Midterms Approach: Top Ten Cartoons of the Week

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date October 28, 2022

We’re a little more than a week out from Election Day, and inflation remains one of the biggest issues of the midterms. Everything just seems to keep getting more and more expensive.

Of course, the election itself is a great topic for cartoons. Election deniers, unfit candidates, polarization – unfortunately there’s a lot of material for cartoonists to work with.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Chris Weyant, Boston Globe

#2. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

#3. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

#4. Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

#5. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

#6. Rivers, Cagle.com

#7. John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

#8. Jeff Koterba, Cagle.com

#9. Dave Granlund, Cagle.com

#10. Dave Whamond, Cagle.com

Tags 401k, bread, campaign, children, editorial cartoons, Election 2012, gas, gasoline, Halloween, inflation, kids, marriage counselor, math, midterms, political cartoons, prison, Steve Bannon, trick or treat, vote

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School Shooting Cartoons

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date May 25, 2022

The news repeats itself and our old, school shooting cartoons are new again with every new tragedy. I dusted off some of the “evergreen” school shooting cartoons that never seem to go out of style.

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Gary McCoy

David Fitzsimmons

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Tags blood, children, flag, guns, Massacre, nra, pencil sharpener, school shooting, teacher, texas, usa, victims, violence

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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – November 6th, 2021

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date November 6, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending November 6th, 2021. Jeff Koterba had the most reprinted cartoon of the week by far and also had two cartoons in the Top Ten. Jeff’s #1 cartoon was reprinted in about 148 newspapers.

Kudos to John Cole who also had two cartoons in the Top Ten

And congratulations to Dave Whamond who was our most reprinted cartoonist of the week, overall.

Just about half of America’s daily, paid circulation newspapers (around 700 papers) subscribe to CagleCartoons.com. These are the cartoons that editors picked last week.

Our reader supported site, Cagle.com, still needs you! Journalism is threatened with the pandemic that has shuttered newspaper advertisers. Some pundits predict that a large percentage of newspapers won’t survive the pandemic economic slump, and as newspapers sink, editorial cartoonists who depend on newspapers sink too, and along with them, our Cagle.com site.

The world needs political cartoonists more now than ever. Please consider supporting Cagle.com and visit Cagle.com/heroes.

#1

Jeff Koterba took the #1 spot and has two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#2

Dave Whamond (who was the most reprinted cartoonist of the week, overall) placed second.

#3

Gary McCoy nabbed third place.

#4

John Cole took 4th place.

#5

Kevin Siers claims the five-spot.

#6

Christopher Weyant came in sixth.

#7

John Cole nabs seventh place with his second cartoon on the Top Ten.

#8

Jeff Koterba took 8th place with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#9

John Darkow takes 9th place with his third Halloween cartoon in the Top Ten.

#10

Dave Granlund (me again) rounds it out at 10th place!

Tags Build Back Batter, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democrats, Election 2012, infrastructure, pandemic, prescription drug prices, school boards, supply chain, Thanksgiving arguments, vaccine, Veterans Day

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Too Close to Call!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date November 4, 2020

Our reader supported site, Cagle.com, needs your support! America needs editorial cartoonists now more than ever! Please consider supporting Cagle.com and visit Cagle.com/heroes. Our newspaper clients are in general decline and are crashing with the pandemic. Cartoonists need you now more than ever!

This morning the election is undecided, with President Trump claiming victory and the Biden campaign confident of victory. The lawsuits are starting and the cartoonists are drawing! Here are the first cartoons about our election purgatory. I expect lots of great cartoons to keep coming in – keep your eyes on Cagle.com!

Martin “Shooty” Sutovec

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Losers and Suckers

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date September 4, 2020

Here’s my new cartoon about Donald Trump’s comments, reported in The Atlantic, calling dead and wounded service members “losers” and “suckers”.

Here’s a nice one from New Yorker cartoonist, Pat Byrnes who just joined PoliticalCartoons.com and Cagle.com. I’m a big Pat Byrnes fan.

This next one is by my buddy, Bill Day.

