Political cartoonist has it covered
Everyone needs a break from time to time, and when regular cartoonists on national papers take time off it’s an opportunity for others to cover for them and show what they can do. This week Gary Barker, a member of the PCO which runs the Bloghorn, is covering for Steve Bell at the Guardian. His […]
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, […]
Review of the Year
As the pencil of 2010 contacts the eraser of 2011, Bloghorn thought it was time to record some of the year’s highs and lows – and to speculate about the new year. But first, news of a PRIZE competition which will be coming on Bloghorn over the New Year Bank Holiday weekend … so watch […]
Political Cartoonist of the Year
While on the theme of awards, congratulations to PCO member Martin Rowson who won the annual Political Cartoon Society’s Cartoonist of the Year award on Monday. You can explore Martin’s work at The Guardian, Tribune and The Morning Star. Dave Brown of the Independent won the prize for the individual drawing of the year.
Doonesbury hits 40
The first ever Doonesbury, published 26th October 1970 American cartoonist Garry Trudeau has notched up 40 years of drawing his comic strip Doonesbury. The strip first appeared as ‘Bull Tales’ in his student newspaper at Yale University from where it was picked for syndication in the national press. As its popularity grew, rights for its publication […]
Scenes from a mall: Big Draw 2010
A burst of British Weather meant that Saturday’s Big Draw events on the South Bank in London had to be swiftly moved, from the open-air space of The Scoop, next to City Hall, to the nearby Hay’s Galleria. The cartoonists’ spirits were not dampened by this turn of events, however, even though the move meant […]
The Big Draw 2010
The 2010 London launch event of the Big Draw starts today and runs into this weekend – the 22nd and 23rd of October. Many members of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation will be working there and we’d be delighted to see you. You will find us running free workshops on the craft and skill of cartooning […]
Les Gibbard, cartoonist – 1945 to 2010
Some sad news that Leslie Gibbard, long-time cartoonist for The Guardian, the BBC and many more has died. You can read about Les, his life and work at The University of Kent’s cartoon archive, at wikipedia or, in this anthology of his work. Updated: Bear Alley blog has added a tribute here following The Guardian’s obituary.
What happened next…
A quick follow-up of stories we’ve covered recently on Bloghorn. The Forbidden Planet blog reports on Steve Bell in conversation with Martin Rowson, Gary Trudeau and Alan Moore at Edinburgh International Book Festival (previously). New Yorker cartoon editor (and cartoonist himself) Robert Mankoff responds to the recent Kanye West cartoon re-captioning internet phenomenon. downthetubes.net has the […]