Cartoons

Marjane Satrapi, a graphic novelist, holds her latest book Woman, Life, Freedom, in her home in Paris, France.

World News

Iran women's protests are the focus of 'Persepolis' author Marjane Satrapi's new book

5:01am April 27, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French Iranian author and artist, best known for her graphic novel Persepolis, edited and contributed to a new graphic anthology titled Woman, Life, Freedom, inspired by Iran's recent protests.

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Kwame Alexander (left) and Jerry Craft have each won a Newbery Medal for their children's books. Alexander invited Craft on a trip to Kenya this summer to speak to schoolkids about reading. The kids were impressed. So were the authors.

Snow, scorpions, Dr. Seuss: What Kenyan kids talked about with top U.S. kids' authors

7:38am September 17, 2023

Newbery prize winners Kwame Alexander, a poet, and Jerry Craft, an author and illustrator, went on a mission to Kenya to encourage reading. The kids learned a lot. So did the authors.

Solo Para Chicos y Chicas: Un Cómic Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus

12:04pm April 01, 2020

Quizás has oído la palabra "coronavirus" en la red o la televisión. Seguramente tienes muchas preguntas. Fijate en nuestro cómic para saber las respuestas.

A drawing completed by both Ed Koren and Alison Bechdel, the second and third cartoonist laureates of Vermont, respectively. In the image, Koren presents laurels and a large pen to Bechdel.

For A Small State, Vermont Sure Has A Lot Of Speech Bubbles

4:23pm April 06, 2017

by Cecilia Mazanec

Vermont is the only state that consistently appoints cartoonist laureates as a ceremonial position that promotes the art of cartooning.

Bobby Ellerbee, sporting his graduation get-up.

After A 40-Year Detour, 'Squidbillies' Star Takes Home His Diploma

1:59pm May 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

Bobby Ellerbee left his studies to host a radio show, voice a beloved cartoon character, even party with Etta James. Lately, though, he returned to do the one thing he hadn't done yet: graduate.

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National

Phoenix Man Convicted Of Supporting ISIS Over Attack In Texas

4:39pm March 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

It's the first jury trial in the U.S. that involves a homeland attack in the name of ISIS, according to the Justice Department.

After moving back home, Tom Toro didn't know what to do with his life. But a stack of magazines at a used book sale gave him an idea. "There they were," Toro says. "Cartoons in among the articles."

Arts

How'd A Cartoonist Sell His First Drawing? It Only Took 610 Tries

9:56pm July 25, 2015

by Daniel Hajek

Tom Toro was a directionless 20-something film school dropout. Then, after an inspired moment at a used book sale, he started submitting drawings to The New Yorker -- and collecting rejection slips.

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Idle for more than 25 years, the comic strip Bloom County returned to life Monday.

'Bloom County 2015': Berkeley Breathed Revives Comic Strip

2:57pm July 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The cartoonist won a Pulitzer Prize for his work on Bloom County in 1987; two years later, he quit producing it.

Paralyzed By Doubt? Here's A Guide For The Worrier In Us All

8:40am May 29, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

You might think that anxiety disorder is no laughing matter, but illustrator Gemma Correll respectfully disagrees. She sees the humor in the mental condition that she deals with every day.

A man holds a cartoon published by Charlie Hebdo during a gathering at Republic Square in Paris on Wednesday, to show solidarity for victims of the attack on the offices of the satirical weekly.

World News

'Charlie Hebdo' Laughed In The Face Of Violence; Will Future Satirists?

6:36pm January 08, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

The French magazine responded to a 2011 firebombing of its offices with a cover that showed a Muslim and an editor making out. Its lead editor, described by a peer as fearless, was killed Wednesday.

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