The Post may have lost (aka gotten rid of) most of its political cartoonists, but the daily strips are starting to make up for that.
On the Record: Bill of Rights; 5-cent commemorative issued July 1, 1966 at Miami Beach, Fla. [aka Herblock Designs a Stamp].
Belmont Faries
S.P.A. Journal 30 (3; November 1967); cover, 163-170
It's worth quoting part of the article now.
The stamp's designer, also a speaker raised the question of how the Bill of Rights would fare if it were up for ratification today, quoting critics who ask 'Must our government be weak in the face of men accused of crime, who demand legal advice; weak before those who take the fifth amendment, weak before those who openly express differences with government policy even in time of war?
"The answer", he said, "is that the restriction imposed on government by the Bill of Rights - these so-called weakness of our government in relation to the rights of the individual person, of the poorest, the meanest or the most misguided of its people -- these are in fact our nation's greatest strength."
Update: the photograph from the cover is in the Library of Congress, but only available at low-resolution unless you visit. Thanks, Sara Duke!
A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
AYESHA RASCOE and David Folkenflik
Weekend Edition Sunday January 4, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248299/cartoonist-quits-wapo-over-bezos-trump-cartoon-washingtonpost
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesun/2025/01/20250105_wesun_washington_post_cartoonist_resigns_over_her_cartoon_critical_of_jeff_bezos.mp3
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5248299
Hello darkness, my old friend: the Ann Telnaes resignation and the late, formerly great Washington Post
What a travesty.
Jack Ohman's You Betcha!
Jan 4 2025
https://jackohman.substack.com/p/hello-darkness-my-old-friend-the
Democracy Dies Like This
Nick Anderson
Pen Strokes
Jan 4 2025
https://nickanderson.substack.com/p/democracy-dies-like-this
Ann Telnaes, the Washington Post, and a childhood dream that still lives
About Ann Telnaes resigning from the Washington Post over a spiked cartoon
Darrin Bell
Darrin Bell's Disobey in Advance Jan 5 2025
https://darrinbell.substack.com/p/ann-telnaes-the-washington-post-and
Silencing the Court Jesters.
10 years ago cartoonists were murdered for drawing offensive things. Things have not been getting better.
Jason Chatfield
Jan 5 2025
https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/silencing-the-court-jesters
"Trying to get in the good graces of an autocrat-in-waiting will only result in undermining that free press," the Pulitzer Prize winner says of her former employer
Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes drew a cartoon of the paper's owner kneeling before Donald Trump
"I've never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at," Ann Telnaes wrote. "Until now."
*Hello darkness, my old friend: the Ann Telnaes resignation and the late, formerly great Washington Post
What a travesty.
Jack Ohman’s You Betcha!
Jan 4 2025
https://jackohman.substack.
*Democracy Dies Like This
Nick Anderson
Pen Strokes
Jan 4 2025
https://nickanderson.substack.
*Silencing the Court Jesters.
10 years ago cartoonists were murdered for drawing offensive things. Things have not been getting better.
Jason Chatfield
Jan 5 2025
https://www.newyorkcartoons.
