September 11-14, 2025The AAEC will be joining the line-up at this year’s Small Press Expo as part of our annual convention in September 2025. Check back here later this year for registration and hotel information!
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, later moving to Los Angeles for high school and then to NYC when I was 20 to begin my career as an illustrator of comic books for Marvel and DC. From 1987-89, I was the artist on the monthly Captain[...]
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Congratulations to Ann Telnaes, who won the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary (née Editorial Cartoons). The prize was awarded
Congratulations to Ann Telnaes, who won the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary (née Editorial Cartoons). The prize was awarded
Congratulations to Adam Zyglis, whose cartoons for The Buffalo News won first place in the Editorial Cartoon category in the National Headliner Awards. Zyglis, who
Big congratulations are in order for Marty Two Bulls, Sr., winner of the 2025 Herblock Prize, editorial cartooning’s premiere award. Two Bulls is a freelance
We have big news about this year’s cartoonist convention! The AAEC is pleased to announce that we will be teaming up with SPX, the Small
I like Bennett’s Mother’s Day cartoon, but I really hate the ongoing inspiration. Lalo Alcaraz had farmed the same concept for Mother’s Day in 2017,...
The AAEC John Locher Memorial Fellowship is awarded each year to one early-career cartoonist whose work demonstrates clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Deadline to be considered is the end of March.
The Locher Fellow will receive a one-year Regular membership in the AAEC, be a guest of the CXC Festival — held every fall in Columbus, Ohio — and have the opportunity to meet with editorial cartoonists during the year of the Fellowship for portfolio reviews and career advice.
Every two weeks throughout the year, The Learning Forum and the AAEC offers CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM, a free lesson resource for teachers discussing current events. Visit NIEonline.com for more lesson plans.
