Richard Thompson wins cartooning’s ‘Oscar’ award

Richard Thompson won the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Award, named after legendary cartoonist Rube Goldberg, in Boston last night. Comic Riffs has the story and also points out that Gary Varvel who won the RFK Journalism Award for editorial cartooning here in DC, also won the NCS editorial cartooning division award.

Here are a few quick photos of Richard’s wonderful evening, taken by Chris Sparks. Congrats !


John Glynn, Richard Thompson, Cathy Guisewite, Lee Salem, John McMeel, Garry Trudeau

Richard Thompson and Chris Sparks.


Richard Thompson and Lynn Johnston


Jerry Scott, Richard Thompson and Patrick McDonnell


Richard Thompson and Mort Walker