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Final Visit

Michael Burton — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:09:48 +0000

The Joy of Tech has summarized how a lot of us feel about the end of the Space Shuttle.

Click the image or the link for the full cartoon.

Thurber Speaks

Michael Burton — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:29:45 +0000

The great American humorist, James Thurber, grew up right here in Columbus, Ohio. He became famous for his stories and cartoons published in The New Yorker.

I’ve read a lot of Thurber stories, and seen a lot of his cartoons, but until now, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the sound of his voice. Here he explains the origin of one of his more baffling cartoons to Alastair Cooke:

(Via New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff.)

Playing the Odds

Michael Burton — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:55:05 +0000

Why did Newt Gingrich’s entire campaign staff suddenly quit? Cartoonist Don Asmussen may have the answer.

Nobody wants to live entirely without hope, you know…

How to Fight Terrorists

Michael Burton — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:28:36 +0000

Tom Tomorrow brings back a comic strip from 2001, to remind us how Americans fight fundamentalist terrorists.

More retro-funnies here and here.

The Peril of Positive Thinking

Michael Burton — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:39:50 +0000

Here’s a challenge: how do you make a thoughtful person talking for ten minutes interesting? Here’s one approach.

After the Revolution

Michael Burton — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:34:07 +0000

A few weeks ago, Cartoonist Ruben Bolling looked at one kind of government shutdown.

Those unintended consequences can be surprising, sometimes.

Passing Some Buck

Michael Burton — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:28:02 +0000

In an early 1930s story in the Buck Rogers comic strip, Buck goes to Jupiter and befriends a tribe of giant wolves who live there. (Comic strip readers of the thirties must have been really good at suspending disbelief.)

The comic strip is interesting, if you’re a student of the early history of adventure comic strips or popular science fiction. If you’re looking for good art, intriguing plots, or engaging characters, you may be disappointed.

Nevertheless, here’s a pretty decent description of courage:

He isn’t afraid to do things he’s afraid to do!

It’s not courage if you’re not afraid.

Crazy Up To Our Eyeballs

Michael Burton — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:04:50 +0000

Cartoonist Tom Tomorrow mines a rich vein of pure American Crazy to bring us 2010: The Year in Crazy.

There’s too much for just one cartoon, so there’s a part two, also.

(You can click the images to see the complete cartoons.)

With so much Crazy these days, he’s done a whole book titled Too Much Crazy, a collection of his weekly cartoons. I like Tom Tomorrow. If you don’t, reading this book may make you crazy.

Signs

Michael Burton — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:22:06 +0000

Cartoonist Clay Bennett illustrates what divides Democrats and Republicans. (Click the image to see the full cartoon.)

You Are Going to Sleeeep…

Michael Burton — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:34:07 +0000

Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant shows us the Republican election strategy for 2010. (Click on the image to see the whole cartoon.)

I agree with the little guy in the corner: try to snap out of it!

Legal Reasoning Means More Cooties

Michael Burton — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:39:28 +0000

What will those darned activist judges say next? Cartoonist Don Asmussen may have the scoop. Some observers predict a massive cootie outbreak.

(Click on the image to see the entire cartoon.)

The 24 Types of Libertarian

Michael Burton — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:36:23 +0000

This is new (to me, anyway): Cartoonist Barry Deutsch shows us the 24 Types of Libertarian. Maybe you recognize some of them? (Click the image to see the full cartoon.)

Libertarians Make Bad Lifeguards

Michael Burton — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:14:47 +0000

Cartoonist Clay Bennett says libertarians make bad lifeguards. Click the image to see the full cartoon.

In other cartoons, he examines the Republican sympathy for Bluto and asks, “Do you still want a government that’s run like a business?“

Religion and Politics

Michael Burton — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:00:52 +0000

The web comic Medium Large suggests you should be careful when it comes to voting your religion.

Click the image to see the whole cartoon.

Setting the Tone

Michael Burton — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:53:26 +0000

Revealed at last, the secret origin of our modern political discourse:

Okay, Kurrgo, your ray worked. You can check the results yourself by monitoring Fox News or C-SPAN. Now, please turn it off!