*** TOONS: Mike Luckovich - newly announced Pulitzer ***

[Glenda]

Ok, if you read my TOONs threads, you know how much I LOVE Mike Luckovich and his TOONs!

Just this week it was announced that he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartoons. I will post some of his Pulitzer submissions in this thread. (Also see : http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2006/editorial-cartooning/)



http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/breaking/entries/2006/04/17/59911.html

Monday, April 17, 2006

Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich earned journalism’s top honor Monday, winning a Pulitzer Prize.
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“This is just so great,” Luckovich said during a newsroom celebration after the award was announced. “I love what I do.”
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In October, he used the names of all 2,000 American soldiers who died in Iraq to spell the single word: WHY? It took him twelve to thirteen hours to complete the drawing. “He thought it was important that he pay tribute to those soldiers by writing all 2,000 names,” said editorial page editor Cynthia Tucker, who was also a Pulitzer finalist.

“It was emotional writing them out,” Luckovich said. He began doing so over the weekend as the death toll approached 2,000. The cartoon ran the day after it hit the mark at the unusual size of 8.5 by 11 inches.

He said that his humor has taken a darker turn in recent years as he has grown angrier about the war. His cartoons reflect that, he said.

*** NOT IN THE PULITZER COLLECTION, BUT I LIKE ***

[wryter2000]

1. Wahoo

:woohoo: He's great!

[IndyOp]

2. The one with the bus - partway submerged - breaks my heart...

Congrats to Lukovich - Thank you for drawing it like you see it and thank you for seeing it all with compassion...

:applause:

[mconvente]

14. yep - that one hits and hurts the most

We've got a LONG way to go until we achieve racial equality in this country.

[bunkerbuster1]

24. Boy did that cartoon ever piss off the local White Power a-holes

the AJC got a ton of angry LTEs over that one.

Mike is a national treasure, and as someone else mentioned, he's one of the best reasons to subscribe to the AJC.

Congrats!

[Warpy]

3. Love the "Identifty Theft" one

Thanks, Glenda!

This is one guy who richly deserves the Pulitzer.

I'm surprised the fundies in Georgia are letting him live. I guess they never bother to read anything but the sports and the wedding announcements.

[Spazito]

4. Luckovich has always been my favorite! It is great news he has

won the Pulitzer Prize, he certainly deserves it, imo. Thanks for posting the good news and a collection of his toons!

[HughMoran]

5. My favorite cartoonist!

:kick:

Living large in your new crib :spray:

[Nostradammit]

18. and "recruitment's way down" !!!

Man, that's some biting wit!

Hooray For Mike Luckovich ~

[ninkasi]

6. Outstanding collection

The Pulitzer was well deserved in this case...thanks for posting, Glenda. Needs 1 more recommendation so that everybody will see it.

[OhioChick]

7. Loved them all........

Thanks for posting!

[malaise]

8. Fabulous

Well deserved. Thanks for these.

[Jade Fox]

9. "Living Large in your new crib...."

Painfully funny.

[BigBearJohn]

10. Wow! He's my favorite too! Thanks for posting. I'm saving these! K/R!!!

[dickthegrouch]

11. Congratulations, Mike

You are one of my favorite cartoonists, and the award is well deserved.

[Thirtieschild]

12. Luckovich is what I miss most about Atlanta, even more than spring

[Mr_Spock]

13. Go Glenda, go Glenda, go Glenda go!

Thanks for the toons!

K&R!

[HamDon]

15. I don't have enough posts yet to recommend

but I can give it a kick.

[A Simple Game]

16. Thanks for the toons.

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

17. He deserves the Pulitzer. I love that guy's work...

He said that his humor has taken a darker turn in recent years as he has grown angrier about the war. His cartoons reflect that, he said.

I've always found his humour to be somewhat "edgy", but yes, he has gotten closer to the bone in the last few years. Good on him. Thanks for posting this.

Kick & Rec.

[oasis]

19. Great stuff.

[Supersedeas]

21. absolutely smoking

[SalmonChantedEvening]

20. WHY indeed.

Luckovich deserves that Pulitzer, and all the praise he gets for his stellar work.

As do you, Glenda for this great tribute set. :applause: :pals: :hi:

[RubyDuby in GA]

22. He's about the only reason to read the AJC anymore

We are damned lucky to have him here.

Congrats on your 2nd Pulitzer Prize Mike!

[CottonBear]

23. Wow! Congratulations to Mike Luckovich! n/t