Jonesy offers an historical/political start to an examination of cartoons that, upon giving them some thought, aren’t funny, because this one did make me smile.It is, of course, a gag about the famous Christmas truce of WWI, in which British and German troops stopped shooting at each other and played football in No Man’s Land.It […]
Jeff Koterba shows that less is more with a simple response to Brittney Griner’s release. The ball/ball-and-chain transposition is solid without being excessively clever and he doesn’t presume the result of the throw. More important, he doesn’t argue over whether half a loaf is, indeed, better than none, but celebrates an American homecoming.Granted, it’s fair […]
Several cartoonists have commented on the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, in which the parents of murdered Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — and some other officers’ and their families — accepted the medal, shook Sen. Charles Schumer’s hand, then walked past Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy.IMHO, John Deering got it best.Ken Sicknick, Brian’s brother, explained […]
Rick McKee posted this yesterday, but, upon closer examination, it appears to be from two years ago. That would normally disqualify it, but, given how long we’ve been chasing the Hunter Biden will-o-the-wisp, the commentary is as fresh as the controversy, while the gist of the piece fits in with today’s topic, which is to […]
Social media has been full of people complaining that neither the Washington Post nor the NY Times led their front pages yesterday with news of Trump’s declaration that the Constitution should be overturned in order to make him president, but I think Gary Markstein (Creators) may have the most cogent analysis.Trump wants to hack up […]
It may seem odd to begin a discussion of the end of America with today’s Buckets (AMS), but what may have struck Greg Cravens as ironic exaggeration a few weeks ago has become chillingly relevant, now that Donald Trump has finally declared his contempt for the US Constitution and the rule of law.I doubt this […]
Award Winning Cartoonists Kevin Necessary (1st Place) and Rich Williams (2nd Place) win 2022 cartooning awards from The Press Club of Cleveland for Ohio Excellence in Journalism. Mercer Mayer Media Publishers Weekly on author-illustrator Mercer Mayer‘s new multimedia deal. Mercer Mayer, author of 300 books including the long-running Little Critter series, has […]
Daniel Boris offers a Juxtaposition of Himself: Two versions of a single cartoon.I prefer the first iteration, specifically because the convictions don’t necessarily lead back to Trump. That is, Rhodes and Meggs would have been convicted of seditious conspiracy (and the others of interference) without any need to prove they were incited by Trump and, […]
I was thinking of using the headline “WGASA Forever,” but several of today’s cartoons are about things we really should care about.Not this one, but I gather a lot of people in Britain besides Christian Adams are steamed by the fact that The Prince Formerly Known As The Prince and his wife have made a documentary […]
Political Cartoons in an Age of Fake News TalkDec 1, 2022 – 5:30 pmThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosts “a roundtable discussion by political cartoonists Eric J. Garcia, Keith Knight, and Ann Telnaes, moderated by Associate Professor in Graphic Design Stacey Robinson.” Getting Laughs While Speaking Truth to Power Letters to the Editor About Editorial Cartoon […]
Tom Tomorrow reflects on the fleeting relevance of political cartoons, and he’s right that the more specific a critique, the sooner it becomes irrelevant, or, at least, we should hope it does.I bought Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist, which includes a DVD of all his cartoons, and, while he was, […]
So this greeted me at Twitter this morning, and refreshing, or coming back later, didn’t help, but logging out and signing back in restored things, whatever that portends.Mostly, it was a clue as to where to start, which is with thisJuxtaposition of the Day(Graeme Keyes)(Jeremy Banx)Two takes on roughly the same concept, but with enough […]
The Evolving Art of Ruffling Feathers © Steve Nease Most newspapers had a full-time cartoonist on staff. Now, the juice just isn’t worth the squeeze. Steve Nease, one of Canada’s premier cartoonists, isn’t surprised. A lot of papers no longer run, not just his, but any cartoons. “Sometimes, it’s a cost-cutting matter,” he admits. Cartoonists aren’t […]
Editorial and sports cartoonist Gene Basset has passed away. Gene Basset July 24, 1927 – November 24, 2022 Gene had a career that spanned the second half of the 20th century.From the obituary: Gene began his newspaper career in 1950 at the Indianapolis Times as a sketch artist and sports cartoonist. He remained there until […]
Ann Telnaes packs a lot into this commentary on Trump’s dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, mostly by saying little.That is, while others have gone over the top with exaggerations in condemning the event, her only distortion is putting Fuentes — an outright and unabashed white supremacist — in a KKK hood.Well, unless you […]