Let's cut to the main event: Dave Coverly won the Reuben Award, cartooning's top award. |
Scott ("Dilbert") Adams, left, and editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich |
Ira Yoffe of Parade Magazine, left, and Lisa Klem Wilson of United Feature Syndicate
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Bill ("FoxTrot") Amend, left, Greg ("Luann") Evans, center, and Dave ("Speed Bump") Coverly |
Joe Wos of the Toonseum, left, and Brian ("Beetle Bailey") Walker |
Bill ("FoxTrot") Amend studies a piece of comic art. |
Joe Wos of the Toonseum belts out "Candy Man" during the karaoke performance.
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Anne and Bill Guisewite, Cathy's parents, greet guests at Cathy's home during a weekend event. |
Jim Whiting, left, and veteran gag cartoonist Don Orehek |
Ashley Smith, the NCS "It" Girl, is hoisted by "Making It" cartoonist Keith Robinson. |
Brian ("Beetle Bailey") Walker, left and "Mutts" cartoonist Patrick McDonnell take in a seminar.
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Darrin ("Candorville") Bell, left, and Jerry Scott, writer of "Zits" and "Baby Blues." |
Neal ("Beetle Bailey") Walker, left, and veteran underground cartoonist Bobby London |
"New Yorker" gag cartoonist Mort Gerberg, left, and Greg ("Beetle Bailey") Walker |
Betty Evans (wife of "Luann" cartoonist Greg) and Dave ("Speed Bump") Coverly
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Bil ("Family Circus") Keane |
Cathy Guisewite of "Cathy" accompanies her father, Bill. |
Legendary sports cartoonist Bill Gallo |
Two MAD men: Sam Viviano, MAD's art director and winner of the Magazine Illustration category, left, and cartoonist Sergio Aragones look at Viviano's plaque.
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"Tank McNamara"'s Bill Hinds helps stuff the bags given to meeting attendees. |
MAD Magazine art director, left, shares an amusing anecdote with Hogan's Alley editor Tom Heintjes. |
"Tundra" marketing director Bill Kellogg apparently prepares for some two-fisted wine drinking. |
Vic ("Pardon My Planet") Lee soaks in the decor of Cathy Guisewite's house.
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"Simpsons" cartoonist Bill Morrison and his wife |
"Grizzwells" cartoonist, and editorial cartoonist, Bill Schorr |
"The Neighborhood" cartoonist Jerry Van Amerongen |
Comics historian and Hogan's Alley writer Ed Black, left, and cartoonist Tom Stemmle
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Animator Tom Sito |
Underground and Playboy cartoonist Bobby London, right, and Karen Jean |
Photographer par excellence Greg Preston, center, his right-hand man Todd Miller, left, and Hogan's Alley editor Tom Heintjes attempt to signal their street cred. |
"Zits" cartoonist Jim Borgman, left, congratulates Dave Coverly on his Reuben Award win.
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Photographer (and Hogan's Alley contributor) Greg Preston, right, and his assistant Todd Miller |
King Features comics editor Brendan Burford, left, and Creators Syndicate chief Richard Newcombe |
Editorial cartoonist and past NCS President Daryl Cagle does a drawing for a fan. |
Mark "Lio" Tatulli, comics librarian Jenny Robb, Stephan "Pearls Before Swine" Pastis, illustrator Jim Horwitz, and "Bizarro" creator Dan Piraro (l-r)
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T. Lewis of "Over the Hedge," left, and "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening |
Political cartoonists Jim Borgman, left, and Mike Ramirez |
"Lio" cartoonist Mark Tatulli performs on the karaoke stage with his daughter. |
"Tundra" cartoonist Chad Carpenter, left, with NCS newsletter editor Frank Pauer
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Karen Carpenter, Chari Pere ("Of Biblical Proportions"), "Tundra"'s Chad Carpenter and "Tundra" marketing director Bill Kellogg |
Jim Borgman, artist of "Zits" (left), "Zits" writer Jerry Scott (center) and "Bizarro" artist Dan Piraro |
Illustrator Drew Struzan discusses his career in a seminar. |
Cartoonist and former NCS President Steve McGarry with one of his sons
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Chris Houghton accepts the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Award. |
"Tundra" cartoonist Chad Carpenter, right, and his wife Karen |
Hilary Price of "Rhymes With Orange" congratulates Dave Coverly on his Reuben Award win. |
"Archie" cartoonist Stan Goldberg
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"Usagi Yojimbo" creator Stan Saka. |
Gag and greeting card cartoonist Barbara Dale, left, and "Luann" creator Greg Evans |
Dave Coverly was not playing coy after his Reuben Award win. |
"Archie" cartoonist Stan Goldberg and Karen Carpenter
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Chris Houghton with his Jay Kennedy Memorial Schlarship Award plaque |
Egil Lyder of the publishing company Egmont, left, and "Hagar" cartoonist Chris Browne |
Greeting card illustrator and gag cartoonist Barbara Dale, left, with "Cathy" creator Cathy Guisewite |
Broadcasting and comedy legend Stan Freberg
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"Stone soup" creator Jan Eliot and husband Ted Lay |
Comics historian and musician Grant Geissman, left, and illustrator Jack Pittman |
"New Yorker" cartoonist Mort Gerberg won the Gag Cartooning division. |
"Mutts" cartoonist Patrick McDonnell, right, presented Mort Gerberg with his award for gag cartooning.
