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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“Hazmat Kitchen” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Teresa Burns Parkhurst has created a cartoon for our times. It’s set in a kitchen, where a man is preparing a salad and saying something to a woman who’s in a hazmat suit and preparing the entrée. The “Stay Home, Save Lives” campaign (which is being heavily promoted in Chicago, where I live) discourages people…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Exercise in Levity
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 exercise. Exercise: for many people it’s torture, while other folks enjoy it, if only because it makes them feel superior to the rest of us. With gyms now closed…
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