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hmmm … We’re COVID Cheerleaders? Top Ten COVID Cartoons

Researchers like to categorize and count things. Most of the few scholarly studies of editorial cartoons involve making subjective judgements about cartoons to divide the cartoons into categories selected for the study.

I gave Political Science professor Dr. Jody Baumgartner full access to our archives to do a study on editorial cartoons about Coronavirus. Baumgartner and his colleague Dr. Hanna Kassab categorized and counted only CagleCartoons.com content, and their study has just been published; see it here.

The study asked if political cartoonists are “Critics” or “Cheerleaders.” The researchers studied only CagleCartoons that were about COVID during the time of the pandemic.

The conclusion of the study? Political cartoonists are “cheerleaders” for the establishment. We prefer to think of ourselves as critics.  Calling us “cheerleaders” sounds a bit rude.

Perhaps Baumgartner and Kassab are conservative and were looking for more cartoons bashing Dr. Fauci, resisting mask mandates, promoting conspiracy theories, and shilling Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, injected bleach and anti-vaxxer nonsense.

Here are the ten most reprinted pandemic cartoons since 2019. (Keep in mind that editors like for us to be cheerleaders for truth.) Congratulations to Jeff Koterba for taking four out of ten, and to Rick McKee and Dave Granlund for each having two on the Top Ten!

John Darkow

 

Dave Granlund

Dave Whamond

 

Jeff Koterba

Rick McKee

 

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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – January 22nd, 2022

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  January 22nd, 2022. Congratulations to John Darkow who drew the #1 cartoon and has two cartoons in the Top Ten. And kudos to Dave Whamond who has two cartoons in the Top Ten and was our most reprinted cartoonist of the week.

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.

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#1

John Darkow took the #1 spot with the first of two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#2

Dave Whamond takes second place, also with his first of two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#3

Dave Granlund took third place.

#4

Steve Sack took 4th place with his second cartoon on the Top Ten..

#5

Guy Parsons also claims the five-spot.

#6

Dave Whamond came in sixth with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#7

Jeff Koterba nabs seventh place.

#8

Dick Wright took 8th place.

#9

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

#10

Kevin Siers wraps it up at number ten.


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – January 15th, 2022

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  January 15th, 2022. Congratulations to Steve Sack and Dave Whamond who tied for the #1 cartoon of the week! Dave Whamond was also our most reprinted cartoonist of the week, overall. edging out Dave Granlund.

And kudos to Jeff Koterba and John Darkow who each have two cartoons in the Top Ten.

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.

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#1

Steve Sack tied for the #1 spot.

#1

Dave Whamond share the top spot.

#3

Jeff Koterba took third place.

#4

Jeff Koterba also took 4th place with his second cartoon on the Top Ten..

#5

Dave Granlund also claims the five-spot.

#6

Rivers came in sixth.

#7

John Cole nabs seventh place.

#8

John Darkow (that’s me) took 8th place.

#9

RJ Matson takes 9th place.

#10

John Darkow wraps it up at number ten with his second cartoon in the Top Ten!


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Top Ten Cartoons of 2021

Here are our ten most popular cartoons of year, 2021. Jeff Koterba was swinging for home runs this year, winning SIX of the Top Ten spots, along with ELEVEN of the Top Twenty.  This was a fantastic year for Jeff!

Steady hitters Dave Granlund and Dave Whamond took the #1 and #2 spots as the most reprinted cartoonists of the year, with Jeff at #3 and John Darkow taking the #4 spot —John also had two cartoons in the Top Ten.

We syndicate 62 of the best editorial cartoonists in the world, so this is quite an achievement for Jeff, Dave, Dave and John! Congratulations, gentlemen!

Just about half of America’s daily, paid circulation newspapers (around 700 papers) subscribe to CagleCartoons.com.


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#1

This cartoon by  Jeff Koterba was the editors’ favorite, and was the most reprinted cartoon of the year..

#2

Jeff Koterba also took second place.

#3

Rick McKee nabbed third place.

#4

John Darkow took 4th place with first of two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#5

Jeff Koterba claims the five-spot.

#6

John Darkow came in sixth with his second of two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#7

Dave Whamond nabs seventh place.

#8

Jeff Koterba took 8th place too!

#9

Jeff Koterba also takes 9th place.

#10

Jeff Koterba wraps it up at number ten with his sixth cartoon the Top Ten for 2021!


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – December 5th, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  December 5th, 2021.

This was a very impressive week for Dave Whamond who has the #1 cartoon of the week and three cartoons in the Top Ten. Dave Granlund also had a strong week with three cartoons in the Top Ten!  John Darkow came in just a nose behind Dave and Dave, with the #2 cartoon and two cartoons in the Top Ten.

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.

 


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#1

Dave Whamond took the #1 spot and was our most reprinted cartoonist of the week.

#2

John Darkow placed second with his first of two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#3

Dave Whamond nabbed third place with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#4

Dave Granlund took 4th place with the first of three cartoons in the Top Ten.

#5

Kevin Siers claims the five-spot.

#6

Dave Granlund came in sixth with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#7

Dave Granlund nabs seventh place with this third of three cartoons in the Top Ten.

#8

John Darkow took 8th place with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#9

Dave Whamond takes 9th place with his third cartoon in the Top Ten.

#10

Dick Wright wraps it up at number ten!


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

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#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!


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – September 18th, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  September 18th, 2021. Congratulations to Rick McKee who drew the most popular cartoon of the week! Rick’s cartoon was reprinted in about 160 newspapers. Rick was also the most reprinted editorial cartoonist of the week overall. Rick and Dave Whamond both have two cartoons in the Top Ten.

