Matt Wuerker interviewed by National Press Club

'The right to be offended': Political cartooning in an ideologically divided country

By Jim Kuhnhenn
Press Freedom Fellow, jkuhnhenn@press.org

National Press Club Journalism Institute June 15, 2020
https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/2020/06/15/the-right-to-be-offended-political-cartooning-in-an-ideologically-divided-country/

Sara Duke speaks at LOC in 10 minutes

Date & Time

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June 16 2:00-3:00 pm ET

20th-Century Political Cartoons at the Library of Congress https://loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/office-hours/ Join curator Sara W. Duke of the Prints & Photographs Division, to learn how to access the Library's online collection of 20th-century political cartoons. She will also discuss strategies for exploring the work of Herbert L. Block, the editorial cartoonist known as a Herblock, who, during the course of his 72-year career, drew his opinion on events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, gun control, and global warming.

Editorial Cartoon by Steve Artley

Recent Cartoon (click on Image for larger view)

"Debased Names"

That darn Wumo and Flashbacks

Letters to the Editor 

Washington Post June 13, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/readers-critique-the-post-racist-policing-isnt-a-question-of-belief-its-a-fact/2020/06/12/b3d0d4da-acce-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html

It's okay not to be funny sometimes [Wumo]

Dalal Musa

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What WASPs flew ["Flashbacks"]

Thomas Calhoun

The Post on If Found...'s notable videogame storytelling

'If Found...' sets a new standard for the visual novel [videogame animation; in print as A new standard for the visual-novel genre]

By Christopher Byrd 

Washington Post June 14 2020, E13

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/if-found-sets-new-standard-visual-novel/

Mark Wheatley remembers Denny O'Neil

[Mark Wheatley wrote this in a private email on June 12th, and agreed to let me post it here]

Mark Wheatley remembers Denny O'Neil

I did this portrait of Denny O'Neil today. It shows him exactly as I remember him looking the first time we met. I met Denny O'Neil at about 4pm on July 2, 1970. I couldn't tell you such a specific time for when I met most of my heroes, but I remember this. I was a kid and my parents had arranged for a family trip to New York, partially so I could attend the July 4th Seuling Con. And I convinced them to take me to tour DC Comics. When we got there, we almost slammed right into Denny and Steve Skeates. Denny was writing Green Lantern/Green Arrow and setting the world on fire. I was a huge fan. He and Steve hung out and talked with me, making jokes, being fun. And later, at the con, they would say Hi!every time they spotted me in the crowd. That was cool. Years later after I started working in the industry, I would see Denny in the halls at DC or over at Marvel and chat for a little while. I remember one San Diego Con at the DC Booth where Denny and I stood together for a couple hours cracking each other up (and a few other creators also pitched in.) That was the time I came up with the Underwater Keyboard – to be used writing scripts while in the shower! Denny thought that was the perfect use of technology, since he always got his best ideas in the shower. About two years ago, Denny and I were part of a signing together. That was the last time I saw him. But he will never be forgotten.

  -- Mark Wheatley

http://www.MarkWheatleyGallery.com
http://www.InsightStudiosGroup.com
https://www.facebook.com/WheatleyMarks

Big Planet Comics Final order cutoff

FOC Time!! Here's a short list of some of the stuff up for order by MONDAY JUNE 15! A partial lists can be found at these links: https://www.previewsworld.com/FinalOrdersDue https://www.dccomics.com/reader/#/comics/451892 Contact your favorite Big Planet store by MONDAY and let them know what you want!!! Just get in touch by email to the store you normally shop at: bethesda@bigplanetcomics.com collegepark@bigplanetcomics.com dc@bigplanetcomics.com vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Copyright © 2020 Big Planet Comics, All rights reserved.

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Visible From Orbit"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, Mike Flugennock -

"Visible From Orbit"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3013

So, as I suspected... Mayor Bowser doesn't really give a rat's ass about the MPDC terrorizing and murdering Black citizens of DC, or about protesters being tear-gassed and run off the street so Trump can do his foto op at St. John's Church, or our city being invaded by the goddamn 82nd Airborne — she just wanted to own Trump and nab some TV time.

Not even a week after painting "Black Lives Matter" in huge-ass letters taking up two blocks of 16th Street between K Street and Lafayette Park, she was browbeating the city council to "slow down" on police "reform" (clipping from Washington Post, June 11 2020).

New York City mayor De Blasio, not to be outdone, decided to name one street in each borough "Black Lives Matter Street" — after allowing the NYPD to also terrorize, beat, torture and murder New Yorkers for the better part of a week.

Still, there was no topping Bowser. All De Blasio did was put up a bunch of crummy street signs; Bowser's hypocrisy is visible from orbit.

