DarylCagle.comI tried a new format for our cartoons – a slideshow of the past, best 35 cartoons on YouTube; take a look at: https://youtu.be/IjfJTXdZ5F4?si=V4qxArlwUmZ6A5dQ
Readers tell me that it goes too fast and I should slow it down so there is more time to study each cartoon without pausing. OK. Next time. Here are three cartoons from this nice slideshow that made me laugh.
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For the past few weeks, mysterious drones flying over New Jersey have raised a lot of questions that remain largely unanswered by the government.
Authorities have said there’s nothing to worry about, and that a majority of the drone sightings are actually planes and passenger jets. Yet this week, the FAA temporarily banned drone flights over 20 locations in New Jersey “out of an abundance of caution.”
Not surprisingly, our cartoonists were fixated on the drone story, using the timing of Christmas to point their fingers at Santa. I liked Rick McKee’s cartoon, which features three wise men and a drone stand-in for the North Star.
McKee also had our most-reprinted cartoon of the week, but it didn’t have anything to do with drones – it shows Santa being confronted by a kid with an empty stocking. Just wait until Trump’s tariffs kick in.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Rick McKee
#2. John Darkow
#3. Dave Granlund
#4. Gary McCoy
#5. Dave Whamond
#6. Dave Whamond
#7. Rick McKee
#8. Dave Granlund
#9. Bill Day
#10. Dave Whamond
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the least surprising development was the popularity of our turkey day cartoons.
Some cartoonists hate drawing holiday cartoons, but editors and readers clearly love them. Especially in a year where sweeping political change is heading towards Washington.
Rick McKee won the holiday, penning our three most popular cartoons of the week. Turns out lots of people were worried about politics ruining their feasts.
I also enjoyed Dave Granlund’s cartoon comparing the crowded conditions on the Mayflower with the congested roads of Thanksgiving today.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Rick McKee
#2. Rick McKee
#3. Rick McKee
#4. Dave Granlund
#5. Bill Day
#6. Randall Enos
#7. Bob Englehart
#8. Gary McCoy
#9. Monte Wolverton
#10. Bill Day
Remember the chaos of Donald Trump’s first four years in office? Well, it’s back with a vengeance thanks to some off-the-wall cabinet nominees, including former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was forced to withdraw from becoming Trump’s attorney general.
Chris Weyant hit the nail on the head with his popular cartoon about a family wanting to hibernate for the next four years. I also laughed at R.J. Matson’s cartoon, which features two honest politicians wondering how to get ahead in Trump’s Washington.
But out most-reprinted cartoon this week, which came from Randall Enos, had nothing to do with Trump or Washington, D.C.. Turns out we could all use a little distraction from politics.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Randall Enos
#2. Chris Weyant
#3. R.J. Matson
#4. Bob Englehart
#5. Bob Englehart
#6. John Darkow
#7. Bob Englehart
#8. Gary McCoy
#9. Monte Wolverton
#10. Gary McCoy
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Election day is less than two weeks away, which means plenty of time for you to be inundated with more polls, campaign ads, and conspiracy theories about voting.
Our most popular cartoon of the week came from Bob Englehart, who suggests a nice, long hibernation to sleep through the inevitable recounts, legal battles, and fake controversies on social media. Editors also liked Chris Weyant’s cartoon about polls, which you should stop reading immediately if you want to reclaim your sanity before Election Day.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Bob Englehart
#2. Chris Weyant
#3. Randall Enos
#4. Jeff Koterba
#5. Chris Weyant
#6. Jeff Koterba
#7. John Darkow
#8. Daryl Cagle
#9. Dave Whamond
#10. R.J. Matson
Can we get to Election Day without another assassination attempt targeting our presidential candidates?
A potential gunman outside Donald Trump’s Florida golf course was shot at and apprehended by authorities last weekend, calling into question how rigorous security is around the former president. Rick McKee compared Trump’s security detail to a slice of stinky cheese in a popular cartoon among editors this week.
While the second assassination attempt dominated our cartoons this week, our most-reprinted cartoon was Dave Granlund’s funny take on fuel prices going down. So much for electric cars.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Dave Granlund
#2. Pat Bagley
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#3. Bob Englehart
#4. Jeff Koterba
#5. Chris Weyant
#6. Bob Englehart
#7. Gary McCoy
#8. Dave Whamond
#9. Dave Granlund
#10. John Darkow
Our anonymous, conservative cartoonist, Rivers, has retired. Here’s the cartoon that Rivers drew to announce his retirement.
Rivers was controversial for for his far-right views, generating much of the angry email we receive, along with “cancel culture” demands that we drop him from our line up.
Rivers was more controversial among some other cartoonists for his choice to draw anonymously under a pen name, an unusual choice for an American cartoonist, but a choice that didn’t bother me, and didn’t seem to bother editors or readers (it was his right-wing views that bothered many readers and editors).
