General
First Name
Ted
Last Name
Rall
Social media links
Social media URL 1
Social media URL 2
Publication
Primary Publication Name
Andrews McMeel Syndicate
Cartoons/week
3
Reprints
Price for Original Artwork
$500
Reprint Contact First Name
Ted
Reprint Contact Last Name
Rall
Links
Publication Website 1
Publication Website 2
Profile
Bio
Editorial Cartoonist Ted Rall, 60, synthesizes the multiple-panel dialogue-focused format of newspaper comics with political cartoons, which traditionally have been single-panel metaphors. Rall first was published in alternative-weekly newspapers but has since appeared in a variety of daily newspapers, magazines and websites around the world. His politics lean left, frequently urging the Democratic Party to return to its progressive roots.
Raised in the suburbs outside Dayton, Ohio, Rall left Dayton in order to attend Columbia University in New York, where he lives now.
Rall’s work was signed for syndication by the now-defunct San Francisco Chronicle Features in 1991. His cartoons have been distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication since 1996.
Rall’s cartoons have appeared in hundreds of publications including Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek, Esquire, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and smaller papers like the Des Moines Register and Dayton Daily News. He is one of the most widely-syndicated U.S. political cartoonists, as well as a nationally-syndicated opinion columnist for Creators Syndicate and essays for The Wall Street Journal.
Rall is also a graphic novelist, having won awards for books of graphic journalism like “To Afghanistan and Back,” the result of his on-the-ground cartoons and essays filed from the front lines of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 as an unembedded reporter living with local families, and his series of cartoon biographies including “Snowden” and “Bernie,” about the NSA whistleblower and presidential candidate. Both “Snowden” and “Bernie” were New York Times Bestsellers.
As an editor, Rall has worked to elevate and promote cartooning. He edited the three-volume “Attitude” book anthology, which defined the “alternative” genre of political cartooning. He edited round-ups of comics for sites like The Daily Beast and Forbes.com. As Editor of Acquisitions and Development for United Media, Rall worked to diversify daily comics, signing more women and people of color into syndication than any other syndicate executive.
Rall is the cartoonist for the news website WhoWhatWhy.org.
Rall’s most recent book is a graphic novel, “The Stringer.”
Speaker Info
Availability
At least one month advance notice is requested, but please feel free to contact me even if you need someone to speak to your group on short notice as I may be available.
Length of Speech
30-60 minutes
Speech Description
As a radio talk-show host and experienced pundit, I can talk about politics, cartoons and just about anything else. I have prepared presentations about graphic novels, editorial cartooning, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
I have given speeches to the Yale Political Union, the Huntington Library, Harvard College, the University of Dayton, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon University, the Library of Congress and too many other venues to count.
Setup Needs
Microphone and PowerPoint projection desired, but I can do without.
Terms
Negotiable