. The video is calledCartoonists Demand Action to End Gun Violence.

Participating cartoonists include:

Lalo Alcaraz, Bill Amend, Ruben Bolling, Jim Borgman, Steve Brodner, Roz Chast, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Peter Kuper, Mike Luckovich, David Mazzucchelli, Stephan Pastis, Mike Peters, Lincoln Pierce, Dan Piraro, Ted Rall, Dave Roman, Jerry Scott, Art Spiegelman, Raina Telgemeier, Tom Tomorrow, Garry Trudeau, and Mo Willems.

"Herblock: The Black & White"

Steven Heller in The Atlantic.

The new documentary Herblock: The Black & White shows how one editorial caricaturist's ideals persisted over the decades—and still matter today.

Rob Rogers wins the 2012 Thomas Nast Award

From the Overseas Press Club of America website.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers is the winner of the 2012 Thomas Nast Award.

According to his editors, Rob Rogers "enrages" and "infuriates" some readers in Pittsburgh. 

The Overseas Press Club Committee presumes he delights many more with his deft application of humor to serious subjects from around the globe. 

He executes the cartoonist's mission: to inform, entertain and spark discussion of world events.

Rob Rogers's website 

Daryl Cagle Taken to Task Over Miranda Rights' Cartoon

From Ted Rall's blog.

I’m a busy guy... but every now and then an existential threat presents itself that requires you to stop whatever you’re doing and respond.

Daryl Cagle is an existential threat, the Osama bin Laden of American editorial cartooning. His relentless quest to squeeze every cent out of the industry keeps leading him to new lows: aggregating cartoons into huge packages in which the cartoonists make pennies but he’s a multimillionaire (like Arianna!), repurposing editorial cartoons over and over to save time, encouraging the worst ethical practices, including undercutting already rock-bottom reprint rates, censoring comments posted by fellow political cartoonists who disagree with him from online forums, and of course plagiarism.

Swedish cartoonist Riber Hansson

A Francisco Punal Suarez' interview with Riber Hansson.

Chris Weyant's response to Boston

From Bob Mankoff in The Cartoon Bureau.