Last month’s contest featured a drawing by Tim Mellish, who joined our judges’ panel from Brisbane, Australia, at 2:00 a.m. His drawing is set in Heaven, where St. Peter is standing by the pearly gates and addressing a man with a leaf blower. Tim’s original caption was, “Surely, you jest,” which is very close to…
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“Making Hay” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest featured a drawing by cartoonist Katherine Bettis, who joined our judges’ panel to help select the winning entry and five runners-up. Her drawing is set at a dinner table, where a cow who’s wearing an apron is serving hay to her calf and a human boy. The boy, who’s staring at his portion…
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“No Rest for the Wicked” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest featured a drawing by New Yorker cartoonist Sofia Warren, who unfortunately couldn’t join our judging panel but did review all the entries and send us her top ten. Sofia’s drawing is set in a bedroom, where a woman is in bed and on her smart phone. Under her bed is a monster,…
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International Cartoon Licensing: A Complete Guide for Artists Worldwide
Breaking Down Geographic Barriers For decades, cartoon licensing was limited by geography. If you weren’t based near major publishing markets or didn’t have established industry connections, breaking into commercial licensing seemed nearly impossible. International cartoonists faced additional hurdles: language barriers, currency complications, unfamiliar copyright laws, and no clear path to reach buyers across borders. However,…
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Licensing as a Long-Term Strategy for International Cartoonists
The Catalog Advantage Cartoon licensing works as a long-term distribution strategy because your work doesn’t expire. Once cartoons are accepted into a licensing platform, they remain searchable and available indefinitely. This creates advantages that other income streams don’t offer. Commissions end when delivered, cartoons available for licensing continue generating opportunities indefinitely. On platforms like CartoonStock,…
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