Dear Friends,

We would like to inform you that the Prize Winners and Honourable Mentions of this edition of World Press Cartoon are available at our website:
www.worldpresscartoon.com .

You can also download all the information at the following link:

http://download.yousendit.com/14BAA4FE533A2C14

 Thank you for your attention,

Best regards,

 Ana Ferreira

WPCartoon Secretariat
ana@worldpresscartoon.com

London Exhibition: Shooting the Witness: The cartoons of Naji Al-Ali

6 March – 12 April 2008

Shooting the Witness is an exhibition by the Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his assassination in London.

Naji Al-Ali was one of the most prominent cartoonists in the Arab world. Sarcastic, poignant and perhaps too bold, El Ali's cartoons were drawn from his experience as a Palestinian refugee since childhood and clearly reflected his political stance. Naji Al-Ali had no political affiliations and the absence of slogans and dogma in his work brought both success and criticism. His bold and illustrative cartoons, widely published over the past 20-30 years, reveal the tragic state of the Middle East. The artist combined art and political satire like none other; his work sadly still rings true today.

His cartoons portrayed the bitter struggle and plight of the Palestinian people against Israeli oppression. He also campaigned against the absence of democracy, widespread corruption, and gross inequality in the Arab world. He was said to have antagonized virtually everyone in the Middle East. During his lifetime, he was said to have drawn around 40,000 drawings, on average two cartoons a day. He worked for various publications in the Arab world. Naji Al-Ali draws a critique of all sides in the conflict, and the world's complicity in the prolonged occupation of the Palestinians.

For the first time in London, sixty of Naji Al-Ali’s original artwork will be exhibited in Political Cartoon Gallery located in central London, the world’s only centre dedicated to Political Cartoons and Caricature. The gallery is organising the exhibition in cooperation with the SOAS Palestine Society, the Nakba60 group, Cartoon County and the family of Naji Al-Ali.  

The Political Cartoon Gallery, 32 Store Street, London WC1E 7BS, is open Monday to Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm and on Saturdays between 11.30am – 5.30pm. Phone Dr Tim Benson on 020 7580 1114 for further details or images email him at info@politicalcartoon.co.uk

On the 20th of January 2008 the ONLINE-Voting for the Audience Award started. Please take the chance to vote for your eight personal favourites.

30 nominees out of all voted cartoons will take part in the final-round of the public-voting. These cartoons will be displayed for the second voting between 7th and 30th of April 2008 (every online registered visitor is able to vote for another three favourites).

The best 10 entries, out of 30 nominations, will also take part in the final round of the Austrian Cartoon Award (Wildcard). If one entry should already be selected the following best entry will be forwarded to take part in the final round.

The entry with the highest score will be awarded with the “Audience Prize” and win a prize-money of Euro 1.500,-. In our voting gallery you have two options:

1.) Direct voting
By pressing the button "voting" you choose your personal favorite. This selection is without recall. You can supply eight voting choices at most.

2.) Voting via a personal showcase
If you want to choose your favorites in multiple stages, you can do so by placing them into your personal showcase via the button "preselect". Your "preselection" will be stored and displayed at your subsequent login. You can always add or remove pictures from your showcase at all times.

Once your "preselection" is completed, choose your eight favorites from your showcase and in this way release them for voting.

For the second round your voting status will be reset to zero and you’ll be able to choose again your three favorites from the remaining 30 pictures.
 
All participants who voted for the winning exhibit will take part in a raffle. The winner will be invited to Graz to the award winning gala ceremony including flight and a three day stay in a 5 star hotel for 2 people. We wish you good luck!
 
 
organization office
 
For further information please contact the organization office.
 
Austrian Cartoon Award 2008
c/o Werbeagentur Morré
Schmiedlstrasse 1
A-8042 Graz
 
mail office@cartoonaward.com
 tel. +43 (0)664 325 10 78
 fax +43 (0)316 38 16 15-4

The Dandy Comic  was first launched in London on the 4th December 1937. Over the years its legendary characters have been redrawn to keep up with changing times and some of their original innocent charm is missing but there is more colour and action to satisfy the kids of today.