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Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich's daughter stands with the plaques to be awarded during the banquet. |
"Archie" cartoonist Stan Goldberg draws for an appreciative Chad Frye. |
Cartoonist Ralph Smith and his daughter Ashley |
Animator Eric Goldberg discusses his career in a seminar.
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Ashley Smith and "Simpsons" director David Silverman |
Animator Eric Goldberg |
Editorial cartoonist (and Hogan's Alley columnist) Steve Greenberg, left, with "Candorville" creator Darrin Bell. |
"Bizarro" cartoonist Dan Piraro with wife Ashley
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"Luann" creator Greg Evans and wife Betty |
"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening |
NCS "It" Girl Ashley Smith after one of her numerous costume changes. |
"Cathy" creator Cathy Guisewite greets "Family Circus" creator Bil Keane.
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And then she greets the son: Guisewite with "Family Circus" artist and current NCS President Jeff Keane |
"Simpsons" director David Silverman with "Family Circus" artist Jeff Keane |
Cathy Guisewite graciously allowed NCS guests into her home and her studio. |
These letters adorn a wall of Cathy Guisewite's studio.
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MAD veteran Sergio Aragones, left, and cartoonist Rick Potchernick |
"Cathy" creator Cathy Guisewite congratulates "Lio" creator Mark Tatulli on his Best Newspaper Strip Award win. |
Illustrator Sean Kelly does some photography of his own. |
Hogan's Alley editor Tom Heintjes with children's book illustrator Sandra Boynton
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"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams presents an award during the banquet. |
Two editorial cartoonists: Bill Schorr, left, and Ralph Smith |
Comics librarian Jenny Robb and cartoonist Jon Paul Boscacci |
Cartoonist Rob Smith Jr.
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Two guys who are both quite MAD: Cartoonist Tom Richmond congratulates MAD art director Sam Viviano on his Magazine Illustration award. |
Hogan's Alley editor Tom Heintjes, left, with comedy and broadcasting legend Stan Freberg |
Cartoonist Rob ("Big Top") Harrell |
MAD artist Tom Richmond, left, and "Bizarro" mastermind Dan Piraro prepare for a PDA.
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Chris Houghton, winner of the Jay Kennedy Memorial Schlarship Award (left), Dave Coverly, Reuben Award winner (center) and "Mutts" creator Patrick McDonnell. |
Jean Schulz, Charles Schulz's widow |
Jem Sullivan, winner of the greeting card divisional award, and Sandra Boynton |
Stu Rees, cartoonist and barrister, and "Mutts" cartoonist Patrick McDonnell
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John Read, publisher of "Stay Tooned" magazine |
Illustrator Jim Horwitz, "Pearls Before Swine" creator Stephan Pastis and "Bizarro" honcho Dan Piraro |
"Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams addresses the NCS membership about encouraging volunteerism. |
John Hambrock ("Edison Lee"), left, and Norm Feuti ("Retail")
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Editorial cartoonists Mike Ramirez (left) and Mike Peters |
Karen Carpenter (no, not THAT Karen Carpenter, but the wife of "Tundra" creator Chad Carpenter) wows the crowd during karaoke. |
NCS President Jeff Keane opens the award ceremony. |
Editorial cartoonist Mike Ramirez, who knocked everyone out with his band's performance, also took the karaoke stage.
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"Family Circus" creator Bil Keane with Karen Carpenter (we noticed that many men wanted their pictures taken with Ms. Carpenter) |
Hilary Price, creator of "Rhymes With Orange" |
All the hardware, prior to the Reuben Award banquet |
Reuben Award winner Dave Coverly, left, with Reuben nominee Dan Piraro
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Chari Pere ("Of Biblical Proportions"), J.J. Abrams (center) and Darrin ("Candorville") Bell |
"Bo Nanas" creator John Kovaleski either needed a nap or had too much to drink. Or both. |
Mell Lazarus of "Momma" congratulates Reuben Award winner Dave Coverly. |
"Pooch Cafe" creator Paul Gilligan strikes his male-supermodel expression.
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Patti (left) and Dana Pomeroy |
"Momma" creator Mell Lazarus, left, and "Family Circus" creator Bil Keane |
"Pearls Before Swine" creator Stephan Pastis. |
Cartooning historian and blogger Leif Peng
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Playboy cartoonist Bobby London, left, and "Momma" creator Mell Lazarus |
Mark Parisi of "Off the Mark" with his award for Best Newspaper Panel
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Veteran magazine gag cartoonist Don Orehek, left, and cartoonist John Lotshaw |
Creators Syndicate chief Rick Newcombe, left, and "B.C." artist Mason Mastroianni
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"The Norm" creator Michael Jantze |
Cartoonist (and Hogan's Alley webmaster) John Lotshaw
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Have you seen this man? Editorial cartoonist and MC of the Reuben Award banquet Mike Luckovich |
"Off the Mark" creator Mark Parisi accepts the Best Newspaper panel as "Family Circus" creator Bil Keane, who presented the award, looks on.
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Bil (left) and Jeff Keane, two generations of "Family Circus" creators |
No, Robert Plant didn't perform at the Reubens. But editorial cartoonist Mike Ramirez performed "Whole Lotta Love" while channeling Plant. And he NAILED it. |
"Lio" creator Mark Tatulli donned a mermaid outfit to perform a tune from "The Little Mermaid." We understand that some audience members still wake with night sweats. |
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