We’ve got a new blog design that should be more phone friendly! Also, comments should be easier! I’m still getting used to it. I like the “infinity page” thing. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Our reader supported site, Cagle.com, still needs you! Journalism is threatened with the pandemic that has shuttered newspaper advertisers. Some pundits predict that a large percentage of newspapers won’t survive the pandemic economic slump, and as newspapers sink, so do editorial cartoonists who depend on newspapers, and along with them, our Cagle.com site, that our small, sinking syndicate largely supports, along with our fans.

The world needs political cartoonists more now than ever. Please consider supporting Cagle.com and visit Cagle.com/heroes. We need you! Don’t let the cartoons die!

Tags army, casualties, children, dead, donald trump, General, kid, loser, losers, memorial, military, president, sucker, suckers, The Atlantic, World War I, wounded warriors

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The Most Popular Cartoons of the Month, May 2020

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date June 3, 2020

Here are the most popular cartoons of the month of May, 2020. Regular readers of my blog and newsletter will have seen all of these cartoons in our weekly roundups of the Top Ten Most Popular cartoons. Our Top Ten is a measure of how many of our subscribing newspaper editors choose to reprint each of our cartoons, from the 63 cartoonists in our syndication package. The list clearly shows that newspaper editors have been looking for cartoons about the lighter side of the pandemic.

I’d like to keep these lists to only ten cartoons, but this month we had a three way tie for the 10th place cartoon so there are 12 cartoons on the list. Out of the top 12, a whopping five cartoons are by Jeff Koterba of The Omaha World-Herald (Jeff sneaked two of those into the tie for 10th place). The #1 cartoon is by Steve Sack of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune. I had two cartoons on the list myself. Congratulations to the other cartoonists with the most reprinted cartoons this month, RJ Matson, Nate Beeler, Dave Granlund and Randy Enos.

20% of the cartoonists get 80% of the sales and reprints, and most of the cartoonists never make it into the Top Ten. If you don’t like the Top Ten, take it up with your local newspaper editor. Just about half of America’s daily, paid circulation newspapers subscribe to CagleCartoons.com.

Our reader supported site, Cagle.com, still needs you! Journalism is threatened with the pandemic that has shuttered newspaper advertisers. Some pundits predict that a large percentage of newspapers won’t survive the pandemic economic slump, and as newspapers sink, so do editorial cartoonists who depend on newspapers, and along with them, our Cagle.com site, that our small, sinking syndicate largely supports, along with our fans.

The world needs political cartoonists more now than ever. Please consider supporting Cagle.com and visit Cagle.com/heroes. We need you! Don’t let the cartoons die!

#1

The most reprinted cartoon of the month is from Steve Sack.

#2

The second most popular cartoon of the month is by Jeff Koterba.

#3

This third most popular cartoon is also by Jeff Koterba.

#4

RJ Matson takes 4th place with this gem.

#5

My cartoon is in 5th place. See the Daryl Cagle archive here.

#6

I’m also in 6th place. See my archive.

#7

Jeff Koterba is tied for 7th place with his third cartoon on the most reprinted list.

#7

Nate Beeler is also tied for 7th place.

#9

Dave Granlund is in 9th place.

#10

Here’s Randy Enos in a three way tie for 10th place.

#10

Jeff Koterba has two of the three cartoons tied for #10

#10

This is Jeff Koterba‘s second cartoon tied for #10. Jeff dominates with an impressive five cartoons on our most reprinted cartoons of the month list.

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No School During the Pandemic!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date May 16, 2020

Here’s a special advance look at my new cartoon that goes out to newspapers tomorrow. Cartoons about about kids sheltering at home, while schools are closed for the pandemic, are among the most popular cartoons with editors. I have included a batch of my favorite pandemic/school cartoons below.

Our reader supported site, Cagle.com, still needs you! Journalism is threatened with the pandemic that has shuttered newspaper advertisers. Some pundits predict that a large percentage of newspapers won’t survive the pandemic economic slump, and as newspapers sink, so do editorial cartoonists who depend on newspapers, and along with them, our Cagle.com site, that our small, sinking syndicate largely supports, along with our fans.

