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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Thanksgiving Themes

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Recent Posts

“Trombone Lifeboat” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

February 19, 2020 by Lawrence Wood

In Dave Borchart’s cartoon, two men, stranded in a lifeboat, are staring at a trombone lying between them. The man with his arms crossed is speaking. Many people, myself included, wish they could play an instrument but never thought they had enough time to learn—an excuse that’s no longer available to the men in the…
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George Booth “What in hell is happening…?” limited edition, signed prints

February 17, 2020 by CartoonStock

COLLECTOR’S SPECIAL – ONLY ONE LEFT! One of George Booth’s most beloved and evergreen New Yorker cartoon is now available as a limited edition, signed print.   Legendary New Yorker Cartoonist George Booth has created thousands of cartoons since he first began drawing for his high school newspaper in the 1940s. He sold his first…
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Sam Gross cartoons

Sam Gross Cartoons: EXCLUSIVELY on CartoonStock.com

February 17, 2020 by CartoonStock

Licensing for legendary New Yorker cartoonist Sam Gross is now exclusively available on CartoonStock! Sam Gross began cartooning in 1962. For over 50 years his cartoons have appeared in  The New Yorker. His cartoons have also appeared in such publications as Harvard Business Review, Esquire, Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping. Gross was the Cartoon Editor of…
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Credit where Credit is Due

February 12, 2020 by CartoonStock

Last Friday, while scrolling through Facebook, we found this deeply dark, wonderfully satiric cartoon by CartoonStock artist Ron Hauge whose specialty is skewering Donald Trump. In this case, the skewering was of that arch Trumpian Rush Limbaugh after The Donald awarded The Rush the medal of freedom. The good news is that this wonderful cartoon…
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“Ghost Date” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

February 12, 2020 by Lawrence Wood

In Ellis Rosen’s cartoon, a woman at an outdoor café is having a glass of wine with a ghost. The woman is speaking. Ghosting is defined as “the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication,” so I came up with these two captions: “I hope…
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Danny Shanahan cartoons

Anatomy of a Cartoon: Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2020 by Phil Witte and Rex Hesner

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 Valentine’s Day. February 14—for some a day of love, for others a day of regret and disappointment. Such a broad range of emotions inspires cartoonists to consider Valentine’s Day…
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