So Happy Birthday, Dandy, Desperate Dan and Co.! Here's to the next seventy years!

Visit the great official Dandy website for the full story and see all the characters, plus first issue, memory lane and  much more - click here

http://www.compalcomics.com 

Bidding closes on Tuesday November 27 at 8 PM UK time. To go directly to the main page for the catalogue, click here:

http://www.compalcomics.com/catalogue/index.htm

Compalcomics holds four auctions a year. Results of most auctions are posted online two weeks after the closing date.

Important Note: If you have a question about any of the items in the catalogue, please send an email to Compalcomics director Malcolm Phillips at this address:

comicbook@compalcomics.com

 Best wishes,

Graham Posner

Webmaster

http://www.compalcomics.com

gposner@citlink.net

LONDON - Bromley, sees a major retrospective exhibition of cartoons, drawing and painting by one of Britain's foremost cartoonists, Colin Earl, whose work spans over 50 years.  The exhibition is at The Ripley Arts Centre, Sundridge  Avenue from 31st October to the 23rd November.  A special preview evening is being held on Tuesday 30th October – 7pm - 9pm to which all are welcome. 

Colin has won both national and international acclaim for the way he combines his passion for painting with his love of cartoons, which makes for very interesting viewing. He arrived in London in 1953 and proceeded to break into the national newspapers and leading magazines. By 1970 his work was appearing all over the world, America, South Africa, Australia, the Middle East  to name but a few. In 1995 after major spinal surgery he decided to take it a little easier and started painting. Colin also gives help and advice to aspiring cartoonists worldwide, here at Cartoon World. His regular Internet sessions are full of fun, enthusiasm and inspiration.

This stunning exhibition shows how cleverly he has combined his love of cartooning with his love of painting.

Find out more about the exhibition at The Ripley Arts Centre visit Bromley Arts Council Website for the latest exhibition news. For viewing times please ring the administrator on 020 8464 5816.

Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, Kent BR1 2PX, UK

Tel: 020 8464 5816, Fax: 020 8464 5816, Email: enquiries@bromleyarts.com 

Celebrity judges critiquing artwork now; Fan voting opens today.

LOS ANGELES - Now, there's nowhere to hide: The art is out there. The judging has begun.

Comic Book Idol 3, hosted by www.comicbookresources.com, is now officially underway.

The first assignment was to bring to life a 3-page "Fathom" script, penned especially for CBI3 by Aspen Comics' Editor-in-Chief Vince Hernandez. The 10 finalists have all submitted their work. Now, the celebrity panel of judges consisting of Top Cow's Marc Silvestri, IDW Publishing's Chris Ryall, and Oni Press' James Lucas Jones will critique the work. After that, the fans get to choose.

Voting opens on Wednesday, Oct. 17th at Noon EST. Voting then closes the next day, Thursday, Oct. 18th at noon EST. The bottom two vote getters will be eliminated, with the top 8 moving on to the next assignment. Fans can look at the art now by visiting http://forums.comicbookresources.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29.

They will also get to see the judges' professional critiques there before casting their own votes on Wednesday.

At the end of the competition, one artist will be crowned this season's "Comic Book Idol" and awarded an all-expenses paid trip to New York City for the New York Comic Con (who is also the sponsor of Comic Book Idol 3), a "Witchblade" cover assignment, assignments from IDW and Oni Press, a slot in Image Comics' "Pop Gun" anthology and a few other great prizes.

Hosted by www.comicbookresources.com, the incredible talent pool for CBI 3 features a global field, with contestants from England, Brazil and Canada. It's also a diverse field, with an accounting professional, a waiter and a security guard up against a batch of freelance artists.