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This will be updated as notices continue to come in. The list is an annual feature of the Comics Research Bibliography. Links to obituaries or information on most of these creators can be found in CRB posts here throughout the past year. Updates are marked with *
Deaths in 2024 (with thanks to Bruce Guthrie’s Wikipedia mining, Ramin Zahed’s Animation Magazine list, *DD Degg’s Daily Cartoonist list,) ) included *Lima Ohio’s monthly water bill cartoonist David Adams, Platinum Age comics scholar John Adcock, Thomas Nast biographer John Adler, Shamsuddin H. Akib aka Sham of Singapore, comic collector and Overstreet advisor Bill Alexander, Palestinian artist/cartoonist Mahasen al-Khateeb, *Thomas the Tank Engine producer Britt Allcroft, Brazilian comic artist Walmir Amaral, British comics consultant Irving Anderson, Hinako Arishara, Yū Asai, Italian comic book artist Sergio Asteriti, Graphic Policy podcaster Steven Attewell, G. Fawzi Baghdadli, Henson Shop creative supervisor David Barrington-Holt, shop owner Adam Barsa, Dan Dare fanzine “Spaceship Away” founder Rod Barzilay, Wildstorm editor Sarah Becker, animator and animation teacher Howard Beckerman, comic book dealer and historian Bob Beerbohm, American animator Peter Bennett, *comic book store worker and ICv2 columnist Steve Bennett, sports and editorial cartoonist Phil Bissell, occasional comics writer Terry Bisson, Sam Blanchard aka Shlepzig, Joyce Brabner, Jacques Bredy, Mark D. Bright, Chance Browne, animator Jan Browning, ‘Backyardigans’ creator Janice Burgess, British colorist John Michael Burns, British animator Emma Calder, Filipino comics artist Carlo J. Caparas, John Cassaday, Italian comics writer and historian Alfredo Castelli, Sergio Bonelli Editore secretary Ornella Castellini, Swiss cartoonist Daniel Ceppi, Marvel Studios art director and production designer Ray Chan, Pierre Christin, British comic artist Andrew Chiu, British comics writer Richmond Clements, co-founder of Bardon - a Barcelona-London comics artists agency Barry Coker, 1950s editorial and sports cartoonist Alex Cook, British comics writer Roger Noel Cook, Canadian animator Curtis James Crawford, British advertising comic Signal artist Roy Cross, *Tidalwave Comics writer Scott Davis, voice actor Diane Delano, Jose Delbo, Swiss animator Étienne Delessert, French comics artist Fred Dewilde, Scott Donaldson the inspiration for Bananaman, Starhead Comix and Brownfield Press publisher Michael Dowers, animation artist Shigeko Doyle, animation background designer Maurice Edwards, editorial cartoonist Tom Engelhardt, Jerry Fearing, comic book cover painter Max Fellwalker, Charlie Hebdo webmaster Simon Fieschi, animation background artist Martin Forte, cartoonist and animator Bob Foster, Ramona Fradon, newspaper cartoonist Charles Fredrick, Italian cartoonist Massimiliano Frezzato, Oregon cartoonist Bill Friday, art collector Keif Fromm, Disney animation manager Randy Fukuda, Verotika #9 single issue comic book writer Ray Garton, Disney technical director Christopher W. Gee, *British comics fan Kenny Gibson, Peter Gillis, French cartoonist Christian Godard, animator Brad Goodchild, Ripley’s Believe It or Not artist John Graziano, Adirondack Daily Enterprise cartoonist Phil “Bunk” Griffin, Marvel and DC marketing & licensing executive Francine Grillo, stop motion animator Mark Gustafson, editorial cartoonist Ed Hall, Superman Museum founder Jim Hambrick, Swedish editorial cartoonist Riber Hansson, British socialist cartoonist Alan Hardman, British cartoonist Merrily Harpur, TV animation writer Reid Harrison, anime voice narrator Doc Harris, co-founder of the D.C. Conspiracy Art Haupt, British comic book artist Jon Haward, voice actor and director Dan Hennessey, editorial cartoonist Jack Higgins, Greg Hildebrandt, animation effects and visual development artist Sean Pin Ho, gag cartoonist Wayne Horne, anime and game artist Mutsumi Inomata, African American cartoonist Tim Jackson, animator Jean-Guy Jacques, Heritage Auction vice president Ed Jaster, Galaxy Of Comics comic book store founder Warren Jaycox, Yakari co-creator Job aka André Jobin, Boston Globe sports cartoonist Larry Johnson, André Juillard, Belgian colorist Dina Kathelyn, Disney layout artist Karen