The National Cartoonists Society

05/01/2026

Celebrate 80 years of the National Cartoonists Society with this limited edition, full color t-shirt designed by multiple NCS Award-winner Lukey McGarry, featuring a host of comic and cartoon favorites. Get yours while supplies last! Link in bio or shop directly from Facebook by clicking the image.

04/28/2026

The National Cartoonists Society is 80 years old this year! Celebrate in style with this limited edition, full color t-shirt.

Designed by multiple NCS Award-winner Lukey McGarry, it features a host of comic and cartoon favorites. Get yours while supplies last!

https://shop.nationalcartoonists.com/products/80th-anniversary-tee

04/02/2026

🎉 NCS Reuben Award Nominees🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year nominees: Dave Blazek • Tauhid Bondia • Will Henry • Dav Pilkey • Dana Simpson • Raina Telgemeier • Mark Tatulli

The Reuben Award is our profession's highest honor, recognizing excellence in cartooning. The winner will be announced August 7, 2026 at the Reuben Awards Banquet in Columbus, Ohio. Read their full bios and learn more: www.nationalcartoonists.com/reuben-nominees-2025-6

04/02/2026

🎉 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🎉

Join us for the 80th Anniversary Reuben Awards and NCS Conference
August 6-8, 2026 | Columbus, Ohio

Register: https://ncs.glueup.com/event/80th-annual-ncs-conference-and-reuben-awards-173648/

Three days celebrating 80 years of the National Cartoonists Society with:

✨ Jim Davis on building a sustainable
creative studio
✨ TED-style Toon Talks
✨ Legal panel for cartoonists
✨ Comic Lab Podcast live
✨ Reuben Awards ceremony
✨ PLUS Saturday's FREE public
Cartoonists Showcase

Early bird pricing available now!

03/30/2026

🎉 The National Cartoonists Society turns 80 this year — and we're celebrating! nationalcartoonists.com/80years → Read the story of how we got here and what we have planned for 2026 — including the Annual Reuben Awards & NCS Conference in Columbus, Ohio this August!

03/29/2026

It's another cartoony day 3 at C2E2 in Chicago! Meet cartoonists in the wild at the National Cartoonist Society booth #1028 & get some art drawn!

03/28/2026

Hey, Chicago! We're having a fun time cartooning at C2E2 this weekend! Visit The National Cartoonists Society booth #1028 to meet awesome cartoonists from across the country & learn about becoming a member!

03/27/2026

NCS will be at MoCCA Fest! See you this weekend!

03/27/2026

HELLO, CHICAGO! The NCS is here at C2E2, ready to address all of your cartooning needs. We have quite a line up over the weekend, hope you can drop by and say hi!

02/02/2026

Today is the birthdate of NCS member and comic book/comic strip great, Creig Flessel who passed away in 2008! Bill Morrison writes about his awkward encounter with Creig in the men's room of the Palace Hotel at the 2003 Reuben Awards in San Francisco, and the wonderful sketch that resulted!

A MORRISON MONDAYS birthday tribute to CREIG FLESSEL…

01/22/2026

The National Cartoonists Society invites submissions for the 80th NCS Divisional Reuben Awards, honoring excellence in professional cartooning for work first published in 2025.

Each year, the Divisional Reuben Awards recognize excellence across a wide range of cartooning disciplines, culminating in the annual Reuben Awards ceremony, where nominees and winners are formally celebrated by their peers and honored by the Society.

COMPLETE YOUR SUBMISSION BY OR ON JANUARY 23, 2026. VISIT THE NCS WEBSITE FOR CATEGORIES AND DETAILS: https://nationalcartoonists.com/awards/guidelines/