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The least surprising award of the evening: Al Jaffee accepts the Reuben Award as the top cartoonist of 2007.
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The example of Jaffee's work on display.
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On Thursday before the NCS meetings began, cartoonists participated in a Habitat for Humanity project. Here, Brian Walker and Rina Piccolo work on some roofing. |
Alan Gardner of The Daily Cartoonist blog. |
The award banquet's emcee, Mike Peters, showed the audience some of the acts of kindness in which Patrick McDonnell's "Mutts" protagonists engage. |
Peters shows the boundless heroism of Earl and Mooch. |
Peters depicts Earl and Mooch furthering Mideast pace. |
Is there ANYTHING, Mike Peters asks, that Earl and Mooch cannot do? (Click here for McDonnell's reaction to Peters' depiction of his duo.) |
Bill "FoxTrot" Amend with his children. |
Sam Viviano of MAD magazine and veteran cartoonist Frank Springer. |
Sergio Aragones and Jack Davis--two of the world's fastest (and nicest) cartoonists. |
Carla Ventresca and John Kovaleski |
Andrew Farago of the Museum of Cartoon Art. |
Bill Amend ("FoxTrot"), Bill Hinds ("Tank McNamara"), Dave Coverly ("Speed Bump ") and Rick Kirkman ("Baby Blues"). |
Sam Viviano of MAD magazine draws for a fan. |
Arnold Roth. |
Jerry Van Amerongen ("The Neighborhood"). |
The divisional awards and the Reuben Award statuette. |
The Reuben Award that Al Jaffee took home. |
Betty Evans (wife of "Luann"'s Greg Evans) and Jeff Keane ("Family Circus"). |
Bill Amend makes an award presentation during the Reuben Award ceremony. |
Terri Libenson ("The Pajama Diaries") and husband Michael Davis, someone she wants to keep quiet. |
Craig Boldman ("Archie") and Roy Doty. |
Mark Tatulli ("Lio") belts one out during the karaoke contest with daughter Lexa. (Incidentally, Tatulli is a superb performer.) |
Children's book author Sandra Boynton at a Habitat for Humanity work site. |
Editorial cartoonist T. Brian Kelly. |
Sandra Boynton signs the jam drawing at the Habitat site. |
Stu Rees, attorney to many cartoonists, who works for the interests of many NCS members as well as the overall organization. |
Mark Tatulli ("Lio") receives some help with his tuxedo's necktie. |
Brian Walker ("Beetle Bailey"), left, and Neal Walker ("The Best of Times" magazine). |
Rich Stromoski ("Soup to Nutz") makes the Milton Caniff Award presentation to Sandra Boynton. |
Stephen Silver, winner of the television animation division, with wife Heidi Silver. |
Children's book author Sandra Boynton accepts the award for children's book illustration. |
Rick Stromoski, left, Steve McGarry and McGarry's sons, Joe and Luke. |
Brendan Burford, King Features Syndicate comics editor, Juana Medina, winner of the first Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, and T.R. "Rocky" Shepard, King Features president. |
Rob Smith Jr., John Read (publisher of "Stay Tooned" magazine) and comics historian (and Hogan's Alley contributor) R.C. Harvey. |
Rick Stromoski and Bill Janocha. |
Children's book author Sandra Boynton with her Milton Caniff Award plaque. |
Cartoonist Tom Stemmle and Patti Hart Pomeroy, daughter of "B.C." creator Johnny Hart. |
Sandra Boynton, just after having won the Milton Caniff Award for career achievement, with Rick Stromoski. |
Frank Springer gets into the spirit of the street parade in which the cartoonists participated. |
Editorial Cartoonist Daryl Cagle, left, and Wiley Miller ("Non Sequitur"). |
David Silverman ("The Simpsons") plays the tuba in the street parade. |
David Silverman ("The Simpsons"), left, and Keith Robinson ("Making It"). |
The Milton Caniff Award plaque that Sandra Boynton won. |
Stephen Silver and the award he received for the television animation division. |
Chad Carpenter accepts the newspaper panel award he won for "Tundra." |
King Features' Frank Caruso and Sandra Boynton. |
"Tundra" creator Chad Carpenter and "Cathy" creator Cathy Guisewite. |
