ESL doesn’t work. So stop it.

ESL cartoon English as a Second Language

Last week someone emailed me complaining that I "explained" my cartoons. Let's call him "Chris." Well, my main issue is that not only do I often not understand them, it’s that you often admit in the commentary below your cartoons that you have grave doubts that your audience will understand them. I think ...

The 8 Oil Spill Cartoons You Have to See.

daryl cagle at cagle.com

Will BP PLC do anything they promised? We'll see. I wish they'd save the money they spend on their TV ads, and spend it by helping clean up their mess, but that ship has already sailed. Losers. Nothing funny about this environmental and financial disaster, but cartoonists have a way of pointing their pens towards BP's ...

Second Amendment cartoon on the 4th of July.

2nd amendment cartoon on the 4th of July

Yay, sparklers! They're illegal in California, or at least LA. Does that mean I don't have any? Want to take a guess? They're not legal in Philadelphia, either, but they have them in the Amish counties! Yup, Dwight Schrute territory. Right next to the special quilt fabrics and needles. The writing on the corner is a soupcon ...