Ellis Rosen has drawn three of those dangerous mythological creatures who bewitched unsuspecting sailors with enchanting music and lured them to their deaths on rocky coasts. Only one of Ellis’s sirens, however, is making music. The other two are using computers, and the one who’s speaking is holding a laptop screen toward an approaching ship….
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“Making Hay” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
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“Sirens” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Sayonara to the Handshake
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at the changing landscape of handshakes. The coronavirus has ushered in a new era of human interaction. The easy familiarities with friends and strangers are memories now, replaced with masks…
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“Freshly Baked Commandments” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Just in time for Passover, Danny Shanahan has delivered an Exodus-themed cartoon. Moses is standing atop Mount Sinai, where he’s receiving the Ten Commandments from God, who’s presenting the Decalogue on a peel, the shovel-like tool that’s used to slide pizzas into and out of ovens. The Commandments are piping hot. Moses’s mouth is closed,…
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Dear Fellow Humans
My Fellow Humans, I’m casting a wide net here because now we’re all in the same boat, although, let’s face it, some of us have cabins much higher above the waterline than others. We should be really grateful for that. I know I am. There is humor to be found in this crisis, but sadly…
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Clear Messages on Coping with COVID-19
We at CartoonStock recognize and care about a world flirting with despair. While cartoons are not a panacea for that—if they were, big pharma would have bought our company and be charging exorbitant prices for them—we know cartoons help. In times of uncertainty and crisis, cartoons lead us toward a deeper understanding of our collective…
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