Cartoon Critic

The Phish fan and the jukebox

[an intergenerational Asher Perlman cartoon gag]

Feb 11 •

Calvin & Hobbes Sunday: Do you want to build a snowman?

[silence speaks, part 2: a Cartoon Critic appreciation]

Jan 26 •

Heavenly obituary cartoons and Jimmy Carter tributes, ranked

LONGREAD: Obituary cartoons as “reverse icons”—or the real thing

Jan 14 •

Silence speaks: A Cartoon Critic essay

Lessions in what is not said from Jimmy Craig’s “They Can Talk” animals strips

Jan 10 •

Sex and death: Entomological fun facts!

[NOT about ETYMOLOGY…and not really a Cartoon Critic post]

Jan 3 •

Every time a bell rings… A Christmas Cartoon Critic

[“Every time” means EVERY time]

Dec 27, 2024 •

Gifts of the animals for the baby Jesus

[not really a Cartoon Critic post]

Dec 20, 2024 •

Cartoon Critic #2: To mock a killing bird

[Which version is funnier and why?]

Dec 9, 2024 •

Cartoon Critic #1: A Shocktober “The Far Side” commentary

[Gary Larson’s tragic tale of Edgar, a werewolf, and an obnoxious tie]

Oct 28, 2024 •

SDG, the Cartoon Critic: A brief introduction

[in pursuit of quick wins]

Oct 28, 2024 •

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