Rivers has at least one liberal fan – me! I’m leaving the door open for Rivers to draw occasional cartoons in the future, so don’t be surprised if a new and disturbing Rivers cartoon pops up. Here are some of Rivers‘ recent cartoons.
That debate was… something.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off for the first time this week, and cartoonists seem to have focused their efforts on the former president’s false claim migrants are eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio. I liked Jeff Koterba’s cartoon, which melded Trump’s “They’re eating the dogs” line and JD Vance’s earlier attacks on “childless cat ladies.”
Our most popular cartoon following Tuesday debate was Dave Whamond’s funny riff of Trump saying he has a “concept of a plan” on health care.
Back in Washington, D.C., R.J. Matson reminded all of us about the impending government shutdown, which will happen on Oct. 1 if our politics don’t get their act together.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Dave Whamond
#2. Jeff Koterba
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#3. John Cole
#4. Jeff Koterba
#5. John Darkow
#6. R.J. Matson
#7. Randall Enos
#8. Randall Enos
#9. Dave Granlund
#10. Gary McCoy
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Ads, ads, and more ads.
If you are unlucky enough to live in a battleground state, you’ve probably been inundated with an endless stream of campaign commercials. Bob Englehart’s widely-reprinted cartoon hit the nail on the head, while Dave Granlund and R.J. Matson both mocked the idea voters could still be undecided after such a deluge of information.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Bob Englehart
#2. Gary McCoy
#3. Jeff Koterba
#4. John Darkow
#5. Dave Granlund
#6. Jeff Koterba
#7. Randall Enos
#8. R.J. Matson
#9. John Darkow
#10. Jeff Koterba
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Our brand new Caglecast features brilliant caricaturists Ed Wexler and Taylor Jones along with their favorite Trump Bashing cartoons. Readers have written asking for the cartoonists to talk more about their art process, so Ed and Taylor show off a bunch of their favorite cartoons and discuss discuss how they approach drawing celebrities in the news.
Taylor Jones shows his favorite Trump cartoons in our new podcast …
And Taylor talks about his other carticature work, including this one, which is one of my favorites. Readers tell me they want to hear more from our artists about their process of doing their art. OK. I hear you.
I’m sorry it has been so long since the last podcast –I’ve been away! There is more to come, I promise!
The episode starts off with Ed talking about his Trump alphabet, which has led to a number of lively Trump cartoons, like the ones below. Ed has a special exhibition this year at the St Just about his Trump Alphabet cartoons!
And ed talks about his brilliant caricature work, like this front/back cover for the Hollywood Reporter.
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It’s been a whirlwind month in the world of politics, capped off by the Democratic National Convention and Kamala Harris officially accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
One of our most-reprinted cartoons this week was a celebration of Joe Biden by Chris Weyant, who gained newfound popularity among Democrats after dropping out of the race. It sure seems like Donald Trump is regretting his decision to participate in an early debate, now that he has to face Harris.
Despite everything going on politically, our most popular cartoon this week was Dave Granlund’s celebration of Woodstock’s 55th anniversary, the legendary music festival at Yasgur’s Farm that took place on a rainy August weekend in 1969. Here’s to peace and music.
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Dave Granlund
#2. Chris Weyant
#3. Dave Granlund
#4. Jeff Koterba
#5. Guy Parsons
#6. Rivers
#7. Rick McKee
#8. John Darkow
#9. Daryl Cagle
#10. Randall Enos
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Here is my first try at doing a cartoon in Procreate.
It is my first steps. Like a baby picture. I’ve been getting my arm twisted by my son and a bunch of my artists to get off of Photoshop and my desktop Mac, and move to Procreate on an iPad. Here’s a detail.
My son, Buster, is doing all of his art on the iPad now, as are many of the CagleCartoonists. Some of them brag about how little time it takes them to color their cartoons. Rivers, our anonymous, conservative cartoonist is an example – he draws his cartoons alarmingly quickly in Procreate.
Rivers‘ linework is wonderful. He created his own “pen” for Procreate, that he shared with me and has been encouraging me to use. It is a lovely “pen” but I’m not there yet. I didn’t draw this cartoon in Procreate, I only painted it on the iPad and drew it in pencil on paper. I know. I’m late coming to this, and it took a lot of nagging to get me here, and this first one was a struggle – but I see that I have to do it.
I used watercolor brushes for this one, and it really does look like watercolor. Everyone can witness my next, painful baby steps with my next cartoons. (I cringe looking at this one.) If drawing cartoons was easier and faster, I would draw more cartoons, which is something I really should be doing.
There’s a lot I give up with Procreate. I like CMYK and true black lines on the K channel. Procreate doesn’t do that, and a lot of the things that Photoshop does easily are a challenge in Procreate. Still, gotta do it.
Here’s one from Rivers done in Procreate with his lovely pen.
Here’s one from Pat Bagley, drawn in Procreate, with his charming “carpenter’s pencil” lines.
Here’s a lovely, bloody oldie from the great Steve Sack, all done in Procreate.
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