Sexist cartoons in the Post-Gazette draw ire from Pittsburghers

From the Pittsburgh City Paper.

The P-G fired its last cartoonist because they "wanted clever and funny instead of angry and mean.”

This week, Pittsburgh readers looking for some biting satire and political laughs in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were treated to some tone-deaf sexism instead.

Two political cartoons illustrated by cartoonist Steve Kelley attempt to joke about gender relations, one actually drawing from headlines about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' divorce.

Ottawa Catholic board pulls book with LGBT characters

On the CBC website.

The Ottawa Catholic School Board has quietly removed a popular book from its elementary school libraries after parents complained about its LGBT content.

Drama, a 2012 graphic novel by American author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier, is about a student who wants to be part of her middle-school theatre production.

I wish I'd drawn... (50)

...this wonderful cartoon by Jim Margulies.

Taking African Cartoons Seriously

From Michigan State University Press.

Cartoonists make us laugh—and think—by caricaturing daily events and politics. The essays, interviews, and cartoons presented in this innovative book vividly demonstrate the rich diversity of cartooning across Africa and highlight issues facing its cartoonists today, such as sociopolitical trends, censorship, and use of new technologies.

Chappatte's preview of 2019

From The New York Times.

The best Ann Telnaes cartoons of 2018

From The Washington Post.

A look back at a tweet-filled year of Trump conflicts of interests and diversions through the cartoons of Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes.

2018 in Cartoons by Clay Bennett

From The Times Free Press.