Ideas and Revolution

The contrast between Barack Obama and John McCain is fertile ground for the political cartoonist these days. I really have been in need of a laugh of late so like to share a couple of recent comics that have given me a few chuckles.

I love the Doctor Who and David Tennant reference in This Modern World strip by Tom Tomorrow. In the near future, we will witness even more unseen new changes and the only question is - are the people ready?

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The downtown Buffalo Library today will have a presentation by Art Spiegelman who is a counterculture icon, American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel memoir, Maus. This is part of the Get Graphic program (blog) and is entitled “Comix 101″.

Buffalo Rising has more information on this presentation.

From the Art Spiegelman Wikipedia entry…

…Spiegelman worked for The New Yorker for ten years but resigned a few months after the September 11 terrorist attacks. The cover created by Spiegelman and Mouly for the September 24 issue of The New Yorker received wide acclaim. At first it appears to be totally black, but upon close examination it reveals the silhouettes of the World Trade Center towers in a slightly darker shade of black. Spiegelman states that his resignation from The New Yorker was to protest the “widespread conformism” in the United States media. Spiegelman is a sharp critic of the administration of President George W. Bush and claims that the American media has become “conservative and timid.

Mr. Spiegelman started out as a major figure in the underground comics movement of the 1960s and 1970s and much of his comic art is very political and controversial in nature. I have come across a PowerPoint presentation which features dozens of slides of his unique comic art for those interested. Enjoy…

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If you do not have Microsoft Office or PowerPoint installed on your computer to view the presentation then download the free PowerPoint Viewer 2007 program here.

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It’s no secret that I enjoy the comic Get Fuzzy, by Darby Conley especially when he gets political and there were a number of strips that fit the bill from last week. I posted a strip in the past where Mr. Conley touched upon the lack of meaningful 3rd parties in our political system which is a classic you should also check out. I hope you enjoy the comics and my comments on each one.

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“I mean you are really low. You’re like a Democrat with a canker sore.” What the hell does that even mean? LOL

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One of my favorite comics Get Fuzzy, by Darby Conley this Sunday had a nice commentary on how our political parties currently work(or don’t). It’s unfortunate that the current system basically prevents 3rd parties from being viable. Maybe someday we will have election reform so our system more matches how political parties work in most European Democracies.

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A Comic from Ward Sutton that I spied in the current issue of Buffalo’s alternative newspaper the Artvoice.

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Ties in well with the “troop support” rant in my Welcome post. Just a handy illustration to make sense of how G.W. Bush and buddies see what makes for good troop morale. Enjoy…