Clive Collins appointed MBE
Bloghorn offers congratulation to PCO member Clive Collins who has been appointed an MBE.
Round-up:What the Bloghorn saw
Rob Murray writes: The Telegraph‘s Hay Festival coverage includes an interview with the paper’s own longstanding pocket cartoonist, Matt Pritchett, in which he talks about how he got started, his typical work process and the challenges of producing a daily cartoon. You can read the entire piece here. Elsewhere, New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan […]
Round-up: What the Bloghorn saw
Rob Murray writes: US cartoonist Ted Rall, who put himself up for sale on eBay earlier this month, has written about how his left-wing views have seen him dropped by even left-leaning publications. In an opinion piece titled Rise of the Obamabots, he recounts some of the rejections he’s received from left-of-centre magazines and argues […]
Roundup: What the Bloghorn saw
Rob Murray writes: Cartoonists have a habit of predicting the future, but Cam Cardow, cartoonist for the Ottawa Citizen, is more prescient than most. He was the first to satirise the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger had fathered a child outside of his marriage – eight years before the story became known. The Washington Post has […]
Rogues and Epoques
Two prominent political cartoonists have exhibitions opening in London in the next couple of weeks. On Wednesday 25 May, Bell Époque, featuring the cartoons of Steve Bell opens at the Cartoon Museum. The exhibition, which celebrates 30 years of Guardian cartoonist Steve’s work runs until 24 July. Not to be outdone, on Monday 30 May Rogues’ Gallery, […]
Oor Wullie under the hammer
Rob Murray writes: An oil painting of iconic Scottish cartoon-strip character Oor Wullie is due to be auctioned in Glasgow on Thursday night, and has been valued at between £2,500 and £3,500. © STV – Scottish Television – Image by artist Graham McKean The painting, by Irvine-based artist Graham McKean, shows D.C. Thomson‘s Wullie – […]
Cartoonist for sale
US cartoonist Ted Rall has put himself up for sale on Ebay which is an admirably direct way of demonstrating the service a cartoonist provides. [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/TedRall/status/66221589401829376″] Bloghorn sees it’s a low bid at present but last week’s debut auction did this. Good luck Ted.
The other big event
While parts of the country are reeling under the weight of Royal Wedding merchandise (see here) the UK is also having its traditional May elections. Cartoonist and new Bloghorn contributor Rob Murray, writes: Candidate Dafydd Trystan Davies is campaigning with something a bit different from the traditional manifesto, instead commissioning a cartoon strip that outlines his […]
Shrewsbury perspective
Shrewsbury festival cartoonist Bill Stott writes: Amongst all the frenetic cartooning activity at Shrewsbury – the Big Boards, the caricaturing, strolling players in costume, the music, the wonderful weather and the public throng, two tiny incidents serve to underline the public’s liking for good cartoons. One involved a tiny chap called Pacey who stood with his […]