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.


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#1

Rick McKee took the #1 spot.

#2

Dave Granlund placed second.

#3

Jeff Koterba nabbed third place.

#4

Dave Whamond took 4th place.

#5

Chris Weyant claims the five-spot.

#6

John Darkow came in sixth.

 

#7

Rick McKee has a second cartoon on the Top Ten!  Oh my!

 

#8

Gary McCoy tied for 8th place with this vaccine cartoon.

#8

Monte Wolverton shares 8th place with another vaccine cartoon.

#10

Dave Whamond takes 10th place with this Norm Macdonald memorial cartoon.


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – September 4th, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  September 4th, 2021. Kudos to Dave Granlund who dominated the week in overall reprints, and who claimed the most popular cartoon, along with three cartoons in the Top Ten. (Actually it is the Top Eleven because of a tie for 10th place).

Jeff Koterba who dominated last week, had two cartoons on the Top Ten, as did John Darkow. The most poplar topic was Labor Day.

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.

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#1

Dave Granlund took the #1 spot and has three cartoons in the Top Ten!

#2

Bob Englehart shares a tie for second place.

#2

Jeff Koterba also ties for second place.

#4

Dave Granlund claims fourth place with his second of three cartoons in the Top Ten.

#5

Dave Granlund takes the five spot with his third Top Ten cartoon this week.

#6

John Darkow takes 6th place.

 

#7

Steve Sack shares 7th place.

 

#7

Kevin Siers shares a tie for 7th place.

#9

Jeff Koterba ties for 9th place with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#10

Dick Wright share tenth place.

#10

Jeff Koterba wraps it up, sharing tenth place, in what is really a Top Eleven this week.


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – August 28th, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  August 28th, 2021. Kudos to Jeff Koterba who dominated the week, claiming both the #1 and #2 cartoons. Congrats to Steve Sack for having two cartoons in the Top Ten, and Kudos Dick Wright who was the 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.

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#1

Jeff Koterba took both the #1 and #2 spots!

#2

Jeff Koterba‘s top two cartoons dominated the week with editors

#3

Ed Wexler nabs third place.

#4

Steve Sack claims fourth place with his first of two cartoons in the Top Ten.

#5

John Cole takes the five spot with his second Top Ten cartoon this week.

#6

Gary McCoy takes 6th place.

 

#7

Dave Granlund takes 8th place.

 

#8

Dick Wright takes 8th place with his second cartoon on the Top

#9

Steve Sack takes 9th place with his second cartoon in the Top Ten.

#10

Dave Whamond wraps it up at number ten.


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – August 7th, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  August 7th, 2021. Congratulations to Jeff Koterba who took the the #1 spot again this week – Jeff was the overall most reprinted CagleCartoonist this week and he has two cartoons in the Top Ten!

Congrats to RJ Matson who has two cartoons in the Top Ten and to the other cartoonists who made the Top Ten this week: Randy Enos, Dave Whamond, Dave Granlund, Steve Sack, Bruce Plante and John Darkow. The pandemic was the big topic again this week, claiming six out of the Top Ten cartoons.

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’s cartoon was most popular with editors last week!

 

#2

Dave Granlund places second!

#3

RJ Matson takes third place with his first of two cartoons on in Top Ten

#4

Randy Enos claims fourth place.

#5

RJ Matson takes the five spot with his second Top Ten cartoon this week.

#6

Dave Whamond takes sixth place.

#7

Jeff Koterba nabs seventh place with his second cartoon on the list.

#8

Steve Sack takes eighth place.

#9

Bruce Plante takes ninth place.

#10

John Darkow is in tenth place.


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Top Ten Cartoons of the Week – July 31st, 2021

Here are our most reprinted cartoons of the week ending  July 31st, 2021. Congratulations to Jeff Koterba who took the the #1 spot!  And congrats to Dave Whamond who was close behind at #2!

And kudos to the other CagleCartoonists who drew the cartoons that were most popular with editors this week: Kevin Siers, Dick Wright, Monte Wolverton, John Cole, Daryl Cagle, Pat Bagley and Randy Enos!

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.

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#1

Jeff Koterba’s cartoon was most popular with editors last week!

 

#2

Dave Whamond who draw the comic Reality Check, places second!

#3

Jeff Koterba, who drew for decades for The Omaha World-Herald, takes third place.

#4

John Cole claims fourth place, He draws for The Times-Tribune in Scranton, Pennsylvania..

#5

Dick Wright takes the five spot. Dick was a starf cartoonist for lots of papers in his long career, including The Columbus Dispatch and The San Diego Union.

#6

Kevin Siers takes sixth place. He is the cartoonist for The Charlotte Observer.

#7

Randall Enos nabs seventh place.  Randy is a famous illustrator, and he drew Chicken Guts in The National Lampoon.

#8

Daryl Cagle (that’s me) takes eighth place.

#9

Monte Wolverton takes ninth place.

#10

Pat Bagley who draws for The Salt Lake Tribune, is in tenth place.


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Pandemic of the Unvaccinated

Here’s my new COVID cartoon. The idea is that either side can win, depending on whose turn is next.

Also notice that for vaccine to win will take two moves, but COVID could win in one move … and there is still the possibility of a tie.

The potent new Delta Variant has created a tragedy in Red States where it combined with anti-vaxxers, COVID deniers, conspiracy theorists and nutty Republicans who see vaccine defiance as patriotism.

Here are some of my “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated,” Republican Anti-Vaxxer favorites from CagleCartoonists Pat Bagley of the Salt Lake Tribune and John Darkow of the Columbia Missourian.


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