cartoonists A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literary ...

National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

Russell Patterson Russell Patterson (December 26, 1893 – March 17, 1977) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and scenic designer. Patterson's art deco magazine illustrations helped develop and promote the idea of the 1920s and 1930s fashion style known as t ...

Ronald Searle Ronald William Fordham Searle (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and illustrator. He is perhaps best remembered as the creator of St Trinian's School and f ...

Noel Sickles Noel Douglas Sickles (January 24, 1910 – October 3, 1982) was an American commercial illustrator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip ''Scorchy Smith''. Sickles was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Largely self-taught, his career began ...

Roy Doty Roy Edward Doty (September 10, 1922 – March 18, 2015) was an American cartoonist, artist and illustrator. He created humorous cartoon illustrations for books, packaging, advertising, comic strips, television and not-for-profit organization campai ...

Dave Pascal Dave Pascal (3 August 1918, Manhattan-3 March 2003, New York City) was an American humorous cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is ...

Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921 – April 10, 2023) was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satire, satirical magazine ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in, ''Mad'' F ...

Bill Kresse William Joseph Kresse (June 17, 1933 - January 21, 2014) was an American cartoonist who drew the comic strip ''"Super" Duper'', which was published in the New York '' Daily News'' in the 1960s and 1970s. After graduating from New York City's Hig ...

Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artis ...

Mischa Richter Mischa Richter (1910 – March 23, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his numerous cartoons published in ''The New Yorker'' over decades. Early life Richter was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, where his father was the city's C ...

Arnold Roth Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Novelist John Updike wrote, "All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so." Care ...

Steve Duquette Steve Duquette (May 13, 1927 – October 26, 2019) was an American cartoonist who has worked for multiple New York Ad Agencies and Art Studios. His gag cartoons appeared in many magazines during the 1950s and 1960s. Later, Duquette concentrated o ...

Daryl Cagle Daryl Cagle (born 1956) is an American editorial cartoonist, the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc., a newspaper syndicate. Career Cagle worked with The Muppets from 1979 through 1993. He drew a daily editorial cartoon ...

Edward Sorel Edward Sorel (born Edward Schwartz, 26 March 1929) is an American illustrator, caricaturist, cartoonist, graphic designer and author. His work is known for its storytelling, its left-liberal social commentary, and its criticism of right-wing pol ...

Jack Pittman Jack Pittman is a freelance American cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in advertisements for American Express, Coca-Cola, General Motors, and other prominent campaigns. He received the National Cartoonist Society The National ...

Pat Byrnes Pat Byrnes is an American cartoonist best known for his work for ''The New Yorker''. He created the comic strip '' Monkeyhouse'', which ran for three years. Then, he received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award f ...

Jim Hummel Jim Hummel is an American cartoonist who has worked for the ''San Jose Mercury News'' and taught illustration at San Jose State University. He received the National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of ...

Mike Lester Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Mike du Jour''. He was born in Atlan ...

Steve Brodner Steve Brodner (born October 19, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York) is a satirical illustrator, editorial cartoonist, and caricaturist working for publications in the US since the 1970s. He is accepted in the fields of journalism and the graphic arts as ...

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

Joe Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known as the co-founder of the animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian immigrants in New York City, Barbera joined Van Be ...

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Sno ...

Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and '' The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogniz ...

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (; born October 29, 1938) is a Mandatory Palestine-born American retired animator and filmmaker, known for his fantastical animated films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent anim ...

Hilda Terry Theresa Hilda D’Alessio (June 25, 1914 – October 13, 2006), better known as Hilda Terry, was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip '' Teena''. It ran in newspapers from 1944 to 1964. After marriage, she usually signed her name ...

Nancy Beiman Nancy Beiman is a director, character designer, teacher, animator, author and comic strip creator. She attended the Character Animation program at CalArts. Career Comic strips Nancy Beiman's first comic strip FurBabies was accepted by Andrews ...

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, painter, voice actor and filmmaker, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He ...

Glen Keane Glen Keane (born April 13, 1954) is an American animator, director, author and illustrator. As a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for 38 years (1974–2012), he worked on feature films including ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Beau ...

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and producer. Known for popularizing Goth subculture, Goth culture in the American film industry, Burton is famous for his Gothic film, gothic horror and dark fantasy films. ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (formerly known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American stop motion Animation, animated Gothic film, gothic musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his f ...

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

Joe Grant Joseph Clarence Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American conceptual artist, storyboard artist, and screenwriter. Early life Grant was born on May 15, 1908 in New York City on the Lower East Side. He was the son of George Albert G ...

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. S ...

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century Common Era, CE) of Chinese history. Scholar, Scholars generally consider Mulan to be a fictional character. Hua Mulan is depicte ...

Brad Bird Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning over four decades in both animation and Live action, live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He ...

The Iron Giant ''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird and produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It is loosely based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United ...

Fantasia 2000 ''Fantasia 2000'' is a 1999 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Produced by Roy E. Disney and Donald W. Ernst, it is the sequel to Disney's 1940 animated feature film '' Fantasia''. Like its p ...

Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), ''Up (2009 film), Up'' ( ...

Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Cobu ...

Chris Sanders Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include '' Lilo & Stitch'' (2002) and its live-action adaptation and ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (2010), both of which he co-wro ...

Lilo & Stitch ''Lilo & Stitch'' () is a 2002 American animated Science fiction film, science fiction comedy-drama film, comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It was written and directed by Chris Sanders and De ...

Andrew Stanton Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known as the director and co-writer of the Pixar animated films ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), ''WALL-E'' (2008), ''Finding Dory'' (2016), and the upcoming ''Toy Story 5 ...

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

Brad Bird Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning over four decades in both animation and Live action, live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He ...

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is an English filmmaker and animator who created '' Wallace & Gromit'', '' Creature Comforts'', '' Chicken Run'', '' Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy ...

Open Season Open Season may refer to: Time periods * Open season (hunting), when hunting a particular species is legal * Annual enrollment or open season, when employees may make changes to benefit programs Film and television * ''Open Season'' (1974 film ...

The Simpsons Movie ''The Simpsons Movie'' is a 2007 American Animation, animated comedy film based on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' created by Matt Groening. The film was directed by series veteran David Silverman (animator) ...

Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American martial arts comedy media franchise that started in 2008 with the release of the animated film '' Kung Fu Panda'' produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily v ...

Ronnie del Carmen Ronaldo del Carmen (born December 31, 1959) is a Filipino writer, director, storyboard artist, illustrator, and voice actor. He co-directed and co-wrote the story for the Pixar film '' Inside Out'' (2015), for which he was nominated for an Acad ...

How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' is a media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the book series How to Train Your Dragon (novel series), of the same name by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: '' ...

Joann Sfar Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well know ...

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Anime, Japanese ani ...

Tomm Moore Thomas "Tomm" Moore (born 7 January 1977) is an Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist. He co-founded Cartoon Saloon with Nora Twomey and Paul Young, an animation studio and production company based in Kilkenny, Ireland. Hi ...

Song Of The Sea The Song of the Sea (, ''Shirat HaYam''; also known as ''Az Yashir Moshe'' and Song of Moses, or ''Mi Chamocha'') is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at . It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a much shorter song su ...

The Peanuts Movie ''The Peanuts Movie'' (known in some countries as ''Snoopy and Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie'') is a 2015 American animated comedy film based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts'', produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky ...

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' or ''Zoomania'' in various regions) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore from a screenplay by Jared Bush an ...

Lee Unkrich Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with animation studio Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on ''Toy Story 2'' ...

Adrian Molina Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is a Mexican American animator, storyboard artist and screenwriter who works for Pixar. He co-wrote the screenplay and story of '' Coco'' (2017), which he also co-directed. Early life and education Molina ...

Coco Coco or variants may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Coco'' (2009 film), a French comedy film * ''Coco'' (2017 film), an American animated fantasy film * '' Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle'' (), a 2020 Japanese anime film ...

Missing Link Missing link may refer to: Biology * Missing link (human evolution), a non-scientific term typically referring to transitional fossils * Piltdown Man, a hoax in which bone fragments were presented as the "missing link" between ape and man Geog ...

Wolfwalkers ''Wolfwalkers'' is a 2020 independent animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, and is the third instalment in Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", following his previous films ''The Secret of Kells'' (2009) and ''S ...

Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for contributing to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably as the head producer behind '' Batman: ...

Everett Peck Everett Lee Peck (October 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animator, best known as the creator of the animated sitcom ''Duckman''. He also created '' Squirrel Boy'' for Cartoon Network and was a character de ...

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'', commonly known simply as ''Duckman'', is an American adult animated sitcom created and developed by Everett Peck, based on the characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Com ...

David Feiss David Feiss (born April 16, 1959) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter and director. Feiss began his career working for Hanna-Barbera in the late 1970s. He received his first credit for the 1981 adult animated film '' Heavy M ...

Cow and Chicken ''Cow and Chicken'' is an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network. It is the third of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It follows the surreal adventures of two talking animal siblings, Cow and Chic ...

