Political Cartoons 2016: One For Rall & Rall For One

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Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

painynumbs posted:

I work at the syndicate for this strip and I've had to read every single strip for the last year to proof for color. Yes, the girl is hilariously working for Gary Johnson. Yes, the coyote is working for Hillary as an angry bunny who coughs and yells a lot. Donald Trump is Trump's head on a skunk's body.

I'm pretty certain this man's brain is broken.

Also, hello to the thread. I have to read Prickly City for work and I need a place to complain about Prickly City.

I am so sorry for you.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 01:41

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FicusArt: Dec 27, 2014; Why would I draw dudes when I could be drawing literally anything else?

Regalingualius posted:

SHE'S JUST AS BAD AS HE IS, GUYS (still gonna vote for him in a month though)

I assumed he's not saying Hillary is as bad as Trump, but rather that he's saying Trump is as bad as Hillary

# ? Oct 4, 2016 01:45

EndOfTheWorld: Jul 22, 2004; I'm an excellent critic! I automatically know when someone's done a bad job. Before you ask, yes it's a mixed blessing.; Cybernetic Crumb

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

That man is clearly Canadian!

# ? Oct 4, 2016 01:51

painynumbs: Apr 1, 2011

Thank you, and hugs. It's jarring to go from like reading/coloring Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Peanuts to reading Prickly City. It's not like you can say, aloud, at work, "What the gently caress is this poo poo?"

# ? Oct 4, 2016 01:53

mandatory lesbian: Dec 18, 2012

achillesforever6 posted:

this is a stupidly specific comic, and also jersey drivers are way worse then PA (but they're all yankees so unable to drive by default)

# ? Oct 4, 2016 01:57

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

mandatory lesbian posted:

this is a stupidly specific comic, and also jersey drivers are way worse then PA (but they're all yankees so unable to drive by default)

The Georgia HOT lanes, similair the the PA turnpike, is often $11-$12 one way (less than 15 miles)

# ? Oct 4, 2016 02:05

Begemot: Oct 14, 2012; The One True Oden

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

The whole "THEY'RE BOTH BAD!" thing aside, is this the first time Ramirez has actually drawn Trump?

They're both oddly human-looking for Ramirez. He must have put a lot of effort in, that's why they're duking it out in an empty void.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 03:02

Pants Donkey: Nov 13, 2011

painynumbs posted:

Thank you, and hugs. It's jarring to go from like reading/coloring Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Peanuts to reading Prickly City. It's not like you can say, aloud, at work, "What the gently caress is this poo poo?"

I feel that'd be a common utterance at a comics syndicate. "Ah, either they're reading Prickly City, or Curtis is doing the Kwanzaa special."

# ? Oct 4, 2016 03:07

Mister Beeg: Sep 7, 2012; A Certified Jerk

Begemot posted:

The whole "THEY'RE BOTH BAD!" thing aside, is this the first time Ramirez has actually drawn Trump?

He's drawn Trump before. Probably not as much as Hillary, tho.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 03:11

Spiffster: Oct 7, 2009; I'm good... I Haven't slept for a solid 83 hours, but yeah... I'm good...; Lipstick Apathy

painynumbs posted:

Thank you, and hugs. It's jarring to go from like reading/coloring Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Peanuts to reading Prickly City. It's not like you can say, aloud, at work, "What the gently caress is this poo poo?"

Do you have any insight on how this and mallard get approved for the funnies?

# ? Oct 4, 2016 03:57

Bert Roberge: Nov 28, 2003

Purgatory Glory posted:

He should be out of frame.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 03:59

Regalingualius: Jan 7, 2012; We gazed into the eyes of madness... And all we found was horny.

I feel like this is the beginning of a Loss edit, somehow.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:04

Purgatory Glory: Feb 20, 2005

Bert Roberge posted:

That's great!

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:15

Bert Roberge: Nov 28, 2003

Regalingualius posted:

I feel like this is the beginning of a Loss edit, somehow.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:17

Warcabbit: Apr 26, 2008; Wedge Regret

painynumbs posted:

Thank you, and hugs. It's jarring to go from like reading/coloring Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Peanuts to reading Prickly City. It's not like you can say, aloud, at work, "What the gently caress is this poo poo?"

Do you carry Mallard Fillmore? If so, I think we can find a present for you.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:35

DACK FAYDEN: Feb 25, 2013; Bear Witness

seiferguy posted:

- Is pro police accountability - cops should wear body cams (because body cams would be entertainment to honest law abiding folks) and should be restrained as to not cause rioting in your hometown. This is not to be confused with him believing we live in a post-racial society.

Which he does! When we don't talk about race, etc.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:41

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

painynumbs posted:

Thank you, and hugs. It's jarring to go from like reading/coloring Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Peanuts to reading Prickly City. It's not like you can say, aloud, at work, "What the gently caress is this poo poo?"

There's a lot to find annoying about Prickly City, but for some reason the thing that bothery me the most is the fact that Hunny Bunny is supposed to be a stand in for Hillary and yet sometimes the writer seems to forget this and just references Hillary directly. If you're going to make a lazy caricature at least be constant about it! :argh:

rum sodomy Rainbow Dash posted:

I feel that'd be a common utterance at a comics syndicate. "Ah, either they're reading Prickly City, or Curtis is doing the Kwanzaa special."

