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John Callahan, 1951-2010

July 28th, 2010 | 1 Comment

One of my favorite cartoonists has died. John Callahan, possibly the most originally irreverent man ever to put twisted pen to paper, passed away on Saturday from complications of  quadraplegia and respiratory problems. To say that nothing was off limits to Callahan was to shortchange his originality. Callahan sought out subjects that anyone else would [...]

The Oliphant Outrage

April 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment

A recent cartoon by Pat Oliphant is being denounced (once again) by Jewish leaders around the world as anti-Semitic. The drawing in question depicts a huge microcephalic goose-stepping soldier armed with a sharp-toothed Star of David, attacking a tiny defenseless woman cradling a child. The woman is labeled “Gaza.” The drawing of the Israeli echoes the famous [...]

Cartooning a World of Violence

March 11th, 2009 | Leave a comment

What a weird day. A deranged shooter in Alabama, another at a school in Germany, following a new explosion of IRA violence in Northern Ireland. I’m trying to write a cartoon about it. These are probably the most difficult ones to draw, because there’s not really a whole lot to say in the moment. We [...]