The winner of Comic Book Idol 3 will be named Nov. 15. Patrick Scherberger and Carlos Rodriguez, the winners of the first two Comic Book Idol competitions, have gone on to work for Marvel Comics, Image Comics and DC Comics.

Comic Book Resources (CBR) is the premier online comics magazine. Renowned for its high quality content and active community, CBR draws 2 million unique fans every month.
For more information contact:
Jonah Weiland, executive producer of ComicBookResources.com, 818.985.6688 or jonah@comicbookresources.com

J. Torres, host and creator of Comic Book Idol, jtorres@jtorresonline.com

Exhibition: The Cartoon Century: A history of the 20th Century through cartoons

25 October - 24 December 2007

Cartoons have the astonishing power to encapsulate a historical moment or popular mood, and this exhibition of original cartoons tells the story of modern Britain through the finest examples. From the death of Queen Victoria to the downfall of Saddam Hussein, it shows the views taken by the nation's leading cartoonists of the issues and personalities that dominated the news - some of worldwide significance (the outbreak of the Second World War, for example), some of major social and political importance (for instance, the rise of the Suffragettes).

The exhibition consists of 60 original cartoons by leading cartoonists both past and present including work by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, Sidney Strube, Sir David Low, Leslie Illingworth, Trog, JAK, Michael Cummings, Gerald Scarfe, Ronald Searle, Steve Bell, Martin Rowson and Peter Brookes amongst many others.

A book by Timothy S. Benson entitled The Cartoon Century (Random House) will also be launched at the exhibition opening,

The Political Cartoon Gallery, 32 Store Street, London WC1E 7BS, is open Monday to Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm and on Saturdays between 11.30am – 5.30pm. Phone Dr Tim Benson on 020 7580 1114 for further details or images email him at info@politicalcartoon.co.uk

http://www.compalcomics.com/catalogue/index.htm

There are 426 lots in this catalogue. There is a Beano Book No 1 on offer in VG grade with no major defects and a good selection of 1940s Dandy and Beano Books as well with a rare Magic-Fun Book from 1942. We are pleased to offer a Rupert Annual from 1942, its Fine grade making it one of the best ever offered at auction. It's at lot 53.

Our artwork section is bolstered by a rare Leo Baxendale board of Clever Dick from 1972's Buster as well as Charlie Chaplin by Terry Wakefield, The front cover of Cracker No 1 by Alf Soporito in colour and Lion's Robot Archie by Ted Kearon. Our usual Dudley Watkins stalwarts of Lord Snooty, Desperate Dan and Oor Wullie also star with the penultimate Broons board from our single owner collection selling out over the last three years.

Our US section is particularly strong with a rare selection of mid to high grade Golden Age books and a stunning one-owner tranche of Silver Age, high grade, cents copies covering 82 lots. They include key Avengers, Daredevil, Journey Into Mystery, Tales Of Suspense, Tales To Astonish and X-Men issues.

Compalcomics holds four auctions a year. Results of most auctions are posted online two weeks after the closing date.

Important Note: If you have a question about any of the items in the catalogue, please send an email to Compalcomics director Malcolm Phillips at this address:

comicbook@compalcomics.com

Best wishes,

Graham Posner

Webmaster

http://www.compalcomics.com

gposner@citlink.net

Bids will be accepted until Tuesday 11 September at 8 PM UK time.To go directly to the main page for the catalogue, click here: http://www.compalcomics.com/catalogue/index.htm

There are 426 lots in this catalogue. There is a Beano Book No 1 on offer in VG grade with no major defects and a good selection of 1940s Dandy and Beano Books as well with a rare Magic-Fun Book from 1942. We are pleased to offer a Rupert Annual from 1942, its Fine grade making it one of the best ever offered at auction. It's at lot 53.