The world needs political cartoonists more now than ever. Please consider supporting Cagle.com and visit Cagle.com/heroes.

We need you! Don’t let the cartoons die!

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Don’t miss my other Coronavirus posts:
Thinking of Michael Flynn
Blame China! Part One
Blame China! Part Two
Blame China! Part Three
Coronavirus Graduation
The Most Popular Cartoons of the Pandemic
The Most Popular Cartoons of the Week through May 2nd, 2020
Best of the Grim Reaper, Part 1
Best of the Grim Reaper, Part 2
Dr Fauci PART 2
Dr Fauci PART 1
Trump and Disinfectant PART 2
Trump and Disinfectant PART 1
Most popular Cartoons of the Week through 4/26/20, (all coronavirus)
Forgotten Biden – Part 2
Forgotten Biden – Part 1
Most popular Cartoons of the Week through 4/18/20, (all coronavirus)
Most popular Cartoons of the Week, through 4/11/20 (all coronavirus)
My Favorite NEW Easter Cartoons
The Great Mort Drucker Passes Away
Planet COVID-19, Part 4
Planet COVID-19, Part 3
Planet COVID-19, Part 2
Planet COVID-19, Part 1
The Most Popular Cartoons of the Week, 4/4/20 (all coronavirus)
Toilet Paper Part Two
Toilet Paper Part One
Trump and the Easter Bunny
The Most Popular Cartoons of the Week, 3/29/20 (all coronavirus)
Tsunami Coming
Pandemics Compared
See, Hear Speak No Virus
The Best Coronavirus Sports Cartoons
New Coronavirus Favorites
The Most Popular Coronavirus Cartoons
My Corona Virus Cartoons
Corona Virus Quarantine Blues in China

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Teacher Strike!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date January 13, 2019

Teachers in Los Angeles go on strike on Monday. My wife teaches math in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and tells me that her colleagues are all charged up. The teachers have chosen to wear red as their strike color, so the picket lines and demonstrations will have coordinated look.

The teachers are unified in their disdain for the district superintendent, Austin Beutner, a billionaire known for being pals with local power brokers; he did a stint as publisher of the Los Angeles Times; he was a failed candidate for mayor, and he is a tireless promotor of privatizing schools. Teachers love to deride Beutner for having no experience in education, although he created a lovely charity for giving eyeglasses to poor children and he’s a bigwig behind Cal Arts, the excellent, Disney-created art college. Beutner is seen as a union-busting oligarch and a bad guy in teachers’ circles.

We see red-clad groups of protesting teachers all over town this weekend and we’ll see lots more next week. I rarely draw local cartoons, but there’s good reason for this one. The local newspapers oppose the teachers so my cartoon may not get much press, but my wife will carry it on her sign.

Tags Alex Caputo-Pearl, Austin Beutner, children, demands, Los Angeles Unified School District, salary, Schools, strike, students, union, United Teacher Los Angeles, UTLA

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TRUE Stupid Stuff 2!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date August 19, 2018

Here’s another new batch of my old TRUE cartoons from the 1990’s – at least the ones that look like they could still be true. This is from a batch about government.

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TRUE Stupid Stuff!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date August 19, 2018

Here’s a new batch of my old TRUE cartoons. I’m disappointed that so many of these are are dated and don’t hold up over time. I think the stats have only gotten worse in the past 20 years. I’m this batch, there must be twice as many taxing agencies, and the national debt must equal four times the number of grains of surface sand on Jones beach, times $2. I’m putting these up on PoliticalCartoons.com and CagleCartoons.com and I see that newspapers are starting to run them. I hope those newspapers aren’t counting grains of sand.

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True Sex!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date August 11, 2018

Here’s another new batch of my old TRUE cartoons – this time about SEX!

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TRUE Crazy Stuff 4!

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date August 8, 2018

Here’s a new batch of my old TRUE cartoons. This first one is a self-portrait of younger me, sitting on the toilet, talking on my land-line rotary phone. Looking at the old True cartoons makes me feel young again, until I notice details that make me feel old.