Danny Antonucci Daniel Edward Antonucci (, ; born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer. He created the Cartoon Network animated comedy series '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' as well as '' Lupo the Butcher'' and ''The Brothers Grunt'' fo ...

Cartoon Sushi ''Cartoon Sushi'' is an adult-animated showcase program that aired on MTV from 1997 to 1998. It was developed by Eric Calderon and produced by Nick Litwinko, and was the successor to Liquid Television. The title screen opening was illustrated ...

Rich Moore Rich Moore (born ) is an American film and television animation director, screenwriter and voice actor. He is best known for serving as a director on primetime animated television series such as ''The Simpsons'', ''The Critic'' and ''Futuram ...

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...

Danny Antonucci Daniel Edward Antonucci (, ; born February 27, 1957) is a Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer. He created the Cartoon Network animated comedy series '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' as well as '' Lupo the Butcher'' and ''The Brothers Grunt'' fo ...

Ed, Edd n Eddy '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is an animated television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (nicknamed "Double D" to avoid confusion with Ed), and Eddy—collectively known as "th ...

Gary Baseman Gary Baseman (born September 27, 1960) is an American artist, cartoonist, and animator who investigates history, heritage, and the human condition (especially love, longing, and loss). Through iconography and visual narratives that celebrate “ ...

Teacher's Pet A teacher's pet is a student who is viewed most favorably by their teacher in a school. They can be viewed unsympathetically by other students due to jealousy or envy in certain situations. The phenomenon is extensively acknowledged by the public ...

Chris Reccardi Christopher Joseph Reccardi (November 24, 1964 – May 2, 2019) was an American animator, artist, writer, producer, director, and musician. He worked on numerous animated television series, including ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', '' Samurai Jack'', ...

Lynne Naylor Rae Naylor is a Canadian animator, artist, designer, director, and producer for television. She is best known for co-creating DreamWorks' '' The Mighty Ones'', co-founding the animation studio Spümcø with John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and ...

Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American science fantasy action-adventure animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The show is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jac ...

Stephen Hillenburg Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. Hillenburg was best known for creating the animated television series ''SpongeBo ...

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

Paul Rudish Paul Rudish is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, and voice actor, originally known for his art, writing, and design work at Cartoon Network Studios on series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. He went on to co-create the series '' Sym-B ...

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. The show centers on Blossom ...

Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American science fantasy action-adventure animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The show is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jac ...

Craig McCracken Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Disney Channel and Disney XD's ''W ...

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios as the network's first show animated primarily with Adobe Flash, whic ...

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

Craig McCracken Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971) is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating Cartoon Network's ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', Disney Channel and Disney XD's ''W ...

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios as the network's first show animated primarily with Adobe Flash, whic ...

Stephen Silver Stephen Silver (born August 30, 1972) is a British artist, cartoonist and character designer. He is best known as the lead character designer for animated series such as ''Kim Possible'' and ''Danny Phantom''. History Silver started his profes ...

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated Action comedy TV series, action comedy television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The Kim Possible (character), title character is a teenage girl tasked with saving ...

Sandra Equihua Sandra Equihua is a Mexican animator, painter, sculptor, character designer, voice actress, and illustrator. Biography Born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, Sandra attended the Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO) and received her BFA in Graphic De ...

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orvill ...

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

Dave Filoni David Filoni (born June 7, 1974) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter currently serving as the chief creative officer of Lucasfilm. He directed multiple episodes of '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', before being hired by George Lu ...

Erik Wiese Erik C. Wiese (born Erik Guerrero-Wiese; January 24, 1974) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist and director. He is best known for his work on the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (1999–present), beginning with his chara ...

The Mighty B! ''The Mighty B!'' (stylized in all caps) is an American animated television series created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes ...

DC Nation DC Nation was a programming block of DC Comics series and shorts that aired on American television channel Cartoon Network on Saturday morning. It premiered on March 3, 2012, and was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Some of the shows in DC ...

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated dark fantasy television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel through a mysterious forest to find their way home, encount ...

Tumble Leaf ''Tumble Leaf'' is an American animated series that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is stop motion for preschool-aged children and it is based on the short film ''Miro''. Created by animator Drew Hodges (''Saturday Night Live'', ''Co ...

Chris Savino Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American comic book artist, writer and former animator. He is well-known for having created the animated series '' The Loud House'' (2016–present) for Nickelodeon. Savino has also worked on ...

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle may refer to: Television and film *'' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends'', an American animated television series 1959–1964 * ''The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' (film), a 2000 Americ ...

Genndy Tartakovsky Gennady Borisovich "Genndy" Tartakovsky (; born January 17, 1970) is a Soviet-born American animation, animator, screenwriter, film producer, and film director, director. He is best known as the creator of various animated television series on ...

Mike Lester Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Mike du Jour''. He was born in Atlan ...

Frank Cho Frank Cho (born Duk Hyun Cho; 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as '' Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for M ...

Geefwee Boedoe Jeffrey Border, known professionally as Geefwee Boedoe, sometimes credited as Gee Fwee Boedoe, is an American animator and illustrator. Career Geefwee Boedoe first worked as an animator for Disney and Pixar, collaborating on movies like ''Monste ...

Ralph Steadman Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator and collaborator with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman draws satirical political cartoons, social caricatures, and picture books. Early life Steadman was born in ...

Sandra Boynton Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five books for children and seven general audience books ...

William Joyce William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born Fascism, fascist and Propaganda of Nazi Germany, Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the World War II, Second World War. After moving from ...

Adam Rex Adam Michael Rex (born May 16, 1973) is an American illustrator and author of Children's literature, children's books from Tucson, Arizona. Career Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. He has contributed illu ...

Stacy Curtis Stacy Curtis (born 1971) is an American cartoonist, illustrator and printmaker, who also served as the inker of Richard Thompson's comic strip ''Cul de Sac'' in 2012. Curtis and his twin brother Tracy grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where the ...

Jerry Robinson Sherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for ...

Wallace Wood Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...

Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editing, editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creations are ...

Wallace Wood Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...

Bob Oksner Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916 – February 18, 2007) was an Americans, American comics artist known for both adventure comic strips and for superhero and humor comic books, primarily at DC Comics. Biography Oksner's early work includes creatin ...

Frank Thorne Benjamin Franklin Thorne (June 16, 1930 – March 7, 2021
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Paul Fung Jr. Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the '' Blondie'' comic book for 40 years. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip ''Dumb Dora'' for several years. Career He was Chic Y ...

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Wallace Wood Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...

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Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

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Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

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Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

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Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

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Henry Boltinoff Henry Boltinoff (February 19, 1914 – April 26, 2001) was an American cartoonist who worked for both comic strips and comic books. He was a prolific cartoonist and drew many of the humor and filler strips that appeared in National Periodical c ...

(Humor) and Tom Gill (Story) *1971 Bob Gustafson (Humor) and

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

(Story) *1972 Bob Gustafson (Humor) and

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

(Story) *1973

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

(Humor) and

Frank Springer Frank Springer (December 6, 1929 – April 2, 2009) was an American comics artist best known for Marvel Comics' '' Dazzler'' and '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. As well, in collaboration with writer Michael O'Donoghue, Springer created one ...

(Story) *1974

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

(Humor) and

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...

(Story) *1975

Hy Eisman Hyman Eisman (March 27, 1927 – March 27, 2025) was an American comics artist, best-known for continuing '' Little Iodine'', '' The Katzenjammer Kids'' and ''Popeye''. Early life Hyman Eisman was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States o ...

(Humor) and

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

(Story) *1976

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

(Humor) and

Tex Blaisdell Philip Eustice Blaisdell (March 30, 1920 – March 14, 1999), better known as Tex Blaisdell, was an American comic-strip artist and comic-book editor. He worked on 22 syndicated features, including ''Little Orphan Annie'', which he drew for fiv ...

(Story) *1977 David Pascall (Humor) and Frank Springer (Story) *1978 Frank Johnson (Humor) and Alden McWilliams (Story) *1979

Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921 – April 10, 2023) was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satire, satirical magazine ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in, ''Mad'' F ...

(Humor) and

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

(Story) *1980 Paul Fung, Jr. (Humor) and

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...

(Story) *1981

George Wildman George Wildman (July 31, 1927 – May 22, 2016) was an American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry. From 1971 until 1985, he was a top editor at Charlton Comics, where he also became the long-time regular artist o ...

(Humor) and Frank Springer (Story) *1982 Bob Gustafson *1983

Hy Eisman Hyman Eisman (March 27, 1927 – March 27, 2025) was an American comics artist, best-known for continuing '' Little Iodine'', '' The Katzenjammer Kids'' and ''Popeye''. Early life Hyman Eisman was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States o ...

*1984

Kurt Schaffenberger Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920 – January 24, 2002) was an American comics artist. He was best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during both the Golden Age and Bronze Age of comics, as well as his work on the tit ...

*1985

Dick Ayers Richard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on s ...