BLM cartoon journalism in DCist

The Standoff Over D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Mural, Illustrated

Ruth Tam

DCist June 12, 2020

https://dcist.com/story/20/06/12/the-standoff-over-d-c-s-black-lives-matter-mural-illustrated/

NPR on animated series Central Park and Kipo

'Central Park': A Musical Drawn To New York

Pop Culture Happy Hour June 12, 2020

Linda Holmes,Stephen Thompson,Glen Weldon

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/869778003/central-park-a-musical-drawn-to-new-york

https://play.podtrac.com/510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2020/06/20200612_pchh_pchh_200612_central_park_final_bnc_v3.mp3

'Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts' Returns, Weirder And Warmer Than Ever

• Glen Weldon

NPR's Morning Edition June 12, 2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/12/874331469/kipo-and-the-age-of-wonderbeasts-returns-weirder-and-warmer-than-ever 

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2020/06/20200612_me_kipo_and_the_age_of_wonderbeasts_returns_weirder_and_warmer_than_ever.mp3

 

Weldon on Netflix's Kipo

'Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts' Returns, Weirder And Warmer Than Ever

Glen Weldon

NPR's Morning Edition June 12, 2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/12/874331469/kipo-and-the-age-of-wonderbeasts-returns-weirder-and-warmer-than-ever 

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2020/06/20200612_me_kipo_and_the_age_of_wonderbeasts_returns_weirder_and_warmer_than_ever.mp3 

Cavna on Goodwyn's controversial cartoon

South Carolina newspaper apologizes for 'offensive' cartoon satirizing the 'black community' and Democrats

Michael Cavna 

Washington Post June 11, 2020 at 4:43 p.m. EDT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/06/11/seneca-journal-cartoon-south-carolina/

Al Goodwyn wins DC Society of Professional Journalists' Dateline Awards for editorial cartooning

While being excoriated in South Carolina for his cartoons, Al Goodwyn was winning a Washington, D.C., Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists's Dateline Award for journalism excellence.

Editorial Cartoon
Winner: Al Goodwyn,The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Goodwyn editorial cartoons
Finalist: Alexander Hunter, The Washington Times, Hunter editorial cartoons

Fredericksburg's Free Lance-Star is one of his clients that published the three cartoons in his submission in 2019.

PR: June 16th DC Comics DEATH METAL #1 Midnight Release at Third Eye Annapolis

The Lily's latest

White people: The burden to figure out how to be a better ally is on us

This moment in history requires us to do more, and to truly examine ourselves

Katie Wheeler

June 7 2020

https://www.thelily.com/white-people-the-burden-to-figure-out-how-to-be-a-better-ally-is-on-us/

Cavna talks to protest artists including cartoonists

George Floyd's death has inspired powerful protest art: 'I needed to have another way of seeing him'

Michael Cavna 

Washington Post June 11, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/06/11/protest-art-black-lives-matter/

Lupi McGinty and Malaka Gharib  are the cartoonists.

Cavna on this week's Missouri editorial cartoon upset

'Horrified' Missouri newspaper owners resign over 'racist' police cartoon — published by their dad

Michael Cavna 

Washington Post June 10, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/06/10/missouri-newspaper-cartoon/

The cartoon, by Tom Stiglich of Creators Syndicate, came out shortly before Al Goodwyn's cartoon which also ran in a Southern newspaper.

Al Goodwyn becomes the latest editorial cartoonist to upset a newspaper

Al's a personal friend of ComicsDC, and while I personally may not agree with his politics and cartoons,* he's a good guy, not a troll, and was doing a cartoonist's job in raising issues via a comic. I think the newspaper should have had the courage of its convictions to stand by him since the editors knew they hired a conservative cartoonist, and this cartoon isn't any more extreme than others they've run from Al.

I've included the note that he sent to the Daily Cartoonist too.

Newspaper Apologizes For Divisive Cartoon

  by D. D. Degg
June 11, 2020

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/06/11/newspaper-apologizes-for-devisive-cartoon/

The Daily Cartoonist contacted Al Goodwyn, who was kind enough to respond:

Thanks, DD. I appreciate you reaching out. The cartoon was not intended to be hurtful; however, clearly it was. I wanted to be respectful with the depiction of the woman and children, portraying their care for each other as sincere and the concern on their faces indicative of the current racial strife they face. My intent in the cartoon was to project the Democrat party lacking in care and effective measures, yet continuing to be supported. I stand by that intended message. I've had emails from those offended which have allowed me to have lengthy, respectful conversations with them on the cartoon's subject. Those conversations have given me a feel for the elements of the cartoon that were offensive and I'll take that lesson into future cartoons. Sincerely, Al.

Seneca Journal slammed for controversial cartoon; paper apologizes

• Brookley Cromer, Matthew Ablon
• June 10 2020
• https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/seneca-journal-slammed-for-controversial-cartoon-paper-apologizes/article_7a58a882-ab97-11ea-9a04-f3826e1a011a.html

We're Sorry

Seneca Journal

https://upstatetoday.com/2020/06/10/our-apologies/

*for the record, I also don't agree with Mike Flugennock who we run regularly here.

Malaka Gharib's new journalist comic on DC protests at the Nib

Stay Safe Out There

by Malaka Gharib

 June 10, 2020

https://thenib.com/protesting-in-a-pandemic/

SATIRE CAN SAVE US ALL episode 11: Special Guest Steve Brodner

Kevin KAL Kallaughe

Satire Can Save Us All June 9, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohof_zf6zyc&t=20s

The Economist's cartoonist Kevin KAL Kallaugher discusses creativity, art and politics with the great satirical illustrator Steve Brodner.