Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Cartoon: The Measure of Intelligence

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. Did you catch the interactions between the animals? That was entirely made up by Nadine, and I love it. Donald Trump’s board game – and yes, that is a thing that exists … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Whatever | 38 Comments

Cartoon: The Celestial Politics of Trans Bans

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is a collaboration with Becky Hawkins. And Becky wrote the text for this Patreon post, too! Take it away, Becky! This script seemed like a natural fit for me since I’ve been doing autobio comics with a shoulder … Continue reading →

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

Cartoon: Hey did you hear? Biden is old!

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Ampersand

One of my occasional non-evergreen cartoons. I’ve drawn “Media” as a guy with a TV for their head at least once before. But the design of the character is definitely evolving. And in this cartoon, a lot of that comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Media criticism | 12 Comments

Cartoon: Let’s Outlaw Being Homeless! That’ll Work!

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is drawn by the always-great R. E. Ryan. I worked for many years at a historic church site in Portland, Oregon. The most fun part of the job was directing wedding rehearsals. (As a wedding coordinator, I helped … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like | 4 Comments

Cartoon: Free Trade Is For Peasants, Not Cartoonists!

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Ampersand

There’s something bizarrely fun about drawing myself as a cliche of a wealthy man. Although at the same time I was drawing this cartoon, I was also working on a still-to-come cartoon which also involves lots and lots of panels … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 1 Comment

Cartoon: “Sex Is Real” Is A Euphemism

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by my frequent collaborator Nadine Scholtes. The video blogger Natalie Wynn, also known as “Contrapoints,” years ago made an observation that’s stuck with me. “Sex is real” is a euphemism designed to present… transphobia as a … Continue reading →

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

Cartoon: Appealing to Trump Voters by Getting Tough on Immigration!

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Ampersand

It’s extremely common for centrist Democrats to say that we must change this or that policy to attract more right-wing voters into the Democratic camp. We have to toughen up on immigration; we have to stop advocating for trans rights; … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 30 Comments

Cartoon: HOMOPHOBIC WOKE PARENTS ARE TURNING GAY KIDS TRANS!

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is drawn by Becky Hawkins – back on the set of The JAQ Off, which she created, and which may be the only purposely repeating setting in Leftycartoons. (Not counting repeating settings like “Barry is drawing characters walking … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 25 Comments

Cartoon: Biden Stuffed Ballot Boxes in Boise!

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, blah blah blah Patreon. A zombie belief on the right that will never be killed is that Democrats massively cheat in every major election, manufacturing tens of thousands of fake votes, usually in ways that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 1 Comment

Cartoon: Crackpots, Left vs Right

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by Becky Hawkins! See if you can spot the little details she sneaked in (answers at the bottom). “There are crackpots on the left, too!” is a pretty common sentiment – one of the many false … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 1 Comment