*1986

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

*1987

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

*1988

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

*1989 N/A. See Magazine and Book Illustration Award. *1990 N/A. See Magazine and Book Illustration Award *1991

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book artist, comic book writer, and screenwriter known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'', for which he created the character Elektra, and ...

*1992

Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as an artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series '' Spawn,'' as well as bein ...

*1993 Mark Chiarello *1994

Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...

*1995 Jeff Smith (''

Bone A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, ...

'') *1996 Jeff Smith *1997

Don Perlin Donald David Perlin (; August 27, 1929 – May 14, 2024) was an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for Marvel Comics' ''Werewolf by Night'', ''Moon Knight'' (a character he co-created), '' The Defenders'', and ''Ghos ...

*1998

Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which ...

('' Superman: Peace on Earth'') *1999

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

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Acme Novelty Library ''Acme Novelty Library'' is a comic book series created by Chicago cartoonist Chris Ware. Its first issue appeared in 1993. Published from 1994 by Fantagraphics Books and later self-published, it is considered a significant work in alternative co ...

'') *2000

Dan DeCarlo Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for having developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and es ...

('' Betty and Veronica'') *2001

Frank Cho Frank Cho (born Duk Hyun Cho; 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as '' Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for M ...

('' Liberty Meadows'') *2002

Stan Sakai is a Japanese Americans, Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Early life Sakai was born Masahiko Sakai (坂井雅彦) in Kyoto, Japan, to Akio and Ter ...

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Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit '' rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom ...

'' (

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

)) *2003 Terry Moore *2004

Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', ''DC: The New Frontier'', ''Spirit (comics), The Spirit'' and ''Richard Stark's Parker ...

('' DC: The New Frontier'') *2005

Paul Chadwick Paul Chadwick (born 1957) is an American comic book creator best known for his series ''Concrete'', about a normal man trapped in a stone body. Biography Born in Seattle, Chadwick grew up in its suburb Medina, where his father, Stephen F. Chad ...

(''Concrete: The Human Dilemma'') *2006

Gene Luen Yang Gene Luen Yang (; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of ...

*2007

Shaun Tan Shaun Tan (born 15 January 1974) is an Australian artist, writer and film maker. He won an Academy Award for '' The Lost Thing'', a 2011 animated short film adaptation of the 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated. He also wrote and illustrat ...

( ''The Arrival'') *2008 Cyril Pedrosa *2009 Paul Pope *2010

Jill Thompson Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) is an American comics artist, illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's ''The Sandman (Vertigo), The Sandman'' characters and her own ''Sc ...

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Beasts of Burden A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks. Some are used for their physical strength (e.g. oxen and draft horses) or for transportation (e.g. riding horses and camels), while oth ...

'') *2011

J. H. Williams III James H. Williams III (born 1965), usually credited as J. H. Williams III, is an American comics artist and penciller. He is known for his work on titles such as ''Chase'', ''Promethea'', '' Desolation Jones,'' ''Batwoman'', and '' The Sandman: ...

(''Batwoman'') *2012

Bernie Wrightson Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017) was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his other ho ...

('' Frankenstein Alive, Alive!'') *2013

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

*2014

Jason Latour David Jason Latour (born August 29, 1977) is an American comic-book and comic-strip artist and writer known for his work for Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics on titles such as ''Wolverine (comic book), Wolverine'', '' ...

(''Southern Bastards'') *2015 Ben Caldwell *2016 Max Sarin and Liz Fleming (''Giant Days'') *2017 Sana Takeda (''Monstress Vol. 2 The Blood'') *2018 Greg Smallwood *2019

Stan Sakai is a Japanese Americans, Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Early life Sakai was born Masahiko Sakai (坂井雅彦) in Kyoto, Japan, to Akio and Ter ...

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Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit '' rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom ...

'') *2020

Walt Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...

(''Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim'') *2021 David Peterson (''Mouse Guard'') *2022 Ben Bender *2023 Jay Stephens (''Dwellings'')

Editorial Cartoons Award

*1956 Bill Crawford (''

Newark News The ''Newark Evening News'' was an American newspaper published in Newark, New Jersey. As New Jersey's largest city, Newark played a major role in New Jersey's journalistic history. At its apex, ''The News'' was widely regarded as the newspaper of ...

'') *1957 Bill Crawford (''Newark News'') and Herbert Block (''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...

'') (tie) *1958 Bill Crawford (''Newark News'') *1959

Bill Mauldin William Henry Mauldin (; October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the ...

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St Louis Post-Dispatch The ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' is a regional newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, serving the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is the largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan area by circulation, surpassing the '' Belleville News-Democrat ...

'') *1960 Herbert Block (''Washington Post'') *1961 Karl Hubenthal (''

Los Angeles Examiner The ''Los Angeles Examiner'' was a newspaper founded in 1903 by William Randolph Hearst in Los Angeles. The afternoon '' Los Angeles Herald-Express'' and the morning ''Los Angeles Examiner'', both of which had been publishing in the city since t ...

'') *1962 John Fischetti (''

New York Herald Tribune The ''New York Herald Tribune'' was a newspaper published between 1924 and 1966. It was created in 1924 when Ogden Mills Reid of the '' New York Tribune'' acquired the '' New York Herald''. It was regarded as a "writer's newspaper" and compet ...

'') *1963 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1964 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1965 John Fischetti (''New York Herald Tribune'') *1966 Bill Crawford (Syndicated) *1967 Karl Hubenthal (''

Los Angeles Herald-Examiner The ''Los Angeles Herald Examiner'' was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper, published in the afternoon from Monday to Friday and in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays. It was part of the Hearst syndicate. It was formed when the afternoon ' ...

'') *1968 Warren King (''

New York Daily News The ''Daily News'' is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Tabloid (newspaper format ...

'') *1969 Blaine (''

Hamilton Spectator ''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation, ''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by Torstar. ...

'') *1970 Karl Hubenthal (''Los Angeles Herald-Examiner'') *1971

Pat Oliphant Patrick Bruce "Pat" Oliphant (born 24 July 1935) is an Australian-born American artist whose career spanned more than sixty years. His body of work primarily focuses on American and global politics, culture, and corruption; he is particularly k ...

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Denver Post ''The Denver Post'' is a daily newspaper and website published in the Denver metropolitan area. it has an average print circulation of 57,265. In 2016, its website received roughly six million monthly unique visitors generating more than 13 mil ...

'') *1972 Dick Hodgins, Jr. *1973 Pat Oliphant (''Denver Post'') *1974 Pat Oliphant (''Denver Post'') *1975 John Pierotti (''

New York Post The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates three online sites: NYPost. ...

'') *1976 Dick Hodgins, Jr. *1977

Jeff MacNelly Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly (September 17, 1947 – June 8, 2000) was an American editorial cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Shoe (comic strip), Shoe''. After ''Shoe'' had been established in papers, MacNelly created the single-panel ...

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Richmond News Leader ''The Richmond News Leader'' was an afternoon daily newspaper published in Richmond, Virginia from 1888 to 1992. During much of its run, it was the largest newspaper source in Richmond, competing with the morning ''Richmond Times-Dispatch''. By ...

'') *1978

Paul Szep Paul Michael Szep (born July 29, 1941) is a Canadian political cartoonist. He was the chief editorial cartoonist at the ''Boston Globe'' from 1967 to 2001 and has been syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice ...

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Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe,'' also known locally as ''the Globe'', is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily new ...

'') *1979 Frank Evers (''

New York Daily News The ''Daily News'' is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Tabloid (newspaper format ...

'') *1980 Larry Wright (''

Detroit News ''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the ''Detroit Tribune'' on February ...

'') *1981 Etta Hulme (''

Fort Worth Star Telegram The ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' is an American daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and Tarrant County, the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. History In May 1905, Amon G. Carter ...

'') *1982 Mike Peters (''

Dayton Daily News The ''Dayton Daily News'' (''DDN'') is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., a privately held global conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with approximately 55,000 employee ...

'') *1983 Mike Peters (''Dayton Daily News'') *1984 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) and Larry Wright (''

Detroit News ''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the ''Detroit Tribune'' on February ...

'') (tie) *1985

Don Wright Donald Wright (1907–1985) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, 1970–1977. Donald or Don Wright may also refer to: * Donald O. Wright (1892–1985), Minnesota Lieutenant Governor, 1953–1955 * Donald Wright (schoolmaster) (1 ...

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Miami News ''The Miami News'' was an evening newspaper in Miami, Florida. It was the media market competitor to the morning edition of the ''Miami Herald'' for most of the 20th century. The paper started publishing in May 1896 as a weekly called ''The Miami ...

'') *1986 Jim Borgman (''

Cincinnati Enquirer ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. First published in 1841, the ''Enquirer'' is the last remaining daily newspaper in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, altho ...

'') *1987 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *1988 Jim Borgman (''Cincinnati Enquirer'') *1989 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) *1990 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) *1991 Pat Oliphant (Syndicated) *1992

Jim Morin Jim Morin (born January 30, 1953, in Washington, D.C.) is the internationally syndicated editorial cartoonist at the ''Miami Herald'' since 1978 and a painter, usually working in the medium of oil, of more than 40 years. His cartoons have incl ...

