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what is the light blue teardrop shaped object on the woman's head in panel 3? From the placement it doesn't…
All due kudos to Becky!
Yeah, the utter obsession with trans people by the Right -- I'm not sure what it means, but it's pretty…
My eyes were not very focused so I initially mistook the dog in panel 4 for a spider due to…
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Author Archives: Ampersand
The Obsession
This cartoon is by me and frequent collaborator Nadine Scholtes. In December 2025, Representative Sarah McBride – who is herself trans – commented about her Republican colleagues: They are obsessed with trans people. I actually think they think more about … Continue reading
Helpful Advice For New Moms
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky commented, “It’s always fun and challenging to come up with enough unique character designs for these cartoons. All resemblance to acquaintances living or dead is entirely coincidental. Maybe not coincidental, but not … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc
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Weight Loss Inc
Becky writes: Barry’s script said, “A fat person is handing a bundle of cash to someone standing in the entrance to a building that has a sign saying “WEIGHT LOSS INC”. It looks like summer.” Luckily for both of us, … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat
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The AI Bubble
This cartoon is drawn by new guest artist Jamie Sale, who did a terrific job. I’d originally written the script so the camera would pan out until we saw that the speaker was in a giant bubble. Then I realized … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like
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The Future of Journalism is Now
This cartoon is by Jenn Manley Lee and I. This cartoon was originally posted on Patreon on December 19th, 2025. Just three days later, Bari Weiss, the utterly unqualified head of CBS News, pulled a 60 Minutes story that went … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Media criticism
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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
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
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
Posted in Cartooning & comics
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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
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
Posted in Cartooning & comics
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@Dave: I obviously can't speak for the artist's intent but my impression was that this person is aware of the…