Category: Cartooning

A Short Time Ago, in a Gala Not Far Away

Last night was the main event at the National Cartoonists Society annual conference.

At the reception I had a long and very worthwhile conversation with Colleen Doran*. During the banquet, Collen had fun presenting the awards for best comic book and best graphic novel.

Sorry to say, Art Spiegelman was a no-show. Sy Barry, at age 97, looks and sounds great.

I know that one of you who’s reading this is a fan of cartoonist Hilary Price. She also presented an award.

Next year’s meeting will be in Columbus, Ohio, held in conjunction with the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. I am hoping to be there, assuming the NCS continues to welcome non-member rabble like myself.

* I first met Colleen exactly 21 years ago, two years before starting this bloggy thing. Her website is, and always has been, in my LINKS section. Colleen is also on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/ColleenDoran

Hobnobbing With the Professional Doodlers

What happens at the National Cartoonists Society conference stays at the NCS conference. Okay, not really, but I’m still feeling too euphoric to say very much.

I spoke with quite a few people, some more familiar than others. I had wonderful chats with a couple of comic book artists I already know, Joe Staton and Colleen Doran. Also, two cartoonists who I hadn’t met before today, Lynn Johnston and Greg Walker, one of Mort Walker’s son.

Tomorrow, I will be wearing a suit and tie to attend the Reuben Awards ceremony and banquet.

Art Spiegelman, creator of Maus, will be the recipient of the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award.

Adventure strip and comic book artist Sy Barry will receive the Elzie Segar Award for excellence in cartooning.