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Miami Herald The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Fl ...

'') *1993

Bill Schorr Bill Schorr is an American cartoonist of print syndication, syndicated editorial cartoons and comic strips. Early life Schorr was born in New York City, and was raised in and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and California. Career Schorr has ...

(Syndicated) *1994 Jim Borgman (''

Cincinnati Enquirer ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. First published in 1841, the ''Enquirer'' is the last remaining daily newspaper in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, altho ...

'') *1995

Chip Bok Arthur Bernard "Chip" Bok III (born July 25, 1952) is an American editorial cartoonist for the '' Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal'' and the ''Tampa Bay Times''. He has illustrated some of Dave Barry's books, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize ...

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Akron Beacon Journal The ''Akron Beacon Journal'' is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon Jo ...

'') *1996 Bill Day (Syndicated) *1997

Glenn McCoy Glenn McCoy (born 1965) is a conservative American cartoonist, whose work includes the comic strip ''The Duplex'' and the daily panel he does with his brother Gary entitled ''The Flying McCoys''. McCoy previously produced editorial cartoons unt ...

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Belleville News-Democrat The ''Belleville News-Democrat'' is a daily newspaper in Belleville, Illinois. Focusing on news that is local to the area of southwestern Illinois, it has been published under various names for 150 years. it is published by The McClatchy Compa ...

'') *1998 Etta Hulme (''

Fort Worth Star Telegram The ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' is an American daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and Tarrant County, the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. History In May 1905, Amon G. Carter ...

'') *1999 Chip Bok (''Akron Beacon Journal'') *2000 Jerry Holbert (''

Boston Herald The ''Boston Herald'' is an American conservative daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarde ...

'') *2001 Mike Luckovich (''

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (''AJC'') is an American daily newspaper based in metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. It is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' is the result of the merger ...

'') *2002 Clay Bennett (''

Christian Science Monitor ''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles both in electronic format and a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper b ...

'') *2003

Tom Toles Thomas Gregory Toles (born October 22, 1951) is a retired American political cartoonist. He is the winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His cartoons typically presented progressive viewpoints. Similar to Oliphant's use ...

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Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...

'') *2004 Jeff Parker (''

Florida Today ''Florida Today'' is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida. Al Neuharth of the Gannett corporation started the paper in 1966, and some of the things he did with this newspaper presaged what he would later do at ''USA Toda ...

'') *2005 Jim Borgman (''

Cincinnati Enquirer ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. First published in 1841, the ''Enquirer'' is the last remaining daily newspaper in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, altho ...

'') *2006 Michael Ramirez (''

Investor's Business Daily ''Investor's Business Daily'' (''IBD'') is an American newspaper and website covering the stock market, international business, finance, and economics. Founded in 1984 by William O'Neil as a print newspaper, it is owned by News Corp and headquar ...

'') *2007

Bill Schorr Bill Schorr is an American cartoonist of print syndication, syndicated editorial cartoons and comic strips. Early life Schorr was born in New York City, and was raised in and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and California. Career Schorr has ...

*2008 Michael Ramirez *2009 John Sherffius (Syndicated) *2010 Gary Varvel *2011 Michael Ramirez *2012

Jen Sorensen Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work has appeared on the websites D ...

*2013 Michael Ramirez *2014 Michael Ramirez *2015

Ann Telnaes Ann Carolyn Telnaes (born November 15, 1960) is an American editorial cartoonist. She creates cartoons in forms including animation, visual essays, live sketches, and traditional print. She worked for ''The Washington Post'' from 2008 until her ...

*2016 Mike Luckovich (''

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (''AJC'') is an American daily newspaper based in metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. It is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' is the result of the merger ...

'') *2017 Clay Bennett *2018 Rob Rogers *2019

Pat Bagley Patrick "Pat" Bagley (born 1956) is an American editorial cartoonist and journalist for ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' in Salt Lake City, Utah, and an author and illustrator of several books. Biography Bagley was born in Salt Lake City and raised in Oc ...

*2020

Bruce MacKinnon Bruce Mackinnon (born 17 October 1978) is an English actor and writer who has appeared in various television programmes and films. Mackinnon was born in Esher, Surrey and was educated at Eton College, before studying drama at The University o ...

*2021

Ruben Bolling Ruben Bolling is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher (born c. 1963 in New Jersey), an American cartoonist and the author of '' Tom the Dancing Bug''. His work started out apolitical, featuring absurdist humor, parodying comic strip conventions, or critiqu ...

*2022 Matt Davies *2023 Michael de Adder

Gag Cartoons Award

*1956

Chon Day Chauncey Addison "Chon" Day (April 6, 1907 – Jan 1, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''The New Yorker'' and other magazines. Born in Chatham, New Jersey, Day attended Lehigh University ...

*1957 John Gallagher *1958

Eldon Dedini Eldon Dedini (June 29, 1921 – January 12, 2006) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in ''Esquire'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Playboy'' and elsewhere. Life Dedini was born in King City, California, on June 29, 1921; his father was a ...

*1959

Vahan Shirvanian Vahan Shirvanian (February 10, 1925, in Hackensack, New Jersey – January 30, 2013, in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey) was an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip ''No Comment''. He received the National Cartoonist Society The Nation ...

*1961 Eldon Dedini *1962

Chon Day Chauncey Addison "Chon" Day (April 6, 1907 – Jan 1, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''The New Yorker'' and other magazines. Born in Chatham, New Jersey, Day attended Lehigh University ...

*1963

Jack Tippit Jack Tippit (October 19, 1923 – October 14, 1994) was an American cartoonist whose work includes the comic strip '' Amy'', which he produced from 1964 through 1991. Early life Tippit was born in Texas. He graduated from Texas Technological Col ...

*1964 Eldon Dedini *1965

Orlando Busino Orlando Busino (October 10, 1926 – January 11, 2022) was an American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in ''McCalls'', ''Reader's Digest'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Saturday Evening Post'', and many other magazines. Among his creations were " ...

*1966 Jack Tippit *1967 Orlando Busino *1968 Orlando Busino *1969 George Wolfe *1970

Chon Day Chauncey Addison "Chon" Day (April 6, 1907 – Jan 1, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''The New Yorker'' and other magazines. Born in Chatham, New Jersey, Day attended Lehigh University ...

*1971 John Gallagher *1972

Don Orehek Don Orehek (August 9, 1928 – December 6, 2022) was an American freelance cartoonist who contributed gag cartoons to a wide variety of newspapers, magazines and books. On more obscure publications, he used several pseudonyms, including Sam de Sad ...

*1973 George Wolfe *1974

Mischa Richter Mischa Richter (1910 – March 23, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his numerous cartoons published in ''The New Yorker'' over decades. Early life Richter was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, where his father was the city's C ...

*1975 George Wolfe *1976 George Wolfe *1977

Bill Hoest William Pierce Hoest (February 7, 1926 – November 7, 1988) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip '' The Lockhorns'', distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries, and '' Laugh Parad ...

*1978 Henry Martin *1979

Jack Markow Jack Markow (1905–1983) was an American cartoonist who also wrote instructional books about cartooning, comic strips and comic art. For three years, he was the cartoon editor of '' Argosy''. Born in London, Markow was a New Yorker from the age ...

*1980 Charles Saxon *1981 Bo Brown *1982 Don Orehek *1983

Sergio Aragones Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * Sergio, the mascot for the Old Orchard Beach Surge Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungar ...

*1984 Don Orehek *1985 Don Orehek *1986 Charles Saxon *1987 Charles Saxon *1988 Eldon Dedini *1991 Arnie Levin *1992 Arnie Levin *1993 George Booth *1994

John Reiner John Reiner (born 1956) is a cartoonist who collaborates with writer Bunny Hoest on three cartoon series: ''The Lockhorns'', syndicated by King Features, and ''Laugh Parade'' and '' Howard Huge'' (both for ''Parade'' magazine). Life and career B ...

*1995

Lee Lorenz Lee Sharp Lorenz (October 17, 1932 – December 8, 2022) was an American cartoonist most notable for his work in ''The New Yorker''. Early life and education Lorenz was born on October 17, 1932, in Hackensack, New Jersey. After studying at No ...

*1996

Glenn McCoy Glenn McCoy (born 1965) is a conservative American cartoonist, whose work includes the comic strip ''The Duplex'' and the daily panel he does with his brother Gary entitled ''The Flying McCoys''. McCoy previously produced editorial cartoons unt ...

*1997

Mark Tonra Mark Tonra (born 1966) is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of the syndicated comic strips ''Jack & Tyler'' (1995–96), ''Top of the World'' (1998-2000), and ''James'' (2000–04). In addition to newspapers, his work has also appeared in ...

*1998

Charles Barsotti Charles Branum Barsotti (Sep. 28, 1933 – June 16, 2014) was an American cartoonist who contributed gag cartoons to major magazines. Early life Born in San Marcos, Texas in 1933, Barsotti grew up in San Antonio and graduated from Texas State U ...

