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CSotD: Keith Knight knocks one out of the park

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Mike Peterson Published: March 31, 2010 1 minute 0 comments

There is a saying in cartooning that good writing can save bad art but that good art won't save bad writing. Not an issue for Keith Knight, who has a rare talent for combining hilarious art with solid observational humor.

This gag simply would not work if (A) the expressions on the baby weren't so consistently funny and (B) he didn't set up a certain mood with some slightly scatological humor so that (C) the sudden swap from parental humor to political commentary didn't fly so completely out of left field.

This is simply a great example of what happens when great writing and artwork combine — mood, timing, the whole package.