Our artwork section is bolstered by a rare Leo Baxendale board of Clever Dick from 1972's Buster as well as Charlie Chaplin by Terry Wakefield, The front cover of Cracker No 1 by Alf Soporito in colour and Lion's Robot Archie by Ted Kearon. Our usual Dudley Watkins stalwarts of Lord Snooty, Desperate Dan and Oor Wullie also star with the penultimate Broons board from our single owner collection selling out over the last three years.

Our US section is particularly strong with a rare selection of mid to high grade Golden Age books and a stunning one-owner tranche of Silver Age, high grade, cents copies covering 82 lots. They include key Avengers, Daredevil, Journey Into Mystery, Tales Of Suspense, Tales To Astonish and X-Men issues.

Compalcomics holds four auctions a year. Results of most auctions are posted online two weeks after the closing date.

Important Note: If you have a question about any of the items in the catalogue, please send an email to Compalcomics director Malcolm Phillips at this address:

comicbook@compalcomics.com

Best wishes,

Graham Posner

Webmaster

http://www.compalcomics.com

gposner@citlink.net

Dear cartoonist

The German magazine on development issues „eins Entwicklungspolitik" is organising its second global cartoon contest.

The image of Africa, as portrayed by experts, has undergone a recent change. In connection with the G8 summit at Heiligendamm, a new „Africa on the rise" has been praised. In Africa, an African Renaissance has been proclaimed for some time, which has inspired us to organise our second global cartoon contest on „Africa":

Africa: No Opportunities, Continent of Crises or Renaissance

The contest is being organised by "Zeitschrift eins Entwicklungspolitik" (magazine on development issues), and "Dritte Welt JournalistInnen Netz" (Third World Journalists’ Network), both in Frankfurt am Main/Germany.

Since it was launched in 1970, the German magazine "Entwicklungspolitik" has published a large number of cartoons, mainly by African, Asian and Latin American cartoonists. We have organised exhibitions and have given awards with the objective of stimulating discourse on global and North-South issues in German speaking countries. In 2005, we organised our first global cartoon contest, inviting cartoonists from all UN member states to participate. The contest followed up on previous competitions organised in 2000 and 2003 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In 2005, the first review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was on the international agenda, which motivated us to focus our global cartoon contest on the MDGs.

We would like to invite you to not only participate in this year’s contest yourself, but to also inform your colleagues of the contest. You may publish information on the contest in your websites, portals, newsletters and/or publications and pass them on to other cartoonists you know.

For further information on the contest and on the conditions of participation, please check out the contest website: www.entwicklungspolitk.org

In view of all the communication we expect following this global invitation, we would like to ask you to carefully read all the information attached, so as to avoid avoidable queries. For remaining questions, contact Juergen Weber at dwjn_jw@rediffmail.com

Please help us by communicating in English. Thank you very much for your kind cooperation!

Looking forward to your creative cartoons,

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Konrad Melchers, Chefredakteur, Zeitschrift „eins Entwicklungspolitik"
Juergen Weber, Project Manager


eins Entwicklungspolitik
Emil-von-Behring Strasse 3
D – 60439 Frankfurt am Main
GERMANY
E-Mail: eins@entwicklungspolitik.org
Internet: www.entwicklungspolitk.org


Juergen Weber
Project Manager
Sandgasse 40
D - 63065 Offenbach
GERMANY
E-Mail: dwjn_jw@rediffmail.com
Internet: www.cartoon-competition.org

By now you've no doubt seen the news of the untimely death on Tuesday of Tribune Media Services cartoonist Doug Marlette in a car accident in Mississippi. At age 57, he was way too young to leave us. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Melinda, and to their son, Jackson.

Among the many things we'll remember about Doug are his vibrant intellect, his world-class work ethic and the joy with which he led his private and professional lives.

He was a sophisticated political thinker who could have lectured on national and world affairs at any university in the country. The four editorial cartoons he produced each week were as insightful as the work of any top-notch syndicated columnist. His drawings delivered a bite, but he was never cruel. Doug delighted in making his points while bringing smiles to the faces of his readers. 