*1999

Rick Stromoski Rick Stromoski (born December 25, 1958)
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Accessed Dec. 22, 2018. is an American

*2000 Kim Warp *2001 Jerry King *2002 Glenn McCoy *2003 Glenn McCoy *2004 Robert Weber *2005 Glenn McCoy *2006 Drew Dernavitch *2007 Mort Gerberg *2008 Mort Gerberg *2009 Glenn McCoy *2010 Gary McCoy *2011

Zach Kanin Zachary Kanin is an American writer, producer, and cartoonist. He is a former '' SNL'' staff writer and the co-creator, producer, and writer of '' Detroiters'' and '' I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson''. Early life and education Kanin ...

*2012

Roz Chast Roz Chast (born November 26, 1954) is an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist for ''The New Yorker''. Since 1978, she has published more than 1000 cartoons in ''The New Yorker''. She also publishes cartoons in ''Scientific American'' and the ...

*2013 Matt Diffee *2014

Liza Donnelly Liza Donnelly is an American cartoonist and writer, best known for her work in ''The New Yorker'' and is resident cartoonist of CBS News. Donnelly is the creator of digital live drawing, a new form of journalism wherein she draws using a tablet, ...

*2015 David Sipress *2016 Will McPhail *2017 Pat Byrnes *2018 Joe Dator *2019 Amy Hwang *2020 Ellis Rosen *2021 Christopher Weyant *2022 Ben Bender *2023 Dan Misdea

Graphic Novels Award

*2009

David Mazzucchelli David John Mazzucchelli (; born September 21, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines ''Born Again (comics), Daredevil: Born Again'' and ''Batman: Year One'', as well as for gra ...

(''Asterios Polyp'') *2010 Joyce Farmer (''Special Exits'') *2011 Ben Katchor (''The Cardboard Valise'') *2012

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

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Building Stories ''Building Stories'' is a 2012 graphic novel by American cartoonist Chris Ware. The unconventional work is made up of fourteen printed works—cloth-bound books, newspapers, broadsheets and flip books—packaged in a boxed set. The work took a d ...

'') *2013 Andrew C. Robinson (''The 5th Beatle'') *2014

Jules Feiffer Jules Ralph Feiffer ( ; January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025) was an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for Pulitzer Prize for Editori ...

(''Kill My Mother'') *2015 Ethan Young (''Nanjing: The Burning City'') *2016

Rick Geary Rick Geary (born February 25, 1946) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He is known for works such as ''A Treasury of Victorian Murder'' and graphic novel biographies of Leon Trotsky and J. Edgar Hoover. Biography Rick Geary was born on F ...

(''Black Dahlia'') *2017

Emil Ferris Emil Ferris (; born 1962) is an American writer, cartoonist, and designer. Ferris debuted in publishing with her 2017 graphic novel '' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'', which was praised as a "masterpiece" and one of the best comics by a new author ...

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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters ''My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'' is a two-volume debut graphic novel by American writer Emil Ferris. It portrays a young girl named Karen Reyes investigating the death of her neighbor in 1960s Chicago. Ferris started working on the graphic nove ...

'') *2018

Peter Kuper Peter Kuper (; born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations. Besides his contributions to the political anthology '' World War 3 Illust ...

(''Kafkaesque'') *2019

Harmony Becker Harmony Becker is an American graphic novelist and illustrator, known for illustrating George Takei's memoir '' They Called Us Enemy'', as well as for writing and illustrating the graphic novel ''Himawari House''. Biography Harmony Becker was bo ...

(''They Called Us Enemy'') *2020 Jared Cullum (''Kodi'') *2021 Eric Powell (''Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?'') *2022 Alex Ross *2023 Sarah Bollinger (''Malcolm and the Perfect Song'')

Greeting Cards Award

*1991

Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip '' Mutts'', which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating ''Mut ...

*1992

Sandra Boynton Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five books for children and seven general audience books ...

*1993 W. B. Park *1994 Roy Doty *1995

Rick Stromoski Rick Stromoski (born December 25, 1958)
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Accessed Dec. 22, 2018. is an American

*1996

Suzy Spafford Suzy Spafford, also known as Suzy Spafford Lidstrom (born 1945), is an American cartoonist best known for drawing whimsical animal characters. Her "Suzy's Zoo" line of greeting cards, stickers, stationery, calendars, and similar products is sold ...

*1997 Dave Coverly *1998 Rick Stromoski *1999 Anne Gibbons *2000 Bill Brewer *2001

Oliver Christianson Oliver Christianson, also known as Revilo ("Oliver", spelled backwards), is an American cartoonist who has worked with both Hallmark Cards and ''Penthouse'' magazine, among others. Some of his illustrations have been collected into the books ''T ...

*2002

Glenn McCoy Glenn McCoy (born 1965) is a conservative American cartoonist, whose work includes the comic strip ''The Duplex'' and the daily panel he does with his brother Gary entitled ''The Flying McCoys''. McCoy previously produced editorial cartoons unt ...

*2003 Glenn McCoy *2004 Glenn McCoy *2005 Gary McCoy *2006 Carla Ventresca *2007 Dave Mowder *2008 Jem Sullivan *2009 Debbie Tomasi *2010 Jim Benton *2011 Glenn McCoy *2012 Jem Sullivan *2013 Mark Parisi *2014 Glenn McCoy *2015

Jim Benton :''This is about the American illustrator and writer. For the American football player, see Jim Benton (American football)'' Jim K. Benton (born October 31, 1960) is an American illustrator and writer. Licensed properties he has created include ...

*2016 Debbie Tomasi *2018 Maria Scrivan *2019 Scott Nickel *2020 Scott Nickel *2021 Scott Jensen

Magazine Feature and Magazine Illustration Award

This award (originally titled Illustration) was separated from the Advertising and Illustration Award from 1976 to 1981. It then became permanently separated in 1986. The award name changed to Magazine and Book Illustration in 1989, and then changed to the current name in 2003. In 2018, this and Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration Award was folded into one category to become Newspaper & Magazine Illustration. *1976

Arnold Roth Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Novelist John Updike wrote, "All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so." Care ...

*1977 Harry Devlin *1978 Harry Devlin *1979 Arnold Roth *1980 Ronald Searle *1981 Arnold Roth *1986 Arnold Roth *1987 Arnold Roth *1988 Arnold Roth *1989

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

*1990 Harry Devlin *1991

Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip '' Mutts'', which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating ''Mut ...

*1992

Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artis ...

*1993 Hal Mayforth *1994

Rick Geary Rick Geary (born February 25, 1946) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He is known for works such as ''A Treasury of Victorian Murder'' and graphic novel biographies of Leon Trotsky and J. Edgar Hoover. Biography Rick Geary was born on F ...

*1995

Richard Thompson Richard Thompson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Thompson (animator) (1914–1998), Warner Bros. cartoon animator in the 1950s * Richard Thompson (cartoonist) (1957–2016), cartoonist who also worked as an illustrator * Richard Tho ...

*1996 Doug Cushman *1997 Guy Gilchrist *1998 Guy Gilchrist *1999 Kevin Rechin *2000

Peter de Sève Peter de Sève is an American artist who has worked in the illustration and animation fields. He has drawn many covers for the magazine ''The New Yorker''. As a character designer, he worked on the characters of ''A Bug's Life'', ''Finding Nemo'', ...

*2001 Mark Brewer *2002 C. F. Payne *2003 Hermann Meija *2004 Jack Pittman *2005 C. F. Payne *2006

Steve Brodner Steve Brodner (born October 19, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York) is a satirical illustrator, editorial cartoonist, and caricaturist working for publications in the US since the 1970s. He is accepted in the fields of journalism and the graphic arts as ...

*2007 Daryll Collins *2008

Sam Viviano Sam Viviano (born March 13, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American caricature artist and art director. Viviano's caricatures are known for their wide jaws, which Viviano has explained is a result of his incorporation of side views as well a ...

*2009 Ray Alma *2010 Anton Emdin *2011 Edward Sorel *2012 Anton Emdin *2013 Dave Whamond *2014 Tom Richmond *2015 Anton Emdin *2016 Jon Adams *2017

Peter Kuper Peter Kuper (; born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations. Besides his contributions to the political anthology '' World War 3 Illust ...

Newspaper Illustration Award

In 2018, this and Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration Award was folded into one category to become Newspaper & Magazine Illustration. *1994 Jerry Dowling *1995

Richard Thompson Richard Thompson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Thompson (animator) (1914–1998), Warner Bros. cartoon animator in the 1950s * Richard Thompson (cartoonist) (1957–2016), cartoonist who also worked as an illustrator * Richard Tho ...

*1996 David Clark *1997

Bob Staake Bob Staake (born September 26, 1957 in Los Angeles) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, children's book author and designer. He lives and works in Chatham, Massachusetts on the elbow of Cape Cod. After drawing editorial cartoons while at ...

