Cartoon enthusiasts packed the Hilton Hotel's Atrium Ballroom in downtown Portland on Sunday in hopes of meeting some of the top cartoonists from around the country. Fans were able to have their caricatures drawn, get an item signed, request sketches and buy artwork.

The event was part of the National Cartoonists Society's 71st Annual Reuben Awards. Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post, took home the outstanding cartoonist of the year award. She was given the honor for her coverage of the 2016 presidential election.

Nearly 50 cartoonists attended the event held this year in Portland. Some of the most popular included Bill Morrison of "The Simpsons," "Futurama" and Disney; David Silverman of "The Simpsons"; Mike Peters, of the comic strip "Mother Goose & Grimm"; and Jerry Scott, of the strips "Zits" and "Baby Blues."

Other cartoonists included:

Ray Alma (Mad magazine, animation storyboards, advertising illustration)

Drew Aquilina (Green Pieces Cartoon Studio – Comix Box Comics Syndicate)

Brian Basset ("Red And Rover")

Dave Blazek ("Loose Parts")

Chip Bok (editorial cartoonist)

Jason Chatfield (the comic "Ginger Meggs" and The New Yorker)

Brian Crane ("Pickles")

Barbara Dale (greeting cards)

David DeGrand (artist and writer for MAD magazine and SpongeBob Comics)

Graham Dury ("Viz")

Jan Eliot ("Stone Soup")

Greg Evans ("Luann")

Karen Evans (the real-life "Luann")

Andrew Farago (Cartoon Art Museum)

Bob Foster (comic books, comic strips, Disney TV animation)

R.C. Harvey (Perpendicular Pronoun Press)

Jim Horwitz ("Watson")

Lynn Johnston ("For Better or for Worse")

Jeff Keane ("The Family Circus")

Dave Kellett ("Sheldon")

Rick Kirkman ("Baby Blue")

Scott Kurtz (Toonhound Studios)

Kit Lively (MAD, National Lampoon, SpongeBob Comics)

Dan McConnell (magazine gag cartoonist, caricatures and stuff)

Luke McGarry ("Fantastic Heat Brothers")

Steve McGarry ("Biographic," "Kid Town")

Wiley Miller ("Non Sequitur")

Mark Parisi ("Marty Pants," "off the mark" cartoons)

Jeff Parker ("Dustin")

Dan Piraro ("Bizarro")

Tom Richmond (MAD magazine)

Bill Schorr ("Grizzwells," children books, graphic novel)

Ed Steckley (MAD magazine, caricature artist)

Rick Stromoski ("Soup to Nutz")

Ann Telnaes (editorial cartoonist, The Washington Post)

Simon Thorp ("Viz" comic, UK)

Brian Walker ("Beetle Bailey," "Hi And Lois")

Greg Walker ("Beetle Bailey," "Hi And Lois")

Wayno ("WaynoVision")

Shannon Wheeler ("Too Much Coffee Man," The New Yorker)

-- Mark Graves/Staff