Author Archives: Ampersand

Cartoon: Trump Voter

Check out the timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! This cartoon combines two things I don’t do often: A one-panel strip, and caricatures of real famous people. Doing a one-panel strip just feels lazy to me, although rationally I know … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Elections and politics | 7 Comments

Cartoon: One Big Family

Check out the timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! No matter how nice an employer seems, or even how progressive a workplace is, you never really know what they think until their workers try to start a union. In 2024, … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Union Issues | Leave a comment

Cartoon: Left Handitude Is On The Rise!

The guest artist for this strip is Naomi Rubin! Naomi is a longtime friend of mine and a wonderful cartoonist. Her work is much more influenced by Japanese comics than mine or Becky’s, which provides a neat visual change of … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 5 Comments

Cartoon: The Myth of Plastic Recycling

This cartoon was written by me and drawn by Becky Hawkins. Becky’s drawing soundtrack for this cartoon was the audiobook of Woodworking by Emily St. James. The audiobook is a three-for-one enjoyable experience of trans artistry since there are two … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Environmental issues | 2 Comments

Cartoon: Moving Out

There’s a timelapse drawing video for this cartoon – check it out! For my entire life – and much longer than that – conservatives have been anti-Russia. In the 1980s, if a conservative talked about “the evil empire,” you didn’t need to … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 4 Comments

Cartoon: Respecting the Decision

  This cartoon was co-written by me and Grace, drawn by me, and colored by Frank Young. Check out the timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! This one is fun because it includes Frank Young’s coloring process. In 2019, Elisa … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 3 Comments

Cartoon: Taking Away His Incentive To Work

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: In some circles, Portland’s claim to fame, aside from “burned down by Antifa in 2020,” is the large number of people living on the streets. I think everyone agrees that housing … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 24 Comments

Cartoon: We Can Disagree And Still Be Friends

Here’s a link to a timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! If you watch the timelapse videos, let me know in comments if you think they’re generally a good length, or if you’d like them to be shorter or longer. I … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 31 Comments

Cartoon: Trump Says He’s Gonna Shoot Your Dad In The Face!

Check out the timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! You get to see me get started on drawing it, then throw everything out so I can rewrite it and start over. I saw a video which interviewed a teacher and a … Continue reading

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Cartoon: The Getting Tough on Prison Cycle

Check out the timelapse drawing video for this one! I drew a lot more of the big guy than ended up in the final cartoon:  “Private prisons” is written both backwards and forwards on the middle version because I flipped the … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Prisons and Justice and Police | 2 Comments