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Cartoon by Barbara Shermund, two women talking and one says: “I don’t think he’s abnormal—he’s just versatile.”

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Cartoon by Bob and Tom Thaves. A thermometer comments that a clock is always saying that timing is everything

Timing in single-panel cartoons

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Recent Posts

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Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cartoons

November 5, 2025 by CartoonStock

The Funniest Images from Shopping Season Looking for more seasonal humor? Explore our full Seasonal & Special Days Cartoon Collection. The Season of Sales, Chaos, and Comedy Every November, inboxes fill up, shopping carts overflow, and patience runs out. Black Friday and Cyber Monday mark the point where consumer enthusiasm meets chaos—and that’s where cartoonists…
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Editorial Cartoon by Paul Fell

The Complete Guide to Editorial Cartoons in Publishing

October 30, 2025 by CartoonStock

Why Editorial Cartoons Still Matter in Digital Publishing In an era of viral videos and instant memes, you might think the humble editorial cartoon would feel outdated. A single-panel drawing with a pointed caption? Quaint, right? Wrong. Editorial cartoons in publishing remain one of the most powerful tools in a media outlet’s arsenal. They cut…
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How News Outlets Source Editorial Cartoons in the Digital Age

October 23, 2025 by CartoonStock

The End of the Syndicate Era Finding the right editorial cartoon used to be straightforward. Editors flipped through syndicate catalogues, selected a cartoonist, and paid a monthly subscription. The cartoons arrived weekly, reliable as clockwork. That system is effectively dead. Today, how news outlets source editorial cartoons reflects a fundamental shift in journalism itself. The…
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Cartoon showing editorial journalism pitfalls

How Editorial Cartoons Shape Modern Journalism

October 21, 2025 by CartoonStock

Why Editorial Cartoons Still Cut Through the Noise In an era of endless commentary and information overload, editorial cartoons in modern journalism do something remarkable: they distill entire arguments into a single, striking image. While readers scroll past lengthy analysis pieces, a sharp political cartoon stops them cold. These aren’t just illustrations. They’re visual journalism…
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“So Many Halos” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

October 20, 2025 by Lawrence Wood

Last month’s contest featured a cartoon by Nate Fakes, who joined our judging panel. His drawing is set in heaven, where two angels are looking at another angel who’s carrying more than his fair share of halos and wearing a backpack that’s overflowing with them. One of the onlooker angels is addressing the other. Nate…
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Building Readership Through Consistent Editorial Voice and Visual Style

October 16, 2025 by CartoonStock

In a noisy media landscape, audiences crave familiarity. Whether they’re reading a daily newsletter or a weekend magazine, readers gravitate toward publications that sound and look like themselves. A consistent editorial voice and visual style helps create that sense of belonging — the feeling that every word, layout, and cartoon comes from a single, recognisable…
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