Cartoonists Remember 9/11 is a series ofcomic strips run on the tenth anniversary of theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.[1] It included cartoonists fromKing Features Syndicate,Creators Syndicate,Tribune Media Services,Universal Press Syndicate, andWashington Post Writers Group.[2]
Brendan Burford, comics editor for King Features, said, "Readers look to the comics page to reflect the national conversation, and on Sunday, Sept. 11, that's going to be the conversation."[3]
Jeff Keane, co-author ofThe Family Circus told the Associated Press, "I knew that it was something that I think would work forFamily Circus if I could find the approach for it. BecauseFamily Circus is more of a realistic look at family, and I don't necessarily have a cartoon that is a 'joke a day,' but more sentimental and more emotional, it was easier for me to look at it that way."[4]Jim Borgman, co-creator ofZits agreed, "As a cartoonist we would have all been wondering 'Is it OK to deal with this topic in our work?' Of course you can, but there is something comforting about the thought that a bunch of us are going to be struggling to say something on that day. My colleagues – cartoonists – are an astonishingly varied and talented group of people. I fully expect we'll see a broad range of approaches that day."[4]
The works were exhibited at theNewseum in Washington, D.C.,[5] theCartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, theToonSeum in Pittsburgh, New York City'sMuseum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)[6] and theSociety of Illustrators in New York City.
