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Trayvon Martin: Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder


UPDATE: According to the AP, George Zimmerman will be charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is reportedly in custody in Florida.

PERVIOUSLY: According to the Washington Post:

Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as this afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.

It was not immediately clear what charge Zimmerman will face.

We have lots of opinions about the Trayvon Martin case on our site. As we wait to hear from officials about the charges, dig in and let us know what your opinion is:

Five Powerful Trayvon Martin Cartoons

Cartoon collection: Dangerous Hoodies

Zimmerman’s Legal Counsel Withdraws From Trayvon Martin Case

Gary McCoy: Black Panthers And Trayvon

Jason Stanford: Republicans Don’t Seem Ready For A Post-Racial America

In Defense of George Zimmerman?

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See the World Cartoonists in Caen This Weekend

I’m headed out to a big Cartooning for Peace meeting in Caen, Normandy, France. Cartoon fans in France are in luck, here are the highlights.

Cartooning for Peace On Sunday, April 15th there are general meetings and signing by the cartoonists in the Main Hall of the Memorial de Caen from 11:00am to 4:30pm. There are four impressive panels in the afternoon in Auditorium 296.

1:30pm-2:15pm, The Arab Spring with Dilem, Ferzat, Mykaia (from Tunis), Z, Bahgory and Elchicotriste.  Looks like this will be in Arabic with translation into French.

2:15pm-3:00pm, Daily Local and Opinion Press with Chaunu, Boligan, Kap, Jim Morin (of the Miami Herald, who used to be on our site), Vadot, Zapiro and Rousso.

3:00pm-3:45pm, Internet, New Risks. with me, Damien Glez (the cartoonist from Burkina Faso and a longtime contributor to our site), Kianoush (my exiled cartoonist buddy from Iran), Z, and Ali Ferzat, the famed cartoonist from Syria who was beaten and had his hands broken by Bashar Assad’s thugs. I’m very interested to meet Ali Ferzat who is a hero for standing up to the Assad regime.

3:45pm-4:30pm Cartooning for Peace, Myth or Reality, with Plantu, Damien Glez, Michel Kichka, Izel, Vadot and Dilem.

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What Political Cartoonists Thought of Santorum

After much hand-wringing among Republicans anxious to end their primary blood bath, presidential candidate Rick Santorum has finally decided to suspend his campaign. Facing a potentially embarrassing loss in his home state of Pennsylvania, Santorum getting out of the race now makes a clear path for Mitt Romney to become the party’s nominee, bounced checks from Newt Gingrich not withstanding.

This has been an exciting race, and much like the Hillary/Obama primary back in 2008, cartoonists weighed in with an onslaught of terrific cartoons. You can view our complete collection of Rick Santorum cartoons here, but here are a handful I thought were cool…

Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Bagley)
Jimmy Margulies / The Record (click to view more cartoons by Margulies)
Bob Englehart / Hartford Courant (click to view more cartoons by Englehart)
Bill Day / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Day)
Gary McCoy / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by McCoy)
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Five Timely 'Buffett Rule' Cartoons

As Tax Day approaches, and we all shuffle to figure out how much we owe Uncle Sam, the President and Democrats are hard at work pushing their message of tax fairness.

The core of their plan is the so-called “Buffett rule,” named after billionaire Warren Buffett, who has said that he pays a lower percentage in income taxes than his secretary. Obama’s plan would force the rich to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.

Here are five timely cartoons that wade into the murky waters of any tax plan pushed during an election year…

Kirk Anderson / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Anderson)
John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Cole)
Joe Heller / Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to view more cartoons by Heller)
Kap / Cagle Cartoons (Click to view our newest political cartoons)
Taylor Jones / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Jones)
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Mike Wallace RIP

Legendary journalist and “60 Minutes” icon Mike Wallace died Saturday in a care facility in Connecticut. He was 93.

I can’t think of another journalist who could interrogate and cross-examine interview subjects the way Wallace did, making “60 Minutes” must-watch TV for more then a generation. Wallace’s death follows the death of another pillar of “60 Minutes,” Andy Rooney, who died back in November a month after delivering his last show-closing essay.

Here are some of the first cartoons to memorialize Wallace. I’ll add more as they come in…

Dave Granlund / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Granlund)
Milt Priggee / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Milt)
John Darkow / Columbia Daily Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Darkow)
Taylor Jones / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Jones)
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Five Easter Cartoons About the 2012 Primary

I know a lot of cartoonists hate drawing holiday cartoons, but I always look forward to using the unique visual imagery every holiday has to offer in new and interesting ways.