*1998 Grey Blackwell *1999 Pierre Bellocq *2000 Drew Friedman *2001

Miel Prudencio Ma Miel Prudencio Ma (also known as Miel or Dengcoy Miel) is a Filipino cartoonist and illustrator. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Illustration Award of 2001. Miel's work has been syndicated by the United Feature Syndicate/W ...

*2002

Steve McGarry Steve McGarry (born 24 January 1953,
Lambiek's ''Comiclopedia''. Retrieved 21 December 2018. in

Bob Rich *2004 Michael McParlane *2005 Bob Rich *2006 Laurie Triefeldt *2007 Sean Kelly *2008 Mark Marturello *2009 Tom Richmond *2010 Michael McParlane *2011 Bob Rich *2012 Dave Whamond *2013

Miel Prudencio Ma Miel Prudencio Ma (also known as Miel or Dengcoy Miel) is a Filipino cartoonist and illustrator. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Illustration Award of 2001. Miel's work has been syndicated by the United Feature Syndicate/W ...

*2014 Anton Emdin *2015 Anton Emdin *2016 David Rowe *2017 Dave Whamond

Newspaper & Magazine Illustration

*2018

Tom Bunk Tom Bunk (born 17 December 1945) is a cartoonist known for adding multiple extraneous details to his posters, cartoons and illustrations created for both American and German publishers. Career In 1973, he moved to Berlin, where he began renderin ...

*2019 Tom Richmond *2020

Peter Kuper Peter Kuper (; born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations. Besides his contributions to the political anthology '' World War 3 Illust ...

*2021 Nick Galifianakis *2022 Nick Galifianakis *2023 Nick Galifianakis

Newspaper Panel Award

*1956

George Lichty George Lichty (May 16, 1905 – July 18, 1983) was an American cartoonist, creator of the daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday cartoon series ''Grin and Bear It''. His work was signed Lichty and often ran without mention of his first name. ...

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Grin and Bear It ''Grin and Bear It'' is a former daily comic panel created by George Lichtenstein under the pen name George Lichty. Lichty created ''Grin and Bear it'' in 1932 and it ran 83 years until 2015, making it the 10th-longest-running comic strip in Am ...

'') *1957

Jimmy Hatlo James Cecil Hatlo (September 1, 1897 – December 1, 1963), better known as Jimmy Hatlo, was an American cartoonist who in 1929 created the long-running comic strip and gag panel ''They'll Do It Every Time'', which he wrote and drew until his d ...

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They'll Do It Every Time ''They'll Do It Every Time'' is a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo, which had a long run over eight decades, first appearing on February 5, 1929, and continuing until February 3, 2008. The title of the strip became a pop ...

'') *1958 Bob Barnes ('' The Better Half'') *1959 Jimmy Hatlo (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1960 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1961 George Clark ('' The Neighbors'') *1962 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1963

Jerry Robinson Sherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for ...

(''Still Life'') *1964 George Lichty (''Grin and Bear It'') *1965 Jim Berry (''

Berry's World ''Berry's World'' was the title of a syndicated daily editorial cartoon by Jim Berry which ran from February 18, 1963, through March 1, 2003, with a weekly color installment that appeared in the Sunday comic strip section. Berry received the Nati ...

'') *1966 Jim Berry (''Berry's World'') *1967

Bil Keane William Aloysius Keane (October 5, 1922 – November 8, 2011) was an American cartoonist best known for the newspaper comic strip ''The Family Circus''. He began it in 1960 and his son Jeff Keane continues to produce it. Early life and edu ...

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The Family Circus ''The Family Circus'' (originally ''The Family Circle'', also ''Family-Go-Round'') is a syndicated comic strip created by cartoonist Bil Keane and, since Keane's death in 2011, written, inked and rendered (colored) by his son Jeff Keane. The ...

'') *1968 Bob Dunn (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1969 Bob Dunn (''They'll Do It Every Time'') *1970

Jack Tippit Jack Tippit (October 19, 1923 – October 14, 1994) was an American cartoonist whose work includes the comic strip '' Amy'', which he produced from 1964 through 1991. Early life Tippit was born in Texas. He graduated from Texas Technological Col ...

('' Amy'') *1971 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1972 Jim Berry (''Berry's World'') *1973 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1974 Bil Keane (''The Family Circus'') *1975

Bill Hoest William Pierce Hoest (February 7, 1926 – November 7, 1988) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip '' The Lockhorns'', distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries, and '' Laugh Parad ...

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The Lockhorns ''The Lockhorns'' is a United States single-panel cartoon created September 9, 1968 by Bill Hoest and originally distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers in 23 countries. The Lockhorns joined Andrews McMeel Syndication (AMS) Janu ...

'') *1976 Paul Frehm (''

Ripley's Believe It or Not! ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' ...

'') *1977

Ted Key Ted Key (born Theodore Keyser; August 25, 1912 – May 3, 2008)
''The New York Times'', May 8, 2008 was a ...

(''Hazel'') *1978 Brad Anderson (''

Marmaduke ''Marmaduke'' is a newspaper comic strip revolving around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke, drawn by Brad Anderson (cartoonist), Brad Anderson from November 15, 1954 to 2015. Publication history The strip was created by wri ...

'') *1979 Bob Dunn & Al Scaduto (''

They'll Do It Every Time ''They'll Do It Every Time'' is a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo, which had a long run over eight decades, first appearing on February 5, 1929, and continuing until February 3, 2008. The title of the strip became a pop ...

'') *1980 Bill Hoest (''The Lockhorns'') *1981

Henry Boltinoff Henry Boltinoff (February 19, 1914 – April 26, 2001) was an American cartoonist who worked for both comic strips and comic books. He was a prolific cartoonist and drew many of the humor and filler strips that appeared in National Periodical c ...

('' Stoker the Broker'') *1982

Jim Unger James Frederick Unger (21 January 1937 – 26 May 2012) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip '' Herman'' which ran for 18 years in 600 newspapers in 25 countries. Early life Unger was born in London, ...

('' Herman'') *1983

Bob Thaves Robert Thaves (October 5, 1924 – August 1, 2006) was the creator of the comic strip '' Frank and Ernest'', which began in 1972. Early life Robert Lee Thaves was born on October 5, 1924, in Burt, Iowa, where his father, John, published local n ...

('' Frank and Ernest'') *1984 Bob Thaves (''Frank and Ernest'') *1985

Gary Larson Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created ''The Far Side'', a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years. The series ended on January 1, 1995, ...

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The Far Side ''The Far Side'' is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrea ...

'') *1986 Bob Thaves (''Frank and Ernest'') *1987 Jim Unger (''Herman'') *1988 Gary Larson (''

The Far Side ''The Far Side'' is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrea ...

'') *1989 N/A. See Newspaper Comic Strip Award. *1990 N/A. See Newspaper Comic Strip Award. *1991 Al Scaduto (''

They'll Do It Every Time ''They'll Do It Every Time'' is a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Jimmy Hatlo, which had a long run over eight decades, first appearing on February 5, 1929, and continuing until February 3, 2008. The title of the strip became a pop ...

'') *1992 Don Addis (''Bent Offerings'') *1993

Bill Rechin William J. Rechin (August 20, 1930 – May 21, 2011), better known as Bill Rechin, was an American cartoonist who created the sports-themed comic strips ''Out of Bounds'' and the French Foreign Legion humor comic '' Crock''. Born in Buffalo, New ...

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Out of Bounds In sports, out of bounds (or out-of-bounds) refers to being outside the playing boundaries of the field. The legality of going out of bounds (intentionally or not), and the ease of prevention, vary by sport. Sports that use this term include Am ...

'') *1994 Dave Coverly (''

Speed Bump Speed bumps (also called traffic thresholds, speed breakers or sleeping policemen) are a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Variations include the s ...

'') *1995

Wiley Miller David Wiley Miller (born April 15, 1951, Burbank, California) is an American cartoonist whose work is characterized by wry wit and trenchant social satire, is best known for his comic strip '' Non Sequitur'', which he signs Wiley. ''Non Sequitur' ...

('' Non Sequitur'') *1996 Wiley Miller (''Non Sequitur'') *1997 David Gantz (''Gantz Glances'') *1998 Wiley Miller (''Non Sequitur'') *1999

Dan Piraro Daniel Charles Piraro (born October 1958), is a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist best known for his syndicated cartoon panel ''Bizarro (comic strip), Bizarro''. Piraro's cartoons have been reprinted in 16 book collections (as of 2012). He has ...

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Bizarro Bizarro () is a supervillain or anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy (comic bo ...

'') *2000 Dan Piraro (''Bizarro'') *2001 Dan Piraro (''Bizarro'') *2002 Dave Coverly (''Speed Bump'') *2003 Jerry Van Amerongen (''Ballard Street'') *2004 Marcus Hamilton ('' Dennis the Menace'') *2005 Jerry Van Amerongen (''Ballard Street'') *2006 Hilary B. Price (''

Rhymes with Orange ''Rhymes with Orange'' is an American comic strip written and drawn by Hilary B. Price and distributed by King Features Syndicate. The title comes from the commonly held belief that no word in the English language rhymes with " orange". It was ...

