Spectator Article: the future of cartooning
Nick Newman, one of the UK's best and most prolific gag cartoonists, has written an article for this week's Spectator about the challenges facing our art form. He very kindly gives me a mention. It makes for sobering reading: the number of open-call outlets for cartoonists has dropped massively in recent years; meanwhile, younger artists seem to be dissuaded by the likelihood of rejection, or simply prefer the perceived glamour and relative accessibility of monetising their w