As we’re in the midst of a contentious Republican primary for the party’s Presidential representative, I thought it’d be cool to post five cartoons weighing in on the race using Easter imagery. It’s just too bad they weren’t all drawn on eggs…

Daryl Cagle / msnbc.com (click to view more cartoons by Cagle)
Jeff Parker / Florida Today (click to view more cartoons by Parker)
Chris Weyant / The Hill (click to view more cartoons by Weyant)
Adam Zyglis / Buffalo News (click to view more cartoons by Zyglis)
Bill Schorr / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Schorr)
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Easter According to Cam Cardow

Many cartoonists handle holidays very differently. Some prefer to use the opportunity to create funny gags, while others try to tie in the unique imagery to an event or issue that’s currently in the news.

Cam Cardow, the brilliant cartoonist for the Ottawa Citizen, has always treated Easter with a respect not often seen among the bunnies and chocolate candies. Many are more like illustrations than traditional cartoons.

I asked Cam to share his thoughts about his Easter cartoons, and here’s what he e-mailed me:

I don’t have an issue when a cartoonist expresses personal faith or a belief system in a cartoon. In fact, we do it all the time by aligning with certain social issues and political parties. I just happen to be a believer in the personage of Jesus Christ, his historical role, ancient origins, his death and ultimately, his resurrection. Regardless of my walk in this life, I know who he is and I will always acknowledge that in person and in my art. My belief of who he was and is a key component to who I am. Therefore, I publicly acknowledge it.

Here are some of his best Easter cartoons…





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Best Cartoons of the Week

Every Friday, we collect the best political cartoons of the week and stuff them into one big, glorious slideshow.

So just relax and catch up on a week’s worth of news with our Best Cartoons of the Week slideshow.

Cam Cardow / Ottawa Citizen (click to start slideshow)

 

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Cartoonists Love The Titanic

“Titanic” has burst back into movie theaters sporting an $18 million dollar 3-D makeover. James Cameron, fresh from raking mud off the floor of the ocean, hopes to garner some greenbacks by tailing the re-release on the back of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

Cartoonists are all about visual metaphors, and we love a good ship-sinking cartoon (with apologies to Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino). I dug through our archives and found these Titanic-themed cartoons that I’m excited to “re-release” to an entirely new audience. And it didn’t even cost me a dime…

Tom Janssen / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Janssen)
Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Bagley)
Nate Beeler / Washington Examiner (click to view more cartoons by Beeler)
Cam Cardow / Ottawa Citizen (click to view more cartoons by Cam)
Frederick Deligne / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Deligne)
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Taylor Swift Meets… Taylor Jones?

When Taylor Swift was named entertainer of the year for the second year in a row at the Academy of Country Music Awards, I bet she didn’t think things could get much better. Unfortunately, there was no way she could foresee the chance cartoon encounter she would soon make with brilliant caricaturist Taylor Jones.

Taylor Swift

Taylor usually reserves his sharp pen skills for skewering politicians and entertainers, but just this once he couldn’t help but insert himself into one of his cartoons. I asked him why he went this route with his cartoon, and here is his response:

It’s a running joke that I’m about as skinny as an adult man can be without being terminally ill. Like most people in the comedy industrial complex (which includes editorial cartooning), I poke fun at myself to mask my pain, insecurities and stupidity.

Taylor Swift and I are EXACTLY the same height and build — though even she has a bigger chest than me! Add the fact that 90% of people with the first name of Taylor are females under the age of 30, and you have comedy gold! Well, pewter, anyway.

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Help Fund Keith Knight's New Graphic Novel

My friend, “The K Chronicles” and “(Th)ink” cartoonist Keith Knight, launched a Kickstarter campaign earlier this month to fund his first graphic novel, “I Was A Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator.”

The book will chronicle Keith’s high school senior year and college freshman year, when he performed as a Michael Jackson impersonator. “It was the best paying gig I ever had, “ he said.

With only  a couple of days left, Keith has just about reached his funding goal. Help him fully fund this project – Keith is a talented cartoonist, and this book promises to be a hoot!

View Keith’s Kickstarter page here

 

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Dangerous Hoodies

The Trayvon Martin case continues to be tried on cable television instead of in a courtroom. In one of the most outlandish comments involved with this whole tradegy, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said he thought the hoodie Trayvon wore the night he was shot was as much responsible for his death as the shooter, George Zimmerman.

Rivera has since backed away and apologized for his comments, but cartoonists have already latched onto the visual imagery of the hoodie (including me). Here are some cartoons about this suddenly dangerous piece of attire:

Mike Keefe / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Keefe)
Adam Zyglis / Buffalo News (click to view more cartoons by Zyglis)
Jen Sorensen / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Sorensen)
Taylor Jones / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Jones)
Jimmy Margulies / The Record (click to view more cartoons by Margulies)