Heidi Silver, left, Stephen Silver and MAD (and overall) legend Jack Davis. |
"Tundra" creator Chad Carpenter with his wife, Karen. |
Daryll Collins, winner of the magazine illustration division. |
An example of the work Daryll Collins won the magazine illustration division with. |
Daryll Collins, left, and Bill Amend, who presented Collins with the magazine illustration division award. |
Sergio Aragones makes the presentation of the newspaper illustration award. |
Sergio Aragones, left, with Sean Kelly, winner of the newspaper illustration division. |
Dena and Jack Davis in the parade in which the cartoonists took part. |
Veteran gag cartoonist Don Orehek and wife, Suzanne. |
"Tundra" creator Chad Carpenter with his wife, Karen. |
Sergio Aragones, left, and comics historian (and music composer) Grant Geissman. |
Dave Coverly ("Speed Bump") and Hilary Price ("Rhymes With Orange") work on a roof on a Habitat for Humanity project. |
Sergio Aragones congratulates Sandra Boynton on winning the Milton Caniff Award. |
Dave Coverly ("Speed Bump") and Hilary Price ("Rhymes With Orange") on the bus to a Habitat for Humanity project site. |
Cartooning veteran Roy Doty beseeches a higher power. |
Two MAD men: Sergio Aragones (left) and Sam Viviano. |
Hy and Flo Eisman. |
Four MAD men (left to right): Sam Viviano, Sergio Aragones, Al Jaffee and Jack Davis. |
James Estes (left), Bruce Higdon and Higdon's son, B.J. |
Greg Evans ("Luann") helps stuff the goodie bags for the weekend's guests. (And you thought cartooning was all glamor.) Marie Stemmle (left) and Betty Evans also toil away. |
NCS members always look forward to hearing Roy Doty hold forth on whatever's on his mind. |
Ron Evry holding down a roof on a Habitat for Humanity project. |
Arnold Roth makes an award presentation. |
Frank Springer takes a photo as Stan Goldberg looks on. |
Arnold Roth and Al Jaffee with Jaffee's Reuben Award. |
Four MAD men (left to right): Sam Viviano, Sergio Aragones, Al Jaffee and Jack Davis. |
Bill Hinds, installing a Habitat for Humanity house's window. |
Cartoonist/animator Chad Frye (left) with Sergio Aragones. |
Keith Robinson ("Making It") and John McMeel of Universal Press Syndicate. |
Sports cartooning legend Bill Gallo (left) presents Mort Gerberg with the award for gag cartooning. |
Jenny Robb gets into the parade spirit. |
Two generations of gag cartoonists: Mort Gerberg (left) and Gary McCoy. |
Tom Richmond ("MAD") and Sandra Boynton, with Boynton's Milton Caniff Award plaque. |
Mort Gerberg (left) and Bill Hinds at a Habitat for Humanity work site. |
Tom Richmond with his award plaque for advertising illustration. |
Mort Gerberg accepts his award for gag cartooning. |
An example of Mort Gerberg's work. |
Tom Richmond accepts his award for advertising illustration. |
An example of Tom Richmond's advertising work. |
Two of the night's big winners: Mort Gerberg and Sandra Boynton. |
No, it's not Lou Ferrigno: It's Tom Richmond working on a roof at a Habitat for Humanity site. |
Mort Gerberg (left), former MAD editor Nick Meglin (center) and comics historian Grant Geissman. |
Tom Richmond (left) and Mike Peters ("Mother Goose and Grimm"). |
Paul Gilligan (right, "Pooch Cafe") with an enthusiastic greeting for John Martz. |
John Glynn of Universal Press Syndicate (left), Richard Thompson ("Cul de Sac") and John McMeel of Universal. |
Bob Rich (left) and Mike Ramirez. |
Stan Goldberg ("Archie") and John Reiner ("The Lockhorns"). |
Bob Rich (left), Brian Walker and Rina Piccolo work on a Habitat for Humanity roof. |
Nancy Goldstein signs a copy of her Jackie Ormes biography for Don Peoples. |
Even at a cartooning event you can't get cartoonists away from the comics: Greg Walker read the Sunday section. |
Ray Billingsley ("Curtis"). |
Cathy Guisewite ("Cathy") and John McMeel of Univeral Press Syndicate. |
Editorial cartoonist Mike Ramirez takes the mike at the karaoke event. |
The unsung hero of the weekend, Phil Pyster of the Crow-Segal mangement company, who manages the logistics of the event. |
Cathy Guisewite ("Cathy") makes an award presentation. |
