By the Comics Curmudgeon "Why can't you draw something nice for a change?" This, I imagine, is probably what hard-working political cartoonists hear from their parentsall the time,as their chosen profession requires that they use their talent exclusively for drawing political figures, who are both evil and physically unattractive, rather than depicting, say, handsome movie stars frolicking with adorable baby seals. But does spending so much artistic energy on the jowls of our political leaders lead to an unhealthy fascination with the ugly and the disturbing? Let's meet some artists who have stared into the abyss a little
Inappropriate Cartoon Protuberances
Inappropriate Cartoon Protuberances
Inappropriate Cartoon Protuberances
By the Comics Curmudgeon "Why can't you draw something nice for a change?" This, I imagine, is probably what hard-working political cartoonists hear from their parentsall the time,as their chosen profession requires that they use their talent exclusively for drawing political figures, who are both evil and physically unattractive, rather than depicting, say, handsome movie stars frolicking with adorable baby seals. But does spending so much artistic energy on the jowls of our political leaders lead to an unhealthy fascination with the ugly and the disturbing? Let's meet some artists who have stared into the abyss a little