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Kasia Kowalska writes: Dave Walker, a Procartoonists member, talks about what makes him tick in a short film by Michal Dzierza, above, called Being A Cartoonist. If you like to know what makes other people tick, a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Mel Calman has opened at the Freud Museum in Hampstead, […]

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The Premier League was rocked this week by the unexpected news of Sir Alex Ferguson‘s retirement, and cartoonists had a ball with it (sorry). In The Telegraph, Christian Adams put the news in context (above), while Matt Pritchett drew parallels with another recent shock resignation. Over in The Guardian, Kipper Williams considered the impact on […]

It’s Mr Burns wot won it

As America re-elects President Obama, credit must surely be given to this cartoon celebrity endorsement.

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Life In Hell, the long-running syndicated comic strip that first made a name for Simpsons creator Matt Groening, has come to an end after 32 years and a total of 1,669 installments. Read more about the strip and Groening’s decision to call time on it here, here or here. A little under a year after […]

Banksy the cartoonist

Bloghorn was pleased to see the artist still known as Banksy has finally admitted he is also a cartoonist, by storyboarding the opening titles for a new episode of the Simpsons. Well done to Matt Groening and The Simpsons production team for bringing him into the light.