Stop Copying Yourself! Stop Copying Yourself! Stop Copying Yourself!

A few editorial cartoonists are under some fire for copying work and then re-presenting it as a new: Sean Delonas, David Horsey. Rob Tornoe is the one that caught onto Horsey's efforts. Horsey addresses the situation in his own blog as well. Editor & Publisher picks up on the story.

David Horsey is 100 percent right throughout: there are occasions when cartoonists re-use art, and one of the more legitimate circumstances by which this happens is to intentionally recall a past work. It's also important to keep the lines of communication open with an editor in terms of their being able to understand your point of view if an accusation is made. Strip cartoonists re-use art, too. In fact, when I worked for the late Jay Kennedy at King Features, I once did two weeks worth of written material constructed visually from old panels to help us catch up -- at Kennedy's insistence. We were told at the time that a couple of the super-successful cartoonists in King's stable used this technique as a deadline-solver, although I've never researched that point further so I only have his word on it.
 
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