'') *2007 Chad Carpenter (''Tundra'') *2008

Mark Parisi Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of ''Off the Mark (comic strip), Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by ...

(''off the mark'') *2009 Hilary B. Price (''Rhymes with Orange'') *2010 Glenn McCoy (''Flying McCoys'') *2011

Mark Parisi Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of ''Off the Mark (comic strip), Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by ...

(''Off The Mark'') *2012 Hilary B. Price (''Rhymes with Orange'') *2013 Dave Coverly (''Speed Bump'') *2014 Hilary B. Price (''

Rhymes With Orange ''Rhymes with Orange'' is an American comic strip written and drawn by Hilary B. Price and distributed by King Features Syndicate. The title comes from the commonly held belief that no word in the English language rhymes with " orange". It was ...

'') *2015

Dan Piraro Daniel Charles Piraro (born October 1958), is a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist best known for his syndicated cartoon panel ''Bizarro (comic strip), Bizarro''. Piraro's cartoons have been reprinted in 16 book collections (as of 2012). He has ...

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Bizarro Bizarro () is a supervillain or anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy (comic bo ...

'') *2016 Nick Galifianakis (''Nick and Zuzu'') *2017

Mark Parisi Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of ''Off the Mark (comic strip), Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by ...

(''Off the Mark'') *2018

Dave Blazek ''Loose Parts'' is a daily single-panel comic strip by Dave Blazek. It is similar in tone, content, and style to Gary Larson's ''The Far Side'', involving Theatre of the Absurd-style themes and characters. ''Loose Parts'' is currently syndicat ...

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Loose Parts ''Loose Parts'' is a daily single-panel comic strip by Dave Blazek. It is similar in tone, content, and style to Gary Larson's ''The Far Side'', involving Theatre of the Absurd-style themes and characters. ''Loose Parts'' is currently syndicat ...

'') *2019 Dave Blazek (''Loose Parts'') *2020

Mark Parisi Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of ''Off the Mark (comic strip), Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by ...

(''Off the Mark'') *2021 Dave Coverly (''Speed Bump'') *2022 Dave Blazek (''Loose Parts'') *2023 Wayno (''Bizarro'')

Newspaper Strip Award

The Newspaper Comic Strips (Humor) Category was created in 1957. In 1960, it was joined by the Newspaper Comic Strips (Story) Category. In 1989 the two categories were combined. Also, in 1989 and 1990, Newspaper Panel Cartoon was part of this category. *1957

Gus Arriola Gustavo "Gus" Arriola (July 17, 1917 – February 2, 2008) was an American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip ''Gordo'', which ran from 1941 through 1985. Biography Gus Arriola was born in Florence, ...

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Gordo Gordo (Spanish and Portuguese for "fat") may refer to: People * Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223), King of Portugal nicknamed "''o Gordo'' ("the Fat") * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine retired tennis player nicknamed "Gordo" * Gordo (DJ ...

'') and Frank King (''

Gasoline Alley Gasoline Alley may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Gasoline Alley'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Frank King, first published in 1918 ** ''Gasoline Alley'' (radio series), a 193149 radio series based on the eponymous comic stri ...

'') (tie) (Humor) *1958

Martin Branner Martin Michael Branner (December 28, 1888 – May 19, 1970), known to his friends as Mike Branner, was a cartoonist who created the comic strip ''Winnie Winkle''. Early life Branner was born in Manhattan, New York City on December 28, 1888. ...

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Winnie Winkle ''Winnie Winkle'' is an American comic strip published during a 76-year span (1920–1996). Ten film adaptations were also made. Its premise was conceived by Joseph Medill Patterson, but the stories and artwork were by Martin Branner, who wrote t ...

'') (Humor) *1959

Dik Browne Richard Arthur Allan Browne (August 11, 1917 – June 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist, best known for writing and drawing ''Hägar the Horrible'' and ''Hi and Lois''. Early life and education Dik Browne was born on August 11, 1917, in Manhat ...

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Hi and Lois ''Hi and Lois'' is an American comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, both of whose children currently work on the strip, it debuted on October 18, 1954, distributed by King Features Syndicate ...

'') (Humor) *1960 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) and Leonard Starr (''Mary Perkins, On Stage, On Stage'') (Story) *1961 Ernie Bushmiller (''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'') (Humor) and Irwin Hasen (''Dondi'') (Story) *1962 Charles M. Schulz (''Peanuts'') (Humor) and Irwin Hasen (''Dondi'') (Story) *1963 Fred Lasswell (''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'') (Humor) and Leonard Starr (''On Stage'') (Story) *1964 Frank O'Neal (''Short Ribs'') (Humor) and Hal Foster (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1965 Gus Arriola (''Gordo'') (Humor) and Roy Crane (''Buz Sawyer'') (Story) *1966 Mort Walker (''Beetle Bailey'') (Humor) and John Prentice (cartoonist), John Prentice (''Rip Kirby'') (Story) *1967

Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and '' The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogniz ...

(''B.C. (comic strip), B.C.'') (Humor) and John Prentice (''Rip Kirby'') (Story) *1968 Al Smith (cartoonist), Al Smith (''Mutt and Jeff'') (Humor) and Alex Kotzky (''Apartment 3-G'') (Story) *1969 Mort Walker (''Beetle Bailey'') (Humor) and Stan Drake (''The Heart of Juliet Jones'') (Story) *1970 Bud Blake (''Tiger (comic strip), Tiger'') (Humor) and Stan Drake (''The Heart of Juliet Jones'') (Story) *1971 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Big Ben Bolt'' and ''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1972 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) and Stan Drake (''The Heart of Juliet Jones'') (Story) *1973 Mell Lazarus (''Miss Peach'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''

Gasoline Alley Gasoline Alley may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Gasoline Alley'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Frank King, first published in 1918 ** ''Gasoline Alley'' (radio series), a 193149 radio series based on the eponymous comic stri ...

'') (Story) *1974 Reg Smythe (''Andy Capp'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1975 Russell Myers (''Broom-Hilda'') (Humor) and Dale Messick (''Brenda Starr, Reporter'') (Story) *1976 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1977 Dik Browne (''Hi and Lois'') (Humor) and

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

(''Star Hawks'') (Story) *1978 Bud Blake (''Tiger'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1979 Mell Lazarus (''Miss Peach'') (Humor) and Milton Caniff (''Steve Canyon'') (Story) *1980 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1981 Jim Davis (cartoonist), Jim Davis (''Garfield'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1982 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1983 Brant Parker (''The Wizard of Id'') (Humor) and Leonard Starr (''Little Orphan Annie, Annie'') (Story) *1984 Dik Browne (''Hägar the Horrible'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1985 Jim Davis (''Garfield'') (Humor) and Dick Moores (''Gasoline Alley'') (Story) *1986 Dik Browne (''Hägar the Horrible'') (Humor) and John Prentice (cartoonist), John Prentice (''Rip Kirby'') (Story) *1987 Art Sansom, Art and Chip Sansom (''The Born Loser'') (Humor) and John Cullen Murphy (''Prince Valiant'') (Story) *1988 Bill Watterson (''Calvin and Hobbes'')(Humor) and Jim Scancarelli (''Gasoline Alley'')(Story) *1989

Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and '' The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recogniz ...

(''B.C. (comic strip), B.C.'') *1990 Art Sansom, Art and Chip Sansom (''The Born Loser'') *1991 Lynn Johnston (''For Better or For Worse'') *1992

Wiley Miller David Wiley Miller (born April 15, 1951, Burbank, California) is an American cartoonist whose work is characterized by wry wit and trenchant social satire, is best known for his comic strip '' Non Sequitur'', which he signs Wiley. ''Non Sequitur' ...

('' Non Sequitur'') *1993 Bud Grace (''Ernie (comic strip), Ernie'') *1994 Garry Trudeau (''Doonesbury'') *1995 Rick Kirkman (''Baby Blues (comic strip), Baby Blues'') *1996

Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip '' Mutts'', which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating ''Mut ...

(''Mutts (comic strip), Mutts'') *1997 Scott Adams (''Dilbert'') *1998 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman (''Zits (comics), Zits'') *1999 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman (''Zits (comics), Zits'') *2000 Bud Blake (''Tiger'') *2001 Brian Crane (''Pickles (comic strip), Pickles'') *2002 Darby Conley (''Get Fuzzy'') *2003 Stephan Pastis (''Pearls Before Swine (comics), Pearls Before Swine'') *2004

Glenn McCoy Glenn McCoy (born 1965) is a conservative American cartoonist, whose work includes the comic strip ''The Duplex'' and the daily panel he does with his brother Gary entitled ''The Flying McCoys''. McCoy previously produced editorial cartoons unt ...