Keller, Congolese cartoonist Yves Kulondwa alias Kayene, David Kunzle, pioneering Japanese indie animator Yōji Kuri, Michael Leunig, Washington Post architectural cartoonist Roger K. Lewis, voice actor Rachael Lillis, voice actress Morgan Lofting, colorist Tom Luth, editorial cartoonist Bob Lynch, Simpsons’ Spanish-language voice actor Nancy MacKenzie, British cartoonist Ed MacLachlan, Playboy cartoonist Don Madden, Peter Maddocks, Spanish cartoonist Martí aka Martí Riera Ferrer, Japanese voice actor Taiki Matsuno, Fantagraphics book designer Ryan McCardle, English cartoonist Ed McLachlan, National Lampoon and Mad writer Brian McConnachie, Maryland fan historian Stuart McIntire, animation producer John McKenna, animator Bob McKnight, Disney animation painter Harlene Mears, animation sculptor Kent Melton, Scottish cartoonist John G. Miller, CG animator Mike Milne, animation model designer and storyboard artist David Mink, Canadian animation layout artist Chris Minz (aka Dr. Minz), Bernie Mireault, Canadian editorial cartoonist Ron Moffatt, Karl Moline, animator Don Moore, Razor comic book writer James A. Moore, South African comic book artist Karl Mostert, *manga scholar Tomohiko Murakami, Japanese voice actor Yasuo Muramatsu, writer of “The Girl Who Sang” Estelle Nadel, Israeli web cartoonist Revital Bornstein known as "Navy Bird", Paul Neary, San Diego Comic-Con volunteer Clydene Nee, clay and sand stop motion animation pioneer Eli Noyes, comic book writer Wes Ochse, ‘Doraemon’ Japanese voice actress Noriko Ohara, Spanish comics artist Jose María Ortiz Tafalla (aka Jaimie Ortiz and J.M Ortiz), Japanese voice of Doraemon Nobuyo Oyama, the Latino Comics Expo co-founder Ricardo Padilla, animation checker Gloria Palter, *Lowell Sun sports cartoonist Leo Panas, Don Perlin, Canadian animator Don Perro, Polish animation director Andrzej Piliczewski, Ed Piskor, Marvel Comics artist Brian Postman, Comicstorian YouTuber Ben Potter, Johnny Mutton creator and animator James Proimos, voice actor Peter Renaday, Disney animation producer Daniel Ridgers, Trina Robbins, Enric Badia Romero (aka Enrique Badía Romero), Comics Journal news editor turned comics scholar John Ronan, French cartoonist Stéphane Rosse, animator Harry Sabin, Russian animation director Vladimir Samsonov, Top Cow VP Elena Salcedo, Japanese manga artist Nanae Sasaya, animator Marty Schwartz, British comics artist Dave Shephard, Disney animation music writer Richard M. Sherman, anime art director and background artist Yukihiro Shibutani, animation assistant director Adam Somner, North Dakota editorial cartoonist Steve Stark, Elena Steier, SILENCE! comics podcast host Mark Stewart aka Amy Poodle, Latvian animator Roze Stiebra, Montreal’s Librairie Astro store owner Paul Stock, British cartoonist Bill Stott, comics writer Frank Strom, animation storyboard artist Michael Swanigan, British “Black” comic autobiography writer Tobias Taitt, Haruo Takahashi, Shojo manga pioneer Macoto Takahashi, Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, Japanese comics-inspired artist Keiichi Tanaami, anime lyricist and Peanuts translator Shuntaro Tanikawa, Japanese voice actress Tarako, cartoonist turned children’s book creator Mike Thaler, Spanish cartoonist Trini Tinturé, science fiction/fantasy artist and underground/overground cartoonist Larry Todd, Akira Toriyama, *animator Mike Toth, production director for Disney Publishing Marybeth Tregarthen, Italian comic artist Giorgio Trevisan, Dutch comics artist René Uilenbroek, Japanese voice actor Hideyuki Umezu, Kazuo Umezu, Benoît van Innis, Dutch editor and StripNieuws author Peter van Leersum, comic book cover artist Jeffrey Veregge, Russian animator Marina Voskanyants, Comix Connection co-owner Bill Wahl, Toronto fan artist Taral Wayne, first Marvel UK manager Raymond Wergan, Belgian cartoonist Étienne Willem, lesbian underground cartoonist Mary Wings, editorial cartoonist Don Wright, comic book artist John Wycough, animation writer and voice actor Tom Wyner, Japanese voice actor Eiji Yanagisawa, Japanese manga artist Kazu Yuzuki, Michael Zulli …
I stopped in for a drink with a friend who's never been there before. These are pictures of art that I don't remember seeing before, and at the end, Tim Walz and JD Vance coasters.
The Supreme Court nook
