She is the champion...of the world
Signe Wilkinson is the world's best cartoonist
It's been an honor to spotlight the work of my Daily News colleague Signe Wilkinson here at Attytood from time to time. During her long and distinguished career here, she's served as a kind of a moral barometer for Philadelphia and the world. To paraphrase the current ad campaign about another amazing DN'er, she draws what you'd like to say.
You may also know that Signe's already won a Pulitzer Prize for her work, so what other worlds are there to conquer, right? How about...the world. When the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack occurred earlier this year, she picked up her pen and she also picked up her keyboard, compiling and sharing some of the remarkable defenses of cartooning and of press freedom that emerged in response to a tragedy.
Today, that work won the 15th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition. It is not only more than well deserved, but a crowning achievement...at least until they honor the best cartoonist in the universe.
Blogger's note: I'll be back tomorrow to post my latest opus on the 50th anniversary of the 1960s...it's not at all what you think.