(''The Duplex'') *2005 Brooke McEldowney (''9 Chickweed Lane'') *2006 Stephan Pastis (''Pearls Before Swine (comics), Pearls Before Swine'') *2007 Jim Meddick (''Monty (comic strip), Monty'') *2008 Mark Tatulli (''Liō'') *2009 Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (''Zits (comics), Zits'') *2010 Jeff Parker and Steve Kelley (cartoonist), Steve Kelley (''Dustin (comic strip), Dustin'') *2011

Glenn McCoy Glenn McCoy (born 1965) is a conservative American cartoonist, whose work includes the comic strip ''The Duplex'' and the daily panel he does with his brother Gary entitled ''The Flying McCoys''. McCoy previously produced editorial cartoons unt ...

(''The Duplex'') *2012 Brian Basset (''Red and Rover'') *2013 Isabella Bannerman (''Six Chix'') *2014 Stephan Pastis (''Pearls Before Swine (comics), Pearls Before Swine'') *2015 Terri Libenson (''The Pajama Diaries'') *2016 Steve Kelley (cartoonist), Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker (''Dustin (comic strip), Dustin'') *2017 Mike Peters (''Mother Goose and Grimm'') *2018 Will Henry (''Wallace the Brave'') *2019 Brian Crane (''Pickles'') *2020 Liniers (cartoonist), Ricardo Siri (''Macanudo (comic), Macanudo'') *2021 John Hambrock (''The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee'') *2022 Will Henry (''Wallace the Brave'') *2023 Tauhid Bondia (''Crabgrass'')

On-Line Comic Strip

The award for webcomics was first awarded in 2012 for work produced during the previous year. It was divided the following year into two separate categories, "On-Line Comics – Short Form" and "On-Line Comics – Long Form". *2011 Jonathan Rosenberg (webcomic artist), Jon Rosenberg (''Scenes from a Multiverse'')

On-Line Comics – Short Form

*2012 Graham Harrop (''Ten Cats'') *2013 Ryan Pagelow (''Buni'') *2014 Danielle Corsetto (''Girls with Slingshots'') *2015 Dave Kellett (''Sheldon (webcomic), Sheldon'') *2016

Ruben Bolling Ruben Bolling is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher (born c. 1963 in New Jersey), an American cartoonist and the author of '' Tom the Dancing Bug''. His work started out apolitical, featuring absurdist humor, parodying comic strip conventions, or critiqu ...

(''Donald & John'') *2017 Gemma Correll (''Gemma Correll'') *2018 Dorothy Gambrell (''Cat and Girl'') *2019

Jim Benton :''This is about the American illustrator and writer. For the American football player, see Jim Benton (American football)'' Jim K. Benton (born October 31, 1960) is an American illustrator and writer. Licensed properties he has created include ...

(''Jim Benton'') *2020 Rosemary Mosco (''Bird and Moon'') *2021 Rich Powell (''Wide Open!'') *2022 Rich Powell (''Wide Open!'') *2023 Sarah Andersen (''Sarah's Scribbles'')

On-Line Comics – Long Form

*2012 Vince Dorse (''Untold Tales of Bigfoot'') *2013 Jeff Smith (''Tuki: Save the Humans'') *2014 Minna Sundberg (''Stand Still, Stay Silent'') *2015 Drew Weing (''The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo'') *2016 Ngozi Ukazu (''Check, Please! (webcomic), OMG Check Please'') *2017 John Allison (comics), John Allison (''Bad Machinery'') *2018 Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh (''Johnny Wander, Barbarous'') *2019 Alec Longstreth (''Isle of Elsi'') *2020 Tom Siddell (''Gunnerkrigg Court'') *2021

Dan Piraro Daniel Charles Piraro (born October 1958), is a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist best known for his syndicated cartoon panel ''Bizarro (comic strip), Bizarro''. Piraro's cartoons have been reprinted in 16 book collections (as of 2012). He has ...

(''Peyote Cowboy'') *2022 Phil Foglio (''Girl Genius'') *2023 Evan Dahm (''3rd Voice'')

Variety Entertainment

First introduced in 2019, Variety Entertainment is defined as any newspaper, magazine, or online cartoon feature that contains puzzles, games, activities, trivia, history, or instruction. *2018 Dave Klüg *2019 Joe Wos (''Mazetoons'') *2020 John Graziano (''Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Ripley's Believe it or Not!'') *2021 Bill Morrison (comics), Bill Morrison (''All You Nerd is Love: A Yellow Submarine Puzzle Book'') *2022 Scott Nickel *2023 Chuck Dillon (''Highlights (magazine), Highlights for Children'')

Discontinued categories

Special Features Award

*1965

Jerry Robinson Sherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for ...

, ''Flubs and Fluffs'' *1966 Hal Foster, ''Prince Valiant'' *1967 Hal Foster, ''Prince Valiant'' *1968 Bruce Stark, ''Stark Impressions'' *1969

Chon Day Chauncey Addison "Chon" Day (April 6, 1907 – Jan 1, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''The New Yorker'' and other magazines. Born in Chatham, New Jersey, Day attended Lehigh University ...

, ''Brother Sebastian'' *1970 Jim Berry, ''

Berry's World ''Berry's World'' was the title of a syndicated daily editorial cartoon by Jim Berry which ran from February 18, 1963, through March 1, 2003, with a weekly color installment that appeared in the Sunday comic strip section. Berry received the Nati ...

'' *1971

Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921 – April 10, 2023) was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satire, satirical magazine ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in, ''Mad'' F ...

, ''Mad Fold-in, Mad Fold-Ins'' *1972 Jim Berry, Berry at the Democratic Convention *1973 Frank Fogarty, ''Illuminated Scrolls'' *1974

Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artis ...

, ''Jungle Tales of Tarzan'' *1975 Al Jaffee, ''Mad (magazine), Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions'' *1976

Bil Keane William Aloysius Keane (October 5, 1922 – November 8, 2011) was an American cartoonist best known for the newspaper comic strip ''The Family Circus''. He began it in 1960 and his son Jeff Keane continues to produce it. Early life and edu ...

, ''Channel Chuckles'' *1977

Sergio Aragones Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * Sergio, the mascot for the Old Orchard Beach Surge Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungar ...

, ''Mad'' *1978 Jud Hurd, ''Health Capsules'' *1979

Arnold Roth Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Novelist John Updike wrote, "All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so." Care ...

, Humorous Illustration *1980 Sam Norkin, Theatrical Caricature *1981 Don Martin (cartoonist), Don Martin, ''Mad'' *1982 Don Martin, ''Mad'' *1983 Al Kilgore. ''Elvis the Paper Doll Book'' *1984 Kevin McVey, Theatrical Caricature *1985 Mort Drucker, ''Mad'' *1986 Mort Drucker, ''Mad'' *1987 Mort Drucker, ''Mad'' *1988 Mort Drucker, ''Mad''

New Media Award

*2000 Bill Hinds *2001 Mark Fiore (cartoonist), Mark Fiore *2002 Mark Fiore (cartoonist), Mark Fiore

Sports Cartoons Award

*1957 Willard Mullin *1958 Willard Mullin *1959 Willard Mullin *1960 Willard Mullin *1961 Willard Mullin *1962 Willard Mullin *1963 Lou Darvas *1964 Willard Mullin *1965 Willard Mullin *1966 Bruce Stark *1967 Lou Darvas *1968 Bill Gallo *1969 Bill Gallo *1970 Bill Gallo *1971 Karl Hubenthal *1972 Bill Gallo *1973 Bill Gallo *1974 Murray Olderman *1975 Bruce Stark *1976

Arnold Roth Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Novelist John Updike wrote, "All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so." Care ...

*1977 Arnold Roth *1978 Murray Olderman *1979 Karl Hubenthal *1980 Karl Hubenthal *1981 Eddie Germano *1982 Karl Hunbenthal *1983 Bill Gallo *1984 Bill Gallo *1985 Bill Gallo *1986 Bill Hinds *1987 Bill Gallo and

Paul Szep Paul Michael Szep (born July 29, 1941) is a Canadian political cartoonist. He was the chief editorial cartoonist at the ''Boston Globe'' from 1967 to 2001 and has been syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice ...

(tie) *1988 Bill Gallo *1989 (no award) *1990 (no award) *1991 Pierre Bellocq *1992 Eddie Germano *1993 Drew Litton

Other NCS awards

:''See: National Cartoonists Society#Reuben Award, Reuben Award'' :''See: National Cartoonists Society#Other awards, Other NCS awards''

References

{{reflist Awards established in 1956 Comics awards in the United States 1956 establishments in the United States

Current categories

Advertising Illustration Award

Animation Award

Feature Animation Award

Television Animation Award

Online Animation Award

Book Illustration Award

Comic Books Award

Editorial Cartoons Award

Gag Cartoons Award

Graphic Novels Award

Greeting Cards Award

Magazine Feature and Magazine Illustration Award

Newspaper Illustration Award

Newspaper & Magazine Illustration

Newspaper Panel Award

Newspaper Strip Award

On-Line Comic Strip

On-Line Comics – Short Form

On-Line Comics – Long Form

Variety Entertainment

Discontinued categories

Special Features Award

New Media Award

Sports Cartoons Award

Other NCS awards

See also

References