Category Archives: Media

Cartoon: THEY MURDERED MY CHILDHOOD!

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by the wonderful cartoonist Jenn Manley Lee. (The link goes to Jenn’s long-running science fiction slice-of-life comic, “Dicebox,” which I highly recommend). Jenn writes: I know there were a variety of reasons Barry asked me to … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Only SOME Can Be Objective

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Ampersand

Another cartoon drawn by Nadine Scholtes! As well as drawing this cartoon, Nadine made a crucial contribution to the script; she suggested making the final panel a thought balloon, an idea I immediately agreed to. This cartoon was directly inspired … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Might As Well Face It, We’re Addicted To Fear

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, you can help me make more by supporting the Patreon. The marketplace is a terrible way to produce news. Because it the end, being the market, it’s not about what viewers need. Or about what … Continue reading →

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Cancel Culture: It Won’t Stop! (AKA Being Evenhanded the Mainstream Media Way)

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, you can support them with a long, complicated ritual that involves watching every episode of Buffy several times (remembering always that a show like Buffy has hundreds of creators, not just the asshole showrunner) followed … Continue reading →

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Comedy Is Dead

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Barry Deutsch

___________________________________________________________ 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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Cartoon: The Puerto Rico Loop

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these comics, please support them on Patreon. A $1 pledge means a lot. The ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico is being mostly ignored by virtually all institutions on the mainland. It’s impossible to imagine that the crisis … Continue reading →

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