Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Wanted

ICE agents are the worst people in the world. If you’re a good person and you’re working for ICE, you don’t really exist, because all the good people have resigned by now. In Maine, an ICE agent told a woman … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe They Deported Carol!

This cartoon is by me and new guest artist Mike Lawrence. Mike Lawrence is a cartoonist in Milwaukie, OR who mostly makes middle grade graphic novels. He’s the creator of the Star Scouts series for First Second and his next … Continue reading

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We’d All Miss Private Health Insurance

Another collab with the terrific R.E. Ryan. “I Can’t Afford My Spleen” might be a good title for the eventual book collection. I love the way R.E. drew this, especially the suit-and-tie guy in the last panel, with his quietly … Continue reading

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ICE’s Get Out of Jail Free Card

This was not a fun cartoon to write or draw. On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good was shot to death in her car by Jonathan Ross, an ICE agent who has been with the agency a decade. (Wait, January … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, In the news, police brutality, Prisons and Justice and Police | 76 Comments

BEWARE the NARCO TERRORISTS!

This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. Like a lot of people, I’ve been reading the news about Trump’s attacks on so-called “narco terrorists” with horror. From an ACLU press release: Not only does the administration claim to have … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Lane

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: This comic was inspired by current events. Some background: 82nd Ave is a 4-lane road that cuts through East Portland. It’s flanked on both sides by shopping centers and grocery … Continue reading

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Reasons To Support Trump

I’m generally against “bothsidesism,” but one thing I believe conservatives and liberals have in common in the U.S.: We both find the other side’s choices completely, utterly incomprehensible. And nothing is harder to comprehend, in the lefty (a.k.a. my) mindset, … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 14 Comments

The Benefit of Colorblindness

This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. This cartoon was inspired by an exchange I read on Twitter (as it was called back then) and saved. Unfortunately, the account no longer exists, so I can’t link to it. But … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues | 1 Comment

Crap You Hear In A Wheelchair

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: As a cartoonist in the internet age, I’m really lucky to have access to drawing tutorials as well as reference photos! I found wheelchairs really hard to draw from photos … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Disability Issues, Disabled Rights & Issues | 10 Comments

Blame Immigrants!

As many people have written, one way powerful people and institutions stay in power is by scapegoating immigrants. Dick Dowdell sums it up well: When wages stagnate, when health premiums rise faster than paychecks, when rent eats a third of … Continue reading

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