{"id":3502,"date":"2019-12-23T10:35:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T15:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/more.cartooncollections.com\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:01:08","slug":"anatomy-of-a-cartoon-the-anxiety-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/anatomy-of-a-cartoon-the-anxiety-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatomy of a Cartoon: The Anxiety of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2339 alignright\" src=\"\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC1715.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Witte and Rex Hesner\" width=\"200\" height=\"186\" \/> 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 holiday anxiety.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tis the season of gifts, decorations, and family. Wreaths, adorned trees, and twinkling lights announce that homes are celebrating a mashup of traditions that seems to consume December. Outsiders in our increasingly diverse society look on with a mixture of amusement and envy.<\/p>\n<p>But rip away the thin veneer of the Christmas traditions and seasonal anxieties abound. Barbara Smaller summarized the full cycle seasonal madness in this conversational snippet between college roommates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC12007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3508\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC120077_hi.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Smaller cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC120077_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC120077_hi-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC120077_hi-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A dreaded trip to the grandparents is deftly skewered by an arch teen. &#8220;The Land of Forced Smiles&#8221; not only delivers in the caption but reminds readers of their own uncomfortable holiday experiences with relatives. It&#8217;s worth a moment to examine William Haefeli&#8217;s detailed scene, from the posture of the children to the snowy steps leading to the car.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC138033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3507\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC138033_hi.jpg\" alt=\"William Haefeli cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC138033_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC138033_hi-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC138033_hi-768x713.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Woodman&#8217;s cartoon imagines how a Christmas family gathering might end when one has had one&#8217;s fill of peace of Earth and goodwill toward all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC29551h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3511\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC29551h.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Woodman cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC29551h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC29551h-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC29551h-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC29551h-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC29551h-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A former New Yorker Cartoon Editor and contributor, Bob Mankoff, spent enough time around New York businessmen to offer this wry assessment of the holiday blues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC16903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3513\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC16903h.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Mankoff cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC16903h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC16903h-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC16903h-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another former New Yorker Cartoon Editor and contributor, Leo Lorenz, finds deep cynicism in a well-appointed living room. This newspaper reader can&#8217;t be bothered with his wife&#8217;s suggestions about Christmas cards and other seasonal nonsense.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC33276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3512\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC33276h.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Lorenz cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC33276h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC33276h-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC33276h-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bonanza of gifts under the Christmas tree often arouses envy in children from other reli-gious or cultural backgrounds. There&#8217;s something about the wild frenzy on Christmas morn that brings a pang of jealousy. Tom Toro gently captures that feeling in his Three Wise Men sendup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC135275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3504\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC135275_hi.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Toro cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC135275_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC135275_hi-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC135275_hi-768x783.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The treasure under the tree doesn&#8217;t come without a cost. The economic bonfire in December is stoked with cash, which, depending on market conditions, is not always in abundant supply. The dad in Leo Cullum&#8217;s gag may have engaged in unwise speculation too close to the holidays. The martini close at hand may be a palliative for a stock plunge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC132016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3509\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC132016_hi.jpg\" alt=\"Leo Cullum cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC132016_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC132016_hi-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC132016_hi-768x719.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Scrooge always casts a pall over the festivities. The pursed lips and reluctant wallet of this archetype are well known to all. James Stevenson&#8217;s reply from the Gift Counsellor is a master class in caption writing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC35302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3505\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35302h.jpg\" alt=\"James Stevenson cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35302h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35302h-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35302h-768x712.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa takes a hit from an angelic toddler who calls him out for investigating &#8220;naughty&#8221; versus &#8220;nice.&#8221; She has a point\u2014the fluffy Easter Bunny in Barbara Smaller&#8217;s cartoon is universally accepting &#8230; and, well, cute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC134577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3506\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC134577h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC134577h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC134577h-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC134577h-768x685.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa appears to be aware of this judgmental image. The late Gahan Wilson has a less-than-jolly St. Nick on the couch working through his issues. The psychiatrist offers age-old seasonal advice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC35348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3510\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35348_hi.jpg\" alt=\"Gahan Wilson cartoons\" width=\"500\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35348_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35348_hi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35348_hi-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35348_hi-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC35348_hi-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"smfont\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>P.C. Vey defines the ultimate anti-Christmas spirit: simply ignore it. Perhaps there&#8217;s a hidden message that a holiday sabbatical every so often is revivifying. Could be, but too late this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC120161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3514\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CC120161h.jpg\" alt=\"P.C. 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