Cartoonist arrested for satirizing Algerian politicians and military

Detienen a un dibujante por satirizar a políticos y militares argelinos

"Until the end". Politicians and military represented by Nime as "the band of the Titanic" that keeps on playing, oblivious to the repression in Algeria. The painter, sculptor and cartoonist, Benabdelhamid Aminebetter known as "Nime", was arrested on Tuesday 26 November by plainclothes Algerian police officers who entered the offices of his advertising

Gahan Wilson dies

Gahan Wilson dies

Gahan Wilson dies. Image: still from the 2013 documentary "Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird" The cartoonist died on 21 November at the age of 89 in Scottsdale, Arizona from complications arising from his advanced state of dementia. "The world has lost a legend. One of the greatest cartoonists who ever picked up

Uni + UN = One. Universities for Sustainable Development

Uni + UN = One. Universities for Sustainable Development

    The exhibition"Uni + UN = One. Universities for Sustainable Development" opened on Thursday 21 November and brings together more than 100 works by 70 authors from different countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru and Chile. When I have the full list of participants I will add it

Brazilian court row over a kiss in a comic book

Brazilian court row over a kiss in a comic book

Brazil court row over kissing in a comic book Cover of Folha de S.Paulo of Saturday 7 September 2019. How could a cartoon from a superhero comic book end up on the front page of one of Brazil's most widely circulated newspapers? The mess revolves around a kiss between the sorcerer Wiccan and

Cartoon exhibition to reject censorship at the NYT

Cartoon exhibition to reject censorship at the NYT

Update 21/05/2021This exhibition did not take place, although it is likely that it will eventually be mounted one day. Its organisers never completely ruled it out. These are the two cartoons that I have created and sent to collaborate in a collective protest action of Spanish cartoonists that is being organised by Luis