Peter Parisi: Though former President Donald Trump has been out of the White House now for more than 18 months, he apparently still lives rent-free in the head of Mr. Trudeau, who clearly suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Mr. Trudeau — whose Sunday-only “Doonesbury” cartoon strips still lead the color comics section of the Trump-hating […]
Juxtaposition of the Day (Andy Marlette)(Drew Litton – AMS)The deaths of Nichelle Nichols and Bill Russell may leave me without a lot of material to work with over the next little while, since their obituary cartoons seem a large portion of everybody’s current production.I’m not much on obituary cartoons, and most of the Nichelle Nichols tributes […]
Rob Stolzer shares some thoughts about, and art from, Edward Sorel. The Babe Ruth portrait below appeared in the Washington Post Book World, likely in the 1960s. You can easily see the loose structure in the work, capturing the soft architecture of Ruth’s figure, as Sorel allowed the pen to find the form. There […]
Let’s start with something that needs to be top-of-mind this week, and after: Joel Pett makes the excellent point that floods like the ones happening in Eastern Kentucky can be harder on the poor. This starts with the idea that the rich folks who live in the big house on the hill won’t have nearly […]
Similar to U.S. editorial cartoonists when Trump was forced out of the spotlight, United Kingdom cartoonists have mixed feelings as Boris Johnson steps down. Rebecca Hendin, The Guardian … I’m not a fan of Boris, though, and that definitely makes it easier to think of funny material. Sunak is probably my preference for leader, in […]
So much outrage. We published a political cartoon last week showing President Joe Biden looking at his Covid test and declaring, “Finally, some positive numbers.” The cartoonist was playing off the idea that Biden can’t catch a break, and even a positive result is a negative result. © New York Daily News/Tribune Content Agency/Bill BramhallThe […]
It’s always good to start with a joke, and today’s In the Bleachers (AMS) made me redouble my search for a half-remembered golf joke, which I eventually came up with:A golfer is about to tee off when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes […]
Tony Dow’s death inspired Ruben Bolling to repost this Tom the Dancing Bug from 2012, which I liked then and I like now, not only because it pokes holes in the rightwing objections to liberal reform, but because it treats the original sitcom with more respect than it usually gets.“Leave It To Beaver” did have […]
Steve Stegelin’s illustrations have appeared in City Paper’s pages for 18 of its 25 years. You can see some of his best cartoons here. Each week, his award-winning editorial cartoon and Blotter drawings elicit laughs, prods and probably a few nods or head shakes, depending on whether you’re being lampooned by the city’s resident […]
Jeff Koterba comments on Amazon’s purchase of a health care chain, which adds to the growing collection of stuff the octopus owns.It’s not quite the same thing as a monopoly, since there’s no logical connection between Amazon’s main business as a seller of things and the health clinic’s business as a seller of services, though […]
Paul Fell offers a nuanced take on the current, horrific situation in the wake of Dobbs, as red states flex their newly acquired muscle without, as he suggests, any solid sense of how to do it.“Nuanced” in that, while he depicts the incredibly harsh laws as vicious, he makes the lawmaker appear more foolish and […]
JD Crowe of the Alabama Media Group took First Place in the 2022 Editorial Cartooning category of The Green Eyeshade Awards handed out by the Southern Chapter of the SPJ.The award is based on: Outstanding visual commentary on news or issues. Judging emphasis will be on originality and effectiveness of message. JD […]
Tom Tomorrow asks how we’ve managed to undo so much so quickly.It’s an excellent question. But as the seeds of all those reforms were being planted, the seeds of their destruction were also being sown.The 1968 Presidential Campaign in which Nixon edged out Humphrey saw George Wallace mount a redneck-based effort that secured him five states […]
But before we get to the news…After a week of Comic Con intro panels to Mutts it would be a shame if you didn’t see the Sunday panel (and the inspiration): Mutts © Patrick McDonnell; Hulk © Marvel Entertainment I would say that eight-year-old Ciaunna Williams is going to be a cartoonist except she […]
On Friday July 22 the Association of Alternative Newsmedia announced the 2022 AAN awards at a reception held at the Medill School of Journalism in downtown Chicago.Held every year since 1996, the AAN Awards recognize the best in alternative journalism and graphic design and are a unique chance for members of the alternative newsmedia to […]