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@Jacqueline and Eluis: The qualifier "Republican" is an interesting one too: it acknowledges that Republican presidents are generally worse for…
I have mixed feelings on this. Even leaving aside Israel, it does bother me that certain conflicts, like those in…
I’m sorry, I don’t comment much, but… I literally spat out my wine. What? You don't think the most anti-trans…
Because the truth matters.... While Trump isn’t good on LGBT issues, he’s probably the most pro-LGBT Republican president in American…
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Category Archives: Cartooning & comics
Comic: We’ve Got Nothing Against Immigrants, Except the Immigrant Ones
I’m chuffed to again collaborate with R.E. Ryan, whose last cartoon with me was “Let’s Outlaw Being Homeless” over a year ago. I love the way his drawing recalls the style of classical cartooning. (Or so it looks to me, … Continue reading
Cartoon: They Will Never Be Shown
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: I often choose which cartoon to draw based on personal grievances—I mean, I carry my wealth of life experience into my art. I worked as a cruise ship musician for a … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat
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Cartoon: The End of PEPFAR
Check out the timelapse drawing video (including video of Frank Young’s coloring process). TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels. All of them show three people – a casually dressed woman, a politician type in a suit, and a … Continue reading
(comic) Standing Aside Athwart History
This cartoon is drawn by the wonderful cartoonist Jenn Lee. (And doesn’t that carpeting in panel four look amazing?) “Athwart” is such a great word. I should look for chances to drop it into everyday conversation. (“I’m athwart live-action versions … Continue reading
(comic) He’s Back – Get ‘Im!
Check out the video of me drawing this cartoon! Two-thirds through drawing this cartoon I had the thought “surely some other cartoonist has already done ICE arresting Jesus.” And of course, they had. For instance, Andy Marlette in 2017; Claytoonz … Continue reading
Cartoon: Next Best Thing
This cartoon is a collaboration with Kevin Moore. Kevin writes: I really enjoyed putting in the chicken fat for this cartoon, something that in my previous work with Barry we had not explored much and that I think is a great innovation to Barry’s style. … Continue reading
Cartoon: Top Ten Reasons Americans Want Enormous Cars
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. (The final panel, which I love, was all Becky’s idea.) (I want it on the record that I did not, as a writer, request that Becky draw eight characters into the final … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Cartooning & comics, Environmental issues
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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
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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
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@Corso: I have a really hard time squaring reality with some of the comments being made here, “final solution” being…