In addition to his poltical cartoons, he produced a widely syndicated daily comic strip -- Kudzu -- http://comicspage.com/kudzu/index.html -- and he also enjoyed success as a novelist. He was in demand on the lecture circuit, and made many appearances on college campuses across the country, where he challenged young journalists to make the world a better place.

We're proud to have served as Doug's syndicate. He will be missed. 

David D. Williams

President & CEO

Tribune Media Services

On July 11, StoryMakers Studio brings several of the biggest names in the cartoon world to the Grauman’s Chinese Theatres Complex in Hollywood: celebrated film critic and cartoon buff Leonard Maltin, six-time Emmy® Award winning cartoon producer Phil Roman, and voice actors June Foray (“Woody Woodpecker,” “Rocky and Bullwinkle,” Disney’s “Mulan”), Maurice LaMarche (“Futurama, “Animaniacs,” “Pinky and the Brain”) and Billy West (“The New Woody Woodpecker Show,” “Ren & Stimpy,” “Futurama”).

“We wouldn’t be surprised if these voice artists spent part of the evening talking as the characters they’re so well known for,” said Ronn Campbell, StoryMakers Studio’s executive producer.

“Here’s the best thing.  You can enjoy this event whether you’re in Los Angeles or NOT,” Campbell adds.  “In fact, we already have people from Europe and Asia reserving their viewing passes at http://www.StoryMakersStudio.com/woodywoodpecker”

In addition, everyone who signs up to watch the Woody Woodpecker event has a choice of eBooks that are of interest to anyone who currently works in animation; wants to work in animation; or is simply an animation fan.

“When the word got out that we were doing this event, animation professionals and fans from all over the world started contacting us, asking for a way they could enjoy our Woody Woodpecker event,” said series host and confessed cartoon fan Gordon Meyer. “We’re delighted that we can make this available to them.”

Details of the event including how cartoon fans can enjoy StoryMakers Studio’s Salute to Woody Woodpecker and Walter Lantz, can be found at:

http://www.storymakersstudio.com/woodywoodpecker/

Blair’s Legacy: The Iraq War in cartoons - 6 July – 1 September 2007

Two thirds of the British public believe that Iraq will prove to be Tony Blair's most enduring legacy.  Four years after the US-led invasion, Iraq still dwarfs all other issues concerning Blair’s ten years in Downing Street. This exhibition of original cartoons demonstrates the cartoonists’ view that the war was a folly from the outset and that it has brought nothing but death and destruction to the Iraqi people. The exhibition consists of 60 cartoons by Britain’s leading cartoonists such as Steve Bell, Peter Brookes, Martin Rowson, Dave Brown, Peter Schrank, Paul Thomas and Morten Morland amongst many others.

The exhibition will be opened by George Galloway MP on Friday 6 July 2007

 Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, on 655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA. Tel: 415 227 8666

 
© United Feature Syndicate. By Charles M. Schulz

Peanuts Holiday Parade:
A Celebration of the
Art of Charles M. Schulz

Peanuts Holiday Parade features original Peanuts comic strips and animation cels from the Cartoon Art Museum's permanent collection, many of which have not been displayed in the United States since the year 2000. Celebrate 40 years of comic history with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Rerun, Schroeder and the rest of the gang in this rare display of timeless artwork from one of the most talented and beloved cartoonists of all time, Charles M. Schulz.

www.schulzmuseum.org.



© United Feature Syndicate. By Charles M. Schulz

Yesterday marked the launch of the first-ever Webby Awards Winners Gallery, an interactive online museum featuring Nominees and Winners for the 11th Annual Webby Awards. The Gallery is our way of celebrating all Nominees in a fun, user-friendly virtual museum.

Congratulations to all of the Nominees and Winners on your truly deserving accomplishment! We look forward to celebrating with you in June.

View The Webby Awards Winners Gallery: webbyawards.com/webbys/