Helgi Sigurðsson
NationalityIcelandic
Other namesHelgi Sig
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, designer

Helgi Sigurðsson is an Icelandic cartoonist and designer, best known for his decade long work as a cartoonist for Morgunblaðið.

Career

Helgi started drawing cartoons for Morgunblaðið in May 2010.[1] He became known for controversial drawings on topics such as immigration, refugees and Covid-19.[2][3][4][5] His last drawing was published on 14 December 2021. On 7 January 2022, it was reported that Helgi had resigned from Morgunblaðið following editorial requests that he would tone his latest submissions.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Tveir teikna skopmyndir Morgunblaðsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 May 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (16 August 2018). "Ný Moggabomba: "Mynd dagsins er ógeðsleg"". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Jakob Bjarnar (5 October 2018). "Hin meinta drátthaga langatöng bláu handarinnar skilur ekki lætin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Bjartmar Oddur Þeyr Alexandersson (18 August 2020). "Skopmyndateiknari Morgunblaðsins segist vita um lækningu við Covid: "Ég er náttúrulega ekki læknir"". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Birgir Olgeirsson (1 September 2015). "Skopmynd Morgunblaðsins afar umdeild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Bára Huld Beck (7 January 2022). "Helgi Sig hættur að teikna fyrir Morgunblaðið". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Jakob Bjarnar (7 January 2022). "Umdeildur skopmyndateiknari Moggans hverfur á braut". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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