The Forum for Humor & the Law (ForHum) and CGFoE just launched the largest survey ever conducted on political cartoonists’ online experiences.

from the Columbia Global Freedom of Expression newsletter

We have more exciting news. The Forum for Humor & the Law (ForHum) and CGFoE just launched the largest survey ever conducted on political cartoonists' online experiences. Are you a political cartoonist? ForHum and CGFoE welcome your input. Do you know a political cartoonist? Please spread the word. 

100% anonymous and secure, the survey – available in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic – consists of generic, close-ended questions that do not require detailed descriptions. The results will form the basis of an upcoming report by Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, and their partners on the prevalence of issues such as censorship, abuse, and security threats faced by political cartoonists globally. The report will serve as a credible advocacy tool, offering evidence-based recommendations to social media platforms, lawmakers, and other stakeholders. 

IJOCA vol. 1-1 (1999) and Index (vols 1-25 available via print on demand

The IJOCA team is pleased to announce that the long out-of-print 1-1 is available again. This was made from scans so the quality is slightly below that of current issues, but it's the same size and will complement your set. Lulu will print and ship the issue to you directly. 

Table of contents: 1. Editor's Note: Finally, an International Journal for Comic Art 2. Comics Criticism in the United States; A Brief Historical Survey 3. A Framework for Studying Comic Art 4. Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide 5. The Marumaru Chinbun and the Origins of the Japanese Political Cartoon 6. Proving "Silas" an Artist: Winsor McCay's Formal Experiments in Comics and Animation 7. William Hogarth: Printing Techniques and Comics 8. Breaking Taboos: Sexuality in the Work of Will Eisner and the Early Wordless Novels 9. Comics in the Development of Africa 10. Featuring Stories by the World's Greatest Authors: Classics Illustrated and the "Middlebrow Problem" in the Postwar Era 11. Recovering Sensuality in Comic Theory 12. The Horrors of Cartooning in Slim's Algeria 13. Mr. Punch, Dangerous Savior Children's Comics in Brazil: From Chiquinho to Monica, A Difficult Journey 14. Brazilian Adult Comics: The Age of Market Postmodern Spatiality and the Narrative Structure of Comics

https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-a-lent/the-international-journal-of-comic-art-vol-1-no-1-springsummer-1999/paperback/product-yv5r6wj.html

We published an index to the first 25 volumes in 25-2. This is now available as a standalone volume of ~260 pages at https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-a-lent/international-journal-of-comic-art-author-country-and-genre-index-volumes-1-25-1999-2023/paperback/product-rmz4j5m.html 

All issues are also available electronically, directly from us. Details are on IJOCA's blog under subscription information.

Montgomery County art teacher publishes 8th children's book on space adventures [Jonathan Roth]

April 2, 2025 

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-art-teacher-publishes-8th-childrens-book-on-space-adventures/3881870/

While Jonathan Roth's first passion is art, he incorporates another passion into his children's books: space. The Montgomery County art teacher explains how some of his children's books came to be. 

(this was meant to be posted to the ComicsDC blog, but since it has readers, I will leave it here as well)