Alix, the younger daughter in Stone Soup, has been going through a transformation this summer into what promises to be a bright, curious little girl who, I presume, will provide a contrast to her older, more slacker-like sister. What I particularly like about the move is that we’ve already established that she’s a funny kid […]
It’s nice to see a political cartoon tackle a mainstream issue that impacts someone under 60. Before I agree or disagree with Matt Bors on this one, let’s pause to consider that most cartoons advocating on behalf of people under 30 are either so alternative-oriented that 90 percent of young adults wouldn’t identify with them, […]
Matt Bors, with a correction to a current news story.I stopped off yesterday at Akwesasne, the Mohawk community that straddles the border they don’t admit exists, as part of my book-promotion tour. One of the women at the cultural center had provided me with some guidance for a character, a Mohawk trapper, and I wanted […]
Tom Tomorrow on the continued predominance of the “We had to destroy the village in order to save it” school of economic policy.For those too young to remember, that phrase comes from a point in the Vietnam War when it was decided to move peasants from villages in vulnerable rural areas to brand new villages […]
Matt Bors on the Trayvon Martin shooting.The shooting has provided an opportunity to watch the responses of a variety of cartoonists, though, to be honest, I haven’t seen any defending what happened. But I’ve seen some that take one element and run with it, including a lot of “guns are bad” cartoons that base their criticism […]
A departure from format today because of a bit of serendipitous synchronicity (as in the best it is). Two cartoons, not in opposition, not exactly in concert, but worth viewing together and not just in that NPR “on this hand but then again on the other hand” way.Matt Bors has posted this observation …… while […]
Oh, lord, where to begin?Matt Bors did this very funny cartoon in response to the bizarre marketing campaign for the 10-calorie version of Dr. Pepper. When I say “bizarre,” I mean this commercial, which Matt has linked with his comic at Daily Kos, probably because, if you haven’t seen it, you wouldn’t get the point […]
When Matt Bors posted this yesterday, I knew it was going to be the Comic Strip of the Day, a decision that, since I don’t have any sort of early access to strips, doesn’t normally come down until about five in the morning.But who’s going to do better than this? Who’s going to do this […]
You will really be missing something if you don’t go here and read this cartoon.On one level, the incident it bears witness to, the shootings of civilians by American contractors, is critically important and you should know about it. But let me get back to that.Dan Archer has created an interactive comic that uses its […]
Okay, here’s why liberals lose elections: They’re not afraid to make fun of each other for taking things way too seriously. Matt Bors, I’m looking at you.When I heard about the Bert-and-Ernie petition, I assumed it was a joke and wondered why PBS took it seriously enough to even bother responding. And I thought the […]
This past Christmas, I gave my older son, a Gulf veteran, a copy of “War is Boring,” the graphic memoir about the compelling addiction of covering armed conflicts, done by war correspondent David Axe and cartoonist Matt Bors. He took a while to pick it up and then reported that, while he liked it very […]
Matt Bors raises an old issue with all sorts of new implications.Victims of sexual assault have always faced the daunting prospect of proving a crime took place. Barring bruising, scratches and other signs of a physical fight, much of the evidence is based on an interaction often conducted without third party witnesses.In this case, while […]