Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Cartoon: The Existence of Trains Debate

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me keep drawing these cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Each $1 pledge helps. This one was a bit challenging to draw – I normally like having my characters move around a bit and “talk with their hands” and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Environmental issues | 4 Comments  

Cartoon: Everything Is Problematic!

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really helps. Sometimes I like doing cartoons making fun of my “own side.” Part of being a progressive these days, it seems, is realizing that every piece of … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: CEOs, Except With Subtitles

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Ampersand

Support these cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Each $1 pledge really matters. I hope you like this cartoon! Labor rights is an issue that too often drops out of view on the left, and that’s a shame. There’s been no … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Union Issues | 1 Comment  

Cartoon: How Dare They Call Me A Conservative!

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons – support my patreon! A $1 pledge really helps. A few years ago, writing about popular anti-feminist pundits Christina Hoff Sommers and Cathy Young, I criticized their self-identification as pro-choice.  I only know Cathy, Sommers, … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Reducing Abortion Is Definitely Their Number One Priority

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Ampersand

I’ve gone from making about six poli cartoons a year, to making almost fifty! That couldn’t happen without the support people give my patreon. A $1 pledge really matters. Democrats often say that abortion should be “safe, legal and rare.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 47 Comments  

Cartoon: The Woman I’ve Been Waiting For

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Ampersand

I make a living because people support my cartoons on Patreon! Join them! Sorry for the relatively short post this time, but I don’t think this cartoon would be enhanced by a big discussion of what it’s about. This one … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 29 Comments  

Cartoon: How Banning the Abortion Pill Works

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Ampersand

Support my patreon and help me keep drawing these cartoons! I can’t always say what inspires any particular cartoon. But in this case, I know exactly. Jessica Valenti tweeted this: Not one anti-choice legislator has answered this question: If a … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Token White Male Character

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Ampersand

I can only make these cartoons because of my supporters on Patreon! If you can spare it, please join them! A $1 pledge really matters. If you don’t pay attention to online discussions of diversity in media, well then: Good … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Debate Us You Cowards!

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Ampersand

Help me make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! A $1 pledge really matters to me. This one was fun to draw! Probably the most challenging thing to draw was the coffee shop counter in panel 3. As a cartoonist, … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Ampersand

If you enjoy my cartoons, help me make more by supporting my patreon. A $1 pledge really helps! This is a cartoon from July, but I can’t find it on “Alas” or on leftycartoons.com, so I suspect I forgot to … Continue reading →

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