CSotD: A Second Front in our Second Civil War
“(N)o plagiarist can excuse the wrong by showing how much of his work he did not pirate.” — Judge Learned Hand…
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CSotD: Corrections, Clarifications & Road Apples
This could have been a short day for me, because Jen Sorensen has said everything I have on my mind….
CSotD: Dark Days, metaphorical and real
The whole world is watching, and, as Cathy Wilcox notes, they’ve stopped laughing. I can’t speak for Australians, but, from…
CSotD: Commentary in Context
Humor specifically and cartoon commentary in general require context. The context of Paul Fell‘s cartoon is immediately clear to anyone…
CSotD: Leftovers
Thanksgiving was lovely, and Steve Kelley (Creators) even provided an early Christmas present for his critics, saving them from needing…
CSotD: Hobbes, Rousseau and Benedict
Existential Comics, which just celebrated its tenth year, continues the birthday festivities with this contrast of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas…
CSotD: The Way We Live Now
I’ve long since stopped featuring Santos/Pinocchio cartoons, since there were too many of them and they’d lost all impact. But…
CSotD: What the heck happened to this country?
The woman in this Steve Kelley (Creators) cartoon asks an excellent question. I blame the Civil Rights Movement. Once Black…
CSotD: Monday Mental Workout
This is going to be a grumpy day, but let’s start with Jimmy Margulies (KFS)‘s commentary on Mike Johnson’s ascension…
CSotD: Adventures in Subjective Reality
Cathy Wilcox cites a phenomenon as old as war itself, the need to objectify and make “other” our opponents in…
CSotD: Judge mental
Political cartoons are supposed to offer political opinions, and Steve Kelley (Creators) is seldom shy about taking a partisan view….
CSotD: Would you believe … ?
Life between the ages of 15 and 20 seems purposely geared to be annoying. In my case, those years coincided…
CSotD: Insights, Insults and Foolish Mistakes
Pros and Cons (KFS) relies on three main characters: Samuel, the incompetent attorney; Stan, the somewhat brutish but kind-hearted cop…
CSotD: Regrets and the Regrettable
(Scott Stantis) (Bill Bramhall) When I heard Tony Bennett had died, I thought it was too bad, but, then again,…
CSotD: More Cartooning Controversies
I’m surprised and a bit disappointed that more political cartoonists in Britain haven’t jumped on Robert Jenrick’s heartless order to…