Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Cartoon: One Big Family

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Ampersand

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 | 1 Comment

Cartoon: Left Handitude Is On The Rise!

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Ampersand

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

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Ampersand

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 | 3 Comments

Cartoon: Moving Out

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Ampersand

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. | 5 Comments

Cartoon: Taking Away His Incentive To Work

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Ampersand

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 | 29 Comments

Cartoon: We Can Disagree And Still Be Friends

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Ampersand

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. | 46 Comments

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

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Ampersand

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 →

Posted in Cartooning & comics | 2 Comments

Cartoon: The Getting Tough on Prison Cycle

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Ampersand

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