Thursday, May 31, 2018

Erich Sokol Exhibition in Krems

From Karikaturmuseum Krems.


The highlight exhibition, starting on March 25, will show a selection of Erich Sokol’s best work (1933 - 2003).

Sokol is regarded as a pioneer of a new Austrian school in the caricature scene and satire, and especially within his supreme discipline, portrait caricature. 

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Cartoonist Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé is free

From CRNI.


Nine months on, Ramón has left Equatorial Guinea behind. The cartoonist is safe and well with friends in Madrid, Spain.

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

"Mo" by Ann Telnaes

From GoComics.


Washington Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes now produces a weekly comic strip "Mo", syndicated by GoComics.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Turkish cartoonist given one-year jail sentence for drawing Moses

From Stockholm Center for Freedom.


Cartoonist Seyfi Şahin, who used to work for the closed-down popular humor magazine Gırgır, has been handed down a jail sentence of one year, 15 days for insulting sacred values in a controversial cartoon featuring the biblical prophet Moses.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Glen Keane Receives 2017 NCS Reuben Award

From the NCS website.


National Cartoonists Society members have chosen the winner of the 2017 NCS Reuben Award for “Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year”.

Ballots were sent out to all voting NCS members last April, and the Reuben Award was presented to animator Glen Keane at the 72nd Annual Reuben Awards dinner on May 26th in Philadelphia, PA.

Friday, May 25, 2018

World Press Cartoon 2018


The 13th edition of the World Press Cartoon awards will return on June 2 to the Cultural and Congress Centre of Caldas da Rainha, with a great exhibition of the best works published in 2017 in newspapers and magazines from around the world. 

The winners come from eight countries on three continents: Europe, Asia and South America.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Signe Wilkinson reflects on her career

From the Chestnut Hill.


Famed Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer political cartoonist Signe Wilkinson was the first female political cartoonist to receive the Pulitzer Prize, which was awarded in 1992.