Helgi Sigurðsson (cartoonist) explained

Helgi Sigurðsson
Other Names:	Helgi Sig
Nationality:	Icelandic
Occupation:	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]}

Notes and References

1. News: Tveir teikna skopmyndir Morgunblaðsins . 7 January 2022 . . 11 May 2010 . 2 . Icelandic.
2. News: Þórarinn Þórarinsson . Ný Moggabomba: "Mynd dagsins er ógeðsleg" . 7 January 2022 . . 16 August 2018 . Icelandic . 7 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107175124/https://www.frettabladid.is/frettir/n-moggabomba-mynd-dagsins-er-ogesleg/ . dead .
3. News: Jakob Bjarnar . Hin meinta drátthaga langatöng bláu handarinnar skilur ekki lætin . 7 January 2022 . . 5 October 2018 . Icelandic.
4. News: Bjartmar Oddur Þeyr Alexandersson . Skopmyndateiknari Morgunblaðsins segist vita um lækningu við Covid: "Ég er náttúrulega ekki læknir" . 7 January 2022 . . 18 August 2020 . Icelandic.
5. News: Birgir Olgeirsson . Skopmynd Morgunblaðsins afar umdeild . 7 January 2022 . . 1 September 2015 . Icelandic.
6. News: Bára Huld Beck . Helgi Sig hættur að teikna fyrir Morgunblaðið . 7 January 2022 . . 7 January 2022 . Icelandic.
7. News: Jakob Bjarnar . Umdeildur skopmyndateiknari Moggans hverfur á braut . 7 January 2022 . . 7 January 2022 . Icelandic.