Things That Go Bump In The Night exhibition
Intro by Sarah Boyce: Have you noticed it’s getting darker in the evenings and things are getting spookier? The owl hooting a bit too loudly, the werewolf howling far off in the distance, the gate weirdly clanking when there’s no wind? To celebrate the spooky, spirit season West End Arts Library at 35 St Martins […]
Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2025 – photo gallery
Glenn Marshall (the real one, NOT the AI bot!) writes: Once again the promise of vittles, vin rouge & vitriolic ink-slinging lured the cartooning elite (and me) down to Herne Bay for the annual Festival of Cartoonology. Photo reportage of Herne Bay Cartoon Festival, hosted by Beach Creative, courtesy of top roving snapper Kasia Kowalska. […]
Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2025: Sun, Sea, Celebrations!
Will Renny from Beach Cteative introduces you to this years festival: Get ready for a wave of wit, colour, and creativity as the Herne Bay Cartoon Festival returns to the Kent coast for its 12th edition. This year’s theme — “Sun, Sea, Celebrations!” — sets the tone for a joyful and vibrant two-week celebration of […]
Desert island cartoon exhibition
Glenn Marshall writes: Over the next few weeks Pete Songi transports us to a desert island with his fourth cartoon exhibition, held at the wonderful Duke of Greenwich pub and doesn’t living on a desert island, cut off from what’s going on in the world, seem an appealing prospect at the moment (naturally you’d need […]
New The New Cartoonist
The New Cartoonist is now onto its fourth issue. Editor, Cartoonist and man about town Pete Songi introduces you to the latest instalment: In this issue we have the editorial cartoon heavyweight, writer, poet and performer Martin Rowson on the front cover. I caught up with Rowson in his studio at home in South East […]
PCO Cartoon Awards Night
Photo © Neil Martin A special report from our man in the projection room with the ruffled Vienetta shirt, Glenn Marshall. Now officially the creator of the world’s funniest cartoon ever.* (*Subs, please check) Additional bits from Clive Goddard (who failed to win Best Jacket). Reporting from the glitzy Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation Awards 2024 (AKA […]
PCO Cartoon Awards 2024
Welcome to the inaugural Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation Awards We’ve been thinking for a long time about doing our own, less formal, ‘above a pub room’, type of awards: an evening that doesn’t take itself too seriously and where we’d get together with fellow cartoonists and cartoon supporters and have a lark (and let’s face it, […]
Trumpmageddon – Cartoon Special
© Mark ‘Chicane’ Winter If there are any industries that should be thrilled at four more years of Trump it’s the cartoon profession and purveys of orange ink. I’ve been reposting many of these cartoons and caricatures across social media in the run-up to the US election expecting I’d be able to sway the American […]
The New Cartoonist magazine launched
Cartoon © Mark Winter Pete Songi writes: And it’s launched! The New Cartoonist, a new digital bi-monthly magazine for cartoonists and fans of cartoonists available via ISSUU.com. Full of interviews, reviews, articles, events and best of all cartoons! Ideally viewed on a desktop. Thank you to the cartoon community for submitting and special thanks to […]