Editorial cartoons

Political and topical cartoons that provide observations on current events and human nature, including single-panel cartoons, cartoon strips, animation, editorial and political cartoons, up to and including the Wizard of Id.

110 Pins

David Blumenkrantz

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Best Cartoon - Flip the Frog - Funny Face #classiccartoons #kids

Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American animator Ub Iwerks. He starred in a series of cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933. According to U.S Copyright Office The -- Flip the Frog - Funny Face, 1932 -- Cartoon is in Public Domain.

a drawing of people sitting at a table with one person reaching up to grab something

Five Decades of Courtroom Artists Capturing What Cameras Can’t

"Drawing Justice: The Art of Courtroom Illustration" at the Library of Congress explores five decades of courtroom artists representing American trials.

a drawing of a man with blonde hair is featured in an article on the internet

Mike Luckovich shows how to make a great political cartoon PT 1

Mike Luckovich shows how to make a great political cartoon

an article in the paper with writing on it and pictures of children's desks

Matt Groening

Matt Groening | jonathanbfisher.net

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How a cartoonist is highlighting the lives of San Diego’s homeless residents

Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen is using his drawings to highlight the growing problem of homelessness and the housing crisis in Southern California. Jeffrey Brown gets a first-hand look at the cartoonist and newspaper’s efforts to humanize and complicate the public’s understanding of the problem.

a comic strip with some people talking to each other

An Unbelievably Fair Trump Cartoon

An Unbelievably Fair Trump Cartoon “Adore me, media scum, or else!” By Garry Trudeau

an elephant reaching up to a tree with purple flowers on it's trunk, in front of a yellow background

Horton Hears A Who! - Wickersham Brothers

Horton Hears A Who! - Wickersham Brothers - YouTube

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Why the Paper of Record Hates Cartoons

Cartoons are powerful—so much so that The New York Times is cracking down on them.

an image of a cartoon character holding a fire in front of a sign that says, journal ireporable

Charlie Hebdo’s most famous cartoons, translated and explained

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Fantasmagorie (1908) First Cartoon Ever

Fantasmagorie is an 1908 French animated film by Émile Cohl. It is one of the earliest examples of traditional (hand-drawn) animation, and considered by film historians to be the first animated cartoon.