Sharp-eyed readers of Tom the Dancing Bug will glean that I’m not particularly keen on awards in the arts, and among the gazillions of such awards, I think the National Cartoonists Society’s annual cartooning awards are particularly egregious. But I’m glad to see that one of my favorite comic strips won an NCS award this year, the underrated Monty, by Jim Meddick. And I’m delighted that the Cartoonist of the Year award, which despite its name is really a lifetime achievement award, went to the wholly deserving Al Jaffee.