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Australian Cartoonists’, and many from around the world, carry a heavy burden this week after the news of the passing of James Kemsley.
James was the president of the Australian Cartoonists’ Association for many years, and gave the organisation the boost it needed to bring it from a social club to the amazing network and […]

The Chewing Pencils blog turns one today!
Thank you to everybody who has been part of the journey and become part of the CP community. It’s been a privilege for me to interact with so many talented people from around the globe, both learning and sharing some of the oddities that make a person a cartoonist.
Chewing […]

This should be interesting:
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are to join forces to direct and produce a series of three-films based on the beloved Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin.
Entertainment journal Daily Variety reports in its Tuesday edition that the legendary film-makers would direct at least one of the films each, and serve as producers on all […]

I little freaky that Parker and Hart died so close together. Still, it has to happen some time and some how…
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003572154

Cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning BC comic strip appeared in more than 1300 newspapers worldwide, has died while working on a comic strip at his home in the US.
The 76-year-old had been working in his studio in his New York state home when he died.
“He had a stroke,” Hart’s wife, Bobby, said today.
“He died at […]

From todays paper:
In the latest issue of his comic book, Steve Rogers, the star-spangled hero with the gleaming shield and World War II roots, is shot dead — and his publisher, Marvel Comics, pledges that it is not a dream, a hoax or a short-term stunt.
The issue hit news stands on Wednesday and shows […]

There are times as a cartoonist when you cannot help but express some of your own questions and confusion about life through your artwork. This is one such time for me.
Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging earlier today and I’ve found myself a little disturbed about how his death unfolded and what it means for us […]

There is no denying that cartoonists are very astute commentators on culture. Often their artwork can even sway public opinion and help shape culture. But in 2007, there is a movement that will see the cartoonist rise to new heights of power and influence in a way never thought possible.
Think about this for a […]

As a kid, I used to spend hours drawing the cartoon characters I saw on the television. Quite often, it was a character that Joe Barbera had developed with his long time friend and busines partner, Bill Hanna.
Tom and Jerry, Scooby-do and, of course, the Flintstones…I unashamedly ripped them off for all of my school […]

Looks like those crazy Danish folk didn’t learn their lesson from a year or so ago:
A new cartoon crisis with the Muslim world could erupt after Danish television stations broadcast footage last week deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad.
In Tehran, dozens of Iranian protesters pelted the Danish embassy with stones and petrol bombs, witnesses said. […]