Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Cartoon: Sometimes It Feels Like Coronavirus Has Always Been With Us

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, be part of making more! Support the patreon! I left the house this morning to put something in the mail. (Don’t worry, I didn’t touch the mailbox; I took a paper towel with me so … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Copyright, The Biggest Government Giveaway of All (featuring Bill Gates)

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Ampersand

This one was directly inspired by this Dean Baker essay. The issue can be seen as a distinction between someone who wins a big pile of money in a lottery and someone who slips in a fake card to win … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 8 Comments  

Cartoon: Billionaires Discuss Economics

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, help me make more by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really helps. However the Democratic primary turns out, I’m grateful to both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders for making increasing taxes on the wealthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 3 Comments  

Cartoon: Sexist Joke

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please support them on Patreon! A $1 pledge really helps. This cartoon is another collaboration between me and the wonderful Becky Hawkins. As well as political cartoons, Becky and I collaborate on the webcomic SuperButch … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 2 Comments  

Online Piracy Is Not Destroying Cartoonists’ Incomes

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Ampersand

(This is a slightly modified thread I wrote on Twitter yesterday). Piracy. Here’s the thing: Piracy is not taking money out of our wallets. Getting rid of pirated comics won’t cause readers to spend more money buying comics. To illustrate … Continue reading →

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Fat-Shaming is Bad, But…

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Ryatt Farring

_____________________________________________________________ Help me make more cartoons like this one by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. ____________________________________________________________ “Fat-shaming is bad, but…” is the fat-acceptance equivalent of “some of my best friends are Jewish.” Or of “I … Continue reading →

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Comedy Is Dead

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Ryatt Farring

___________________________________________________________ Help me make more cartoons like this one by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. ____________________________________________________________ Happy Halloween! I totally swiped the “comedy is sacred” gag from Alexandra Erin. (With her kind permission). The inspiration … Continue reading →

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Interviewing the Heartland

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Ryatt Farring

Help me make more cartoons like this one by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. In the wake of Trump’s upset (and upsetting) win in the 2016 election, the “heartland interview” – in which a newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-racism, antiracism, Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Jews and Judaism, People of Color, poc, Society & Culture, white people, White Privilege | Comments Off  

Cartoon: Intellectual Excuses for Misgendering

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Ampersand

Important note: If you want to just say “nice job!” or talk about the drawing or Matt Walsh or “Agents of Shield” or “Unbelievable” or whatever, you can comment in this thread. But if you want to argue with the … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Top Ten Reasons We Won’t Abolish I.C.E.

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Ampersand

Please help me make more cartoons like this one, by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really matters to me. I truly believe that I.C.E. is an agency that’s rotten to its core. Hardly a week goes by … Continue reading →

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