Association of Political Artists Announcement

From The Daily Cartoonist. 

Last month the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) was rejiggering its organization and would align themselves with the Society of Illustrators (SI) as an adjunct federation and rename the new guild the Association of Political Artists (APA).

Incoming President of the Association of Political Artists Steve Brodner made an announcement:

ChatGPT is adding cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons

Andrew Deck from The Nieman Lab.

AI counterfeit with Emily Flake signature on left; the real Flake signed cartoon on right.

OpenAI’s chatbot isn’t just imitating the magazine’s style. It’s also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.

Cartoonists discuss satire’s fraught ecosystem

From the Society of Illustrators. 

As Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections in America’s 250th year, join us for a high-energy evening with political cartoonists and scholars to honor the freest speech: satire. 

On Thursday, October 8, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm, hear award-winning cartoonists and illustrators Steve Brodner, Ann Telnaes, and Adam Zyglis discuss satire’s fraught ecosystem. 

Historian of early American culture and visual art Nan Wolverton from the American Antiquarian Society will chronicle satire’s central place in American political debate, Nicaraguan cartoonist and illustrator Pedro X. Molina will document threats to satire today, and free expression advocate Roslyn Mazer will review satire’s protection under the First Amendment.

Canadian and American cartoonists meet in Niagara Falls

From The Daily Cartoonist.

From left to right: Tim Dolighan, Clay Jones, Scott Johnston, John Auchter, Pierre Skilling, Wes Tyrell, Jeff McIntyre, Guy Badeaux, Scott Burns, Inna Sokolova, Nancy Beiman, Graeme Mackay, Michael de Adder anf Frank Mariani. (Not pictured are attendees Terry Mosher, Sue Dewar, Theo Moudakis and Christian Vachon)

The past weekend saw the Association of Canadian Cartoonists (ACC) gather on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls for their 2026 convention, described as a “popup mini congress.”

The dual Townsend Awards (The Townsies) – one for the best Francophone cartoon and one for the best Anglophone cartoon – were given out respectively to Guy Badeaux (Bado) and New Zealander Rod Emmerson.

Graeme Mackay wins Rex Babin Memorial Award

From The Graeme Gallery on Substack.

Over the weekend I found out that I took top prize for a prestigious award through the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. 

The Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning also recognizes work reflecting state and provincial themes. 

P.C. Vey 1955-2026

From Lambiek Comiclopedia.

Born in New York City on October 23, 1955, cartoonist Peter Christopher Vey died last Thursday

He sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1993 and was a regular contributor since. 

His work has been published in Harvard Business Review, Barron's, National Lampoon, Playboy, Mad, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. 

He has had three collections of cat cartoons published by Penguin/Plume and has contributed to many books of cartoons on a variety of subjects.

He is survived by his wife Tina.

AAEC 2026 Convention

From the Daily Cartoonist.

Thirty odd members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists met in Sacramento last weekend to discuss the state of the profession and the future of the association.

AAEC president Marc Murphy lead a discussion on whether the group should change its name to the Association of Political Artists as a way to attract younger members.