Man Overboard manages what few cartoonists have, which is to make genuinely funny cartoons on Biblical topics without either being sacrilegious or being wrong about the scriptural references. Or, of course, both. AFAIK, the moneychangers and dove-sellers did not actually look like Laurel and Hardy, but if you assume, as many do, that Jesus was […]
British political cartoonists play rough, but even those like Matt who deal in topical humor have an edge that gives their work some bite. Here he does a concise job of summing up the bowdlerization of the late Roald Dahl’s work. For those who have missed the outcry, the company that owns the rights to […]
Tom Tomorrow sets the stage today by extending the Republicans’ strategy of fear- and hate-mongering into the absurd, for the benefit of anyone who didn’t think it was already there. And let’s note, in particular, that fifth panel, because, in a functioning democracy, it seems unbalanced to blame one party for trying to destroy everything. […]
Pat Byrnes starts us off with a reflection on how Biden has done fairly well in some areas, quite well in others, not so well in some, but still sees his approval ratings low and sees that fact trumpeted regularly in the press. I have a theory that Wordle and Squid Game would not draw […]
At first glance, Rob Rogers (Ind)’s cartoon sparked a “Yes, I know,” response, because we’ve all watched the GOP spinelessly acquiesce to Dear Leader’s assault on the electoral system. But his caption adds a disturbing element, at least for those of us who remember the days when we chose to believe that the mass of […]