Welcome to the latest issue of STAY TOONED, where you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about cartoons. Each month, we bring you updates and features on the world of cartooning, including cartoonist profiles and interviews, book excerpts, special cartoon features, cartoon games such as the Caption Contest, products, and so much more.
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“No Rest for the Wicked” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
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Stay Tooned Issue #16
Anatomy of a Cartoon: Back to School
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at Dating. As any parent or student knows, the real new year begins when it’s time to head back to school. Gone is the relaxed schedule and balmy heat…
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A drinking guide to Trump’s legal activity
Ready or not, the news is always happening. Good or bad, these popular news cartoons will generate some grins in your next newsletter, social, or email campaign.
“Zebra Bricks” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
This month our panel of judges included the cartoonist Pat Byrnes, who created what is, in my opinion, one of the best New Yorker cartoons of all time: BUY THIS CARTOON His captionless drawing for our contest is set in Africa, where two zebras with the traditional black and white stripes are looking at a…
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Political Cartoons: The Power of Humor in a Divisive World
Cartoons make us laugh. Politics, in general, does the opposite. I’ve seen it time after time when I tell someone what I do for work—nothing wipes a smile off a person’s face faster than admitting you work in politics. I get it. Politics is dirty. It’s divisive. It’s angry. Maybe you’ve seen it in your…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Dating
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at Dating. Phil: Why do you suppose so many cartoons are set in bars? Rex: Because bars are the perfect place for drunken confessions, failed pick-up efforts, and public…
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