Political cartoons are just the coolest. You get to make fun of people in power in a funny way, plus you get get big ups for your art if you do it right. Even people who don’t read the news might check out your comic. Who wouldn’t want that job? But the gig is also […]
So a cartoon by Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig again causes a stir. To be sure Leunig has his detractors: Oh no, Leunig is back, and he’s making cartoons again! Why won’t somebody stop him? If you’re not aware, Michael Leunig is a veteran cartoonist and Australia’s most whimsical anti-vaxxer — he also hates marriage equality! Honestly, it’s bad […]
WTWO/WAWV carries the story of local cartoonist minister Paul Gray. At almost 90 years old, Paul Gray of Carlisle has been cartooning his entire life—he even still publishes a weekly cartoon for area newspapers. “In the early 1950s, I worked for the Detroit Daily News a little bit,” he said. He also worked for a […]
Bizarro starts off our look at parenting with a dumb joke. I like dumb jokes, and particularly the kind that require you to think for about a minute and then realize you shouldn’t have had to. I also like the fact that Bizarro never softens its approach or apologizes for gags that whooshed over your […]