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Iranian Cartoonist Sentenced to Lashing for Depicting Politician As a Soccer Player

"An Iranian cartoonist has been sentenced to 25 lashes for a caricature of a... more

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Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog is a boy’s dream come true! (Video Interview)

2012 video interview with cartoonist Jonathan Mahood, creator of the Bleeker: The... more

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Johnny Otis, "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues," Has Died

The New York Times... . Johnny Otis Has Died . Johnny Otis,... more

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Original Batman artist Jerry Robinson tells his life's story in four-color depth! (Interview)

Audio interview with legendary comic and comic book artist Jerry Robinson, best known... more

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Drew Friedman, minus liver spots, draws for Mr. Media viewers! (Video Interview)

Video interview with artist Drew Friedman, who demonstrates his caricature technique,... more

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The Antiwar Comic: Hope Springs

Tony D tries to talk a young cartoonist out of joining the army.

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25 Incredible Drawings by Master Caricaturist Jason Seiler

ART & DESIGN | TwistedSifter Chicago-based Master caricaturist Jason Seiler is... more

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How high are they willing to go?

It seems that every 5-10 year's or 3-5 month's, prices for stuff are always... more

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Draw Muhammad Day Cartoonist Molly Norris under death threats

Molly Norris has been urged to change her name and go underground by the FBI, Molly... more

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'Draw Mohammed Day' cartoonist goes into hiding / changes identity

You may have noticed that Molly Norris' comic is not in the paper this week.... more

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Ash Clouds over Bushwick

Work Only Episode 7, Ash Clouds over Bushwick. Mari Ahokoivu and Anna Sailamaa are in... more

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Sweden Cartoonish Attacked for Muhammad Pic

A few weeks ago, all anyone wanted to talk about was the South Park episode that Comedy Central banned when Trey Parker and Matt Stone defied Muslim fundamentalists by including a cartoon rendition of the prophet Muhammad. Just last week, a bomb scare in NYC was thought to be the result of that fiasco, with an SUV packed full of explosives parked relatively close to the Viacom home offices. Now video out of Sweden shows that this whole Muhammad-as-cartoon situation hasn't cooled off at all (imagine that), with cartoonist Lars Vilks attacked during a lecture after portraying the prophet as a dog in one of his strips. See the crazy video for yourselves below, my gentle Examiner readers...

Seems like these days it's tough to be a cartoonist who also wants to draw the Prophet Muhammad. First there were the shenanigans at Comedy Central with the whole 200th episode of South Park fiasco, then there was that bomb (that didn't go of due to massive incompetence on the part of the terrorist behind it) scare last week in New York City. And now we've got footage from a lecture in Sweden, where a cartoonist by the name of Lars Vilks ended up on the wrong side of an angry crowd after drawing a cartoon of Muhammad as a dog. The video explains much of what's going on for those that don't speak the language:

The last time we all sat down to discuss this here at the Comedy Examiner's Office, the response was overwhelming in favor of the guys from South Park: you, the gentle Examiner readers of the world, seemed completely in favor of their freedom to portray Muhammad as they pleased-- be it in his "real", human-like form or while dressed in a giant bear suit. This new case with Lars Vilks, though: what do you guys think? Was this guy tempting fate by going out in public-- in front of what appears to be a large number of fundamentalist Muslims-- after releasing his Muhammad cartoon? Should he have known better? What should they do with the attackers? Sound off in the comments section below, folks: we wanna hear what you have to say about this one!A few weeks ago, all anyone wanted to talk about was the South Park episode that... more