War Is Boring

My comics editor and one-time collaborator Matt Bors wins a big prize … and gives a kickass speech at the Library of Congress.

From a newspaper in Canton, Ohio.

In this short film by Matt Hyland, editorial cartoonist Matt Bors discusses his work and philosophy while drawing his May 2011 comic about the death of Osama Bin Laden.

The Eisners are, well, sort of the Oscars of the comics world. A nonfiction comic about the Bahrain conflict, drawn by Josh Neufeld and published by our friend Matt Bors, has been nominated. If you’re any kind of librarian or comics professional, please take the time to register and vote.

Matt Bors, the artist behind this blog’s design as well as the graphic novel WAR IS BORING, has won a major cartooning award. “The prize money is extremely generous and important, as it is more than I’ve ever made in a year from my editorial cartoons,” Bors told The Washington Post. He said he plans to reinvest his winnings in his work.

Click through to revisit our Kim Jong Il Comix, created by Kyle Mizokami and Matt Bors to celebrate Dear Leader’s eccentric approach to war.

by DAVID AXE Artist Matt Bors alerts us to a case of cartooning plagiarism: This isn’t [accused plagiarizer David] Simpson’s first go-round at the light box. He was fired from his previous cartooning gig at Tulsa World in 2005 for redrawing a Bob Englehart cartoon. His excuse that time was claiming he found an unsigned version [...]