Historically linked to the written press as social or political criticism, the graphic humour of one or several cartoons, even full pages, could be defined as that graphic work with a humorous or satirical intention. Although it has also been used, and is used, for other purposes, whether didactic, informative or as mere press illustrations.
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*Naji al-Ali. Photo by Saleh Abbas (1969). Source: book "Filastin. L'arte di resistenza del vignettista palestinese Naji al-Ali". April 2013. Eris. Advance of 32 pages. (Download PDF 2,59Mb) British police reopen murder case of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali On the 30th anniversary of the murder in London of Palestinian cartoonist Naji Salim Hussain ... Read more
Cartoon by Osmani Simanca (01/08/2017) In June 2017, cartoonist Osmani Simanca was fired from the Brazilian newspaper A Tarde The Cuban-born and naturalised Brazilian cartoonist had been working for the newspaper, the oldest in the state of Bahia and one of the oldest in Brazil, for more than 15 years. It has been ... Read more
Cover illustration by Riber Hansson (Sweden) Cartooning for Peace has presented its Report on the situation of cartoonists worldwide 2016/2017 In 31 pages, a review of the most significant cases of censorship, persecution, dismissals, assaults, imprisonment and other threats faced by cartoonists from different countries. Most of these cases are also compiled in ... Read more
Humoristán, a project of the Gin Foundation, presented "Un año de humor gráfico, informe Humoristán 2016" at the 35th International Comic Fair of Barcelona and is now available for download download and reading. It is a 46-page balance with a review of what happened during 2016 in relation to graphic humour and comic ... Read more
Cartoon by Eduard Torres in the Diari de Terrassa. Judge: Why did you hit your partner?Man: I thought it was the day of the purple ones. First case of 2017 for the list. This cartoon by Eduard Torres, who signs as "Don Edi", was published on Tuesday 14 February in the Diari de ... Read more
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