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This early political cartoon byBen Franklