Cartoonists

FREE PRESS CARTOONIST MIKE THOMPSON: Housing Bill

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday

Congress' Housing Bill should benefit millions of homeowners...too.

New Yorker Cartoonist Dean Vietor 1931 -2007

Mike Lynch Cartoons (Free subscription) | yesterday

Above: a Dean Vietor cartoon for a business publication. Some late, sad news: Cartoonist Dean Vietor, who contributed over 300 drawings to The New Yorker , passed away in Phoenix, AZ on August 20, 2007. He was 76. No cause of death specified. Michael Maslin has much more here . And my thanks to Michael for letting me know of his passing.

A budding web cartoonist

Steve Outing (Free subscription) | yesterday

My daughter Lauren (age 11) took a web cartooning class this week, and this is her final project. So here’s a little levity to add to this usually serious blog.

Tunisians suspected of cartoonist murder plot to remain in custody

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Copenhagen - A Danish appeals court Friday ruled that two Tunisian nationals held on suspicion of planning to murder a Danish newspaper cartoonist should remain in custody. The court upheld a previous ruling by a district court that the two were to b...

Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist

Media News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

"On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes police officers, two uniformed policemen and a trio of functionaries from the state prosecutor's office closed in on a small apartment in Amsterdam. Their quarry: a skinny Dutch cartoonist with a rude sense of humor. Informed that he was suspected of sketching offensive drawings of Muslims and other minorities, the Dutchman surrendered without a struggle. 'I...

• “Denmark protects its cartoonists. We arrest them” Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist - Sigmund, Carl and Alfred

"Denmark protects its cartoonists. We arrest them" Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist

Sigmund, Carl and Alfred (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The arrest of a controversial Dutch cartoonist has set off a wave of protests. The case is raising questions for a changing Europe about free speech, religion and art. From The Wall Street Journal : The arrest of a controversial Dutch cartoonist has set off a wave of protests. The case is raising questions for a changing Europe about free speech, religion and art. On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes...

The Fantastic ... political cartoonist?!

The Why of the World (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

I've just bought a book about Jack Kirby by Mark Evanier . If you're a comics nerd, you'll know that he was the creator or co-creator of The Hulk, Fantastic Four, Captain America and many others from the Forties onwards. As importantly, he drew them all, with a freshness and depth that changed the language of comic books . Anyway, I thought it was great that, before all that, as a struggling artist,...

Rapper PSD arrested at airport

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

SACRAMENTO, Calif. | A Vallejo, Calif., rapper faces federal charges after screeners at Sacramento International Airport discovered that a large bulge in his pants was actually 6,000 Ecstasy pills, authorities said.

Visuals: The Artist at War

New York Times (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

New art and design books reviewed.

2008 Winsor McCay Award Winners Announced

ASIFA - Hollywood Animation Archive (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 26, 2008) The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its 2008 Winsor McCay Award recipients during a private reception Friday, July 25, at the Gaslight Marriott during the annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego, California. This year's Winsor McCay recipients are: Mike Judge, John Lasseter and Nick Park (see bios below). Award recipients will claim...

• 2008 Winsor McCay Award Winners - Cartoon Brew

Cartoon In UAE Paper On Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir

Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday

Cartoonist: Hassan Idleby Source: Al-Bayan, UAE, July 25, ... July 25, 2008, 11:34 am

Cartoon In Jordanian Paper: Arabs Pull the American Cart Of Democracy, Human Rights

Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday

Cartoonist: 'Imad Hajjaj Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, July 24, ... July 25, 2008, 1:42 pm

Kansas casino board faces tough decisions

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

TOPEKA | The chairman of Kansas' casino review board says picking managers for state-owned casinos in Sumner and Cherokee counties won't be easy.

Obama Builds On His Resume

Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | yesterday

For more terrific work by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez, visit his archive at the Investor's Business Daily Web site .

Meeting McKay

Drawn! (Free subscription) | yesterday

From the wonderful Meeting McKay blog: Spring Lake, Michigan was the hometown of legendary cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay is internationally recognized and loved in cartooning and animation circles. Sadly, however, at the moment not many people in his hometown have even heard of him. We want to change that! This site serves as a [...]