Comic Riffs: matt davies


Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 10/18/2011

HERBLOCK TRIBUTE: Remembering The Post’s cartooning legend a decade after his death
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  10:00 PM ET, 10/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Herblock, Herb Block, library of congress, mike peters, jen sorensen, steve breen, matt davies, scott stantis, mike luckovich, matt wuerker, jimmy margulies

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 11/11/2010

Pink-slipping the Pulitzer: Editorial cartoonists are cut in Election Day's wake
By Michael Cavna
(cartoon courtesy of Matt Davies) So much of the spectacle of elections involves watching political parties gain and lose seats, yet within hours of every Election Day, there is one seat that's grievously lost for good: the one in...

By Michael Cavna  |  07:00 AM ET, 11/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Political Cartoon | Tags:  Marshall Ramsey, Matt Davies, Steve Greenberg

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 10/08/2010

Political cartoonist MATT DAVIES named in candidate's multimillion-dollar lawsuit
By Michael Cavna
Republican congressional candidate Jim Russell is suing nine people for defamation, including Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist Matt Davies of the Journal News (Westchester County). The New York politician is reportedly seeking $1-million in damages from each of the nine people...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:45 AM ET, 10/08/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Political Cartoon | Tags:  Matt Davies, The Journal News

Posted at 09:10 AM ET, 06/15/2010

AQUAMAN DOWN: The 10 Best BP Spill Cartoons [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Aquaman was among the first casualties, tragically washing up weeks ago. And as the BP oil spill has worn on -- long uncapped, uncontained and un-"killed," top or otherwise -- visual satirists have co-opted numerous other cartoon characters. Given...

By Michael Cavna  |  09:10 AM ET, 06/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  General | Tags:  Aquaman, BP Oil Spill, Bill Day, Matt Davies, Mike Keefe, Mike Luckovich, R.J. Matson, SpongeBob SquarePants

Posted at 11:15 AM ET, 05/20/2010

THEIR TURN: 12 top cartoonists offer their take on 'Draw Muhammad Day'
By Michael Cavna
"Shock for shock's sake." "Choreographed punditry." And "wrong, childish and needlessly provocative." That's what some critics think of today's Facebook-ignited campaign titled "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day." But those aren't Islamic extremists speaking. Those are the words of pro-free-speech political...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:15 AM ET, 05/20/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Political Cartoon, The Political Cartoon, The Political Cartoon | Tags:  Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett, David Horsey, Mark Fiore, Matt Davies, Mike Luckovich, Mike Peters, Molly Norris, Nikahang Kowsar, Rex Babin, Scott Stantis, Steve Breen, Ted Rall