Cartoonist collects MBE

The cartoonist Clive Collins went to Buckingham Palace last week to pick up his MBE for services to art. Clive, 70, a PCO member whose cartoons have appeared in magazines and newspapers across the world, including Playboy, above, was appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours last year. Read more here and here (though inevitably […]

The Round-up

Christian Adams, political cartoonist for The Telegraph, has begun blogging on a daily basis, providing a fascinating insight into the process behind his latest cartoons and offering up preliminary sketches and captions that didn’t quite make it. The blog can be found here, and is sure to be worthy of repeat viewings. Sticking with the […]

A poke in the i

You may have seen the above in this week’s edition of Private Eye, in the Street of Shame column, which focuses on the misdeeds of British newspapers. When “Cartoonist Idol” was launched, there was much discussion behind the scenes at the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation (Shurely shome correction – Ed) on our members’ forum. There was […]

Have publishers lost their Phiz?

An article on the Independent website — Where have all the book illustrators gone? — appears to have provoked some rather angry debate. The piece wonders why we do not see much illustration in books aimed at adults, something that was common in the days of Charles Dickens, who collaborated with illustrators such as Hablot […]

With big ideas, always read the small print

In the digital age it is possible for cartoonists to easily publish their work in ways that the expense of print made hard to achieve. However, many recent ease-of-use digital tools also come with legal caveats that affect the copyright, licensing and format rights attached to an individual piece of work. Apple has just launched […]

The Round-up

The Chris Beetles Gallery in London is offering work by a wide range of well-known cartoonists in its 13th annual sale. The show features original pieces by cartoonists including Ronald Searle, Norman Thelwell, Matt, Larry, William Heath Robinson, Tony Husband, Michael Heath, Frank Dickens, Mac, Kipper Williams and Mike Williams, among others. There is also […]

The unofficial jubilee

An exhibition called Her Maj: 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen will be staged at the Cartoon Museum in London next month. The museum promises that it will be “teasing, afffectionate and at times downright unflattering — unlike any other Diamond Jubilee exhibition”. It opens on February 1 and runs until April 8. […]

Stolen artwork

As a part of a short series about copyright and artist rights Bloghorn is pleased to have received permission from comics artist Jamie Smart to reproduce a piece of his work below. We think you will enjoy it. Includes use of profanities to make a point. And if they do, it pays to know your […]

The Round-up

The BBC takes a look at the history and purpose of political cartoons in an engaging TV report titled Drawing Blood (iPlayer has the link until Saturday 14th January, so watch it before it disappears!). The 100th birthday of legendary New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams was celebrated this month with a specially commissioned Google doodle. […]