Cartooning historian (and "Hogan's Alley" contributor) R.C. Harvey (left) and cartoonist Mike Lynch. |
Hilary Price ("Rhymes With Orange") and Patrick McDonnell ("Mutts"). |
Hilary Price ("Rhymes With Orange"). |
Frank Springer (center) is bookended by Jay Pittman (left) and Jack Pittman. |
Bunny Hoest ("The Lockhorns") and Stan Goldberg ("Archie"). |
Ira Yoffe of Parade magazine. |
Even clad in a tuxedo, Al Jaffee takes a moment to do a sketch for a fan. |
A beaming Sam Viviano (center) stands between Rina Piccolo (left, "Six Chix") and Terri Libenson "The Pajama Diaries"). |
Bill Janocha and Glenn McCoy. |
Al Jaffee (left), Amy Gooch and Rich Moyer. |
Rina Piccolo ("Six Chix") and Brendan Burford (King Features comics editor) on a bus to a Habitat for Humanity work site. |
NCS President Jeff Keane ("The Family Circus") gives the welcome speech to the awards banquet. |
Al Jaffee (left) and Hogan's Alley editor Tom Heintjes. |
Mike Peters (left) and Bill Schorr, who won the award for editorial cartooning. |
Jeff Keane ("The Family Circus") and wife Melinda. |
Clad in formal attire, Mike Peters makes an award presentation. |
Al Jaffee and John Kovaleski (right). |
Jenny Robb of Ohio State University's Cartoon Research Library. |
Mike Peters and Juana Medina, winner of the first Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. |
Joe Wos of Pittsburgh's ToonSeum. |
Lynn Johnston ("For Better Or For Worse") draws for Megan Frye. |
Al Jaffee and Mell Lazarus ("Momma"). |
Lynn Johnston ("For Better Or For Worse") and Greg Evans ("Luann"). |
Mike Peters ("Mother Goose and Grimm") and Mason Mastroianni ("B.C."). |
Larry Katzman and Sandra Boynton. |
Al Jaffee, Nick Meglin and Grant Geissman. |
Mike Peters ("Mother Goose and Grimm") looks down from a rooftop at a Habitat for Humanity work site. |
Paul Gilligan ("Pooch Cafe") and Meredith Lyman. |
Joyce and Al Jaffee, Dena Davis, Sam Viviano, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. |
Jenny Robb of OSU's Cartoon Research Library attends a seminar. |
Patty and Jef Mallett ("Frazz"). |
Keith Robinson ("Making It"). |
Sean Kelly with his award for newspaper illustration. |
An example of Kelly's work.
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The Jaffees ride in style in the street parade. |
Patti Hart Pomeroy (left), and Mason Mastroianni ("B.C."). Patti is Johnny Hart's daughter, and Mason is his grandson. |
Rick Kirkman ("Baby Blues"). |
Karen O'Connell and Patrick McDonnell ("Mutts") laugh during Mike Peters' banquet-opening presentation, which had some sport with McDonnell's characters. |
Rick Newcombe (Creators Syndicate), Patti Hart Pomeroy and Melissa Lin (Creators Syndicate). |
Lisa Klem Wilson (United Feature Syndicate) on a Habitat for Humanity work site. |
Mell Lazarus ("Momma") makes an award presentation. |
Nancy Goldstein gives a talk on her Nancy Ormes biography. |
Mell Lazarus ("Momma"), David Silverman ("The Simpsons") and Jessica Ward. |
Cartoonist Michael Arnold. |
Cartooning historian Leif Peng and wife Wendy. |
Dave Mowder accepts the award for greeting card illustration. |
An example of Mowder's greeting card work. |
Dave Mowder with his plaque for greeting card illustration. |
Mike Lynch (left) and Richard Thompson ("Cul de Sac"). |
Patty Mallett ("Frazz") and children's book author Sandra Boynton. |
Mark Tatulli ("Lio"). |
Gary (left) and Glenn McCoy . |
Patrick McDonnell ("Mutts") presented Juana Medina with the first Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. |
Jenny Robb of OSU's Cartoon Research Library. |
Patrick McDonnell ("Mutts") can't even grab a bite in peace without the paparazzi. |
Two past NCS presidents: Steve McGarry (left) and Mell Lazarus ("Momma"). |
Former MAD editor Nick Meglin (left) and Wiley Miller ("Non Sequitur"). |
Steve McGarry (left) presents Stu Rees with the Silver T-Square award for Rees' service to the NCS. |
Sergio Aragones (MAD magazine) and Lucy Caswell of the OSU Cartoon Research Library. |
Lynn Johnston ("For Better Or For Worse"). |
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