Except the Curtis Kwanzaa special is amazing.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:44

painynumbs: Apr 1, 2011

Spiffster posted:

Do you have any insight on how this and mallard get approved for the funnies?

Honestly, as far as the funnies go, it's a very old and very creator-first industry. Many cartoonists are old and white and bitter and angry, and they've been in the industry for decades and have amassed substantial followings, which equals page views/ad revenue.

Some of that is changing, with cartoonists like Dana Simpson and other newer and/or not-insufferable and actually talented artists, but not every cartoonist bows out gracefully like Bill Watterson. They just keep going, subsisting on bitterness and hatred and misguided ideals.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:50

majormonotone: Jan 25, 2013

painynumbs posted:

Some of that is changing, with cartoonists like Dana Simpson and other newer and/or not-insufferable and actually talented artists,

I mean Phoebe and Her Unicorn is probably the best newspaper comic right now

# ? Oct 4, 2016 04:58

Mister Beeg: Sep 7, 2012; A Certified Jerk

"Mallard" was, incidentally, picked up by an editor named Jay Kennedy, who was anything but right-wing; he worked in underground comics beforehand for cryin' out loud.

It was early in the Clinton administration, and there was a market for an overt right-wing comic strip, especially with readers complaining that there's no "balance" to Doonesbury. At the time, Mallard Fillmore was being published exclusively in the Washington Times newspaper, and Kennedy happened to run across it. It was one of those "right place at the right time" moments.

So yeah, "Mallard" is in papers because there's a demand for it. Even if the editor never agreed with its politics, business came first.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:05

Zemyla: Aug 6, 2008; I'll take her off your hands. Pleasure doing business with you!

Volkerball posted:

"In the game of patriarchy, women aren't the opposing team; they're the ball."

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:11

Mister Beeg: Sep 7, 2012; A Certified Jerk

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:13

Neeksy: Mar 29, 2007; Hej min vän, hur står det till?

So wait, Prickly City is pro-Johnson, right? Did he cover the Aleppo/who is Harriet Tubman?/Angela Merkel or something moments, or has he had to place them in his trusty blind spot?

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:18

Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Bert Roberge posted:

"He referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem. I guarantee it."

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:18

Jonas Albrecht: Jun 7, 2012

Neeksy posted:

So wait, Prickly City is pro-Johnson, right? Did he cover the Aleppo/who is Harriet Tubman?/Angela Merkel or something moments, or has he had to place them in his trusty blind spot?

Someone please post the strip where they crow about how diverse the GOP lineup is.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:20

ManlyGrunting: May 29, 2014

When this election season is over, it's going to be amazing to look at Prickly City's gigantic-rear end meltdown. Like watching Ralph Wiggum's heart tear in half over 18 months.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:22

Vox Valentine: May 31, 2013; Solving all of life's problems through enhanced casting of Occam's Razor. Reward yourself with an imaginary chalice.

Neeksy posted:

So wait, Prickly City is pro-Johnson, right? Did he cover the Aleppo/who is Harriet Tubman?/Angela Merkel or something moments, or has he had to place them in his trusty blind spot?

The reaction was basically the same as Carmen's reaction to Cliven Bundy being an rear end in a top hat.

"gently caress. EVERYTHING'S poo poo. WHY AM I NOT CALVIN."

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:22

Pakled: Aug 6, 2011; WE ARE SMART

Neeksy posted:

So wait, Prickly City is pro-Johnson, right? Did he cover the Aleppo/who is Harriet Tubman?/Angela Merkel or something moments, or has he had to place them in his trusty blind spot?

Prickly City's been less unabashedly pro-Johnson since the Aleppo thing happened (plus the two week lead time) since it undermined the comic's pitch that he was "the adult in the room." It still seems tenuously pro-Johnson but not as full-hearted in its support as before.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:23

Regalingualius: Jan 7, 2012; We gazed into the eyes of madness... And all we found was horny.

Stantis actually did acknowledge it and how stupid it was. I'm wondering if he's having a mild breakdown at realizing that all of his worst political nightmares are coming true; he can't even pretend he's making the moral third party vote after Johnson pretty thoroughly outed himself as somehow being even more unsuited for any position of global influence than Trump.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:27

Bert Roberge: Nov 28, 2003

Lord Hydronium posted:

"He referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem. I guarantee it."

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:50

Apple Pie Hubbub: Feb 14, 2012; Take that, you greedy jerk!

# ? Oct 4, 2016 05:56

Krinkle: Feb 9, 2003; Ah do believe Ah've got the vapors...
Ah mean the farts

F.O.S.?
Finger of shame?
Can't be stink , he used a cigar.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 06:01

mandatory lesbian: Dec 18, 2012

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

i can't tell if this is a new comic or a repeat of the one he did last week

# ? Oct 4, 2016 06:03

WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/donald-trump-dummies-161002090830970.html

Al Jazeera piece on our favorite cryptofascist demagogue. The 5--Kopeck gang are mobbing the comments section, so don't bother there.