Bruce McKinnon Appointed to the Order of Canada

From CBC News Nova Scotia.

A new list of Canadians appointed to the Order of Canada was released Thursday morning — and it includes four Nova Scotians.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston announced 113 appointments to the second-highest honour for merit in Canada, including editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, opera singer Barbara Hannigan, businessman Robert Pace and bioethicist Francoise Baylis.

How social media has changed the landscape for editorial cartooning

Ann Telnaes in the Columbia Journalism Review.

“YOU FILTHY KUNT…a baseball bat to your head is now due.”
“HOW FUCKING DARE YOU CUNT. GET THE HELL OUT OF THE BUSINESS…”
“Bitch, your days are numbered.”
“do the world a favor, go hang yourself”
“I hope you get raped to death”

I stood frozen in front of my computer, watching my Twitter feed roll like a slot machine reel. My editorial cartoon criticizing then-presidential candidate Ted Cruz for his decision to have his 7-year-old daughter read from the script of a political attack ad had just been published online by The Washington Post, and four days of continuous emails, tweets, and comments had begun.

Justin Trudeau joins Canadian superheroes for Marvel Comics cover

From CBC News.

Make way, Liberal cabinet: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have another all-Canadian crew in his corner as he suits up for his latest feature role — comic book character.

Trudeau will grace the variant cover of issue No. 5 of Marvel's "Civil War II: Choosing Sides," due out Aug. 31.

Manfred Deix 1949-2016

From Spiegel Online.

Considered one of the most important satirical chronicler of his country, Austrian cartoonist Manfred Deix died Saturday at the age of 67.

Some Favourite Brexit Cartoons

A few weeks ago, I posted "What EU cartoonists think of Brexit". Here are some other favourites.

Tom, Trouw, Amsterdam

Gary Groth Explains Why San Diego Comic-Con Sucks

From Seattle Met.

The Fantagraphics founder explains how he brought his comic book company back from the brink—and why San Diego Comic-Con Sucks.

Liza Donnely: Political Cartoon Humour in the 21st Century

From Liza Donnely's website.

In a frank interview, Liza Donnelly tells Varoom! about the changing forms and contents of the political cartoon in the 21st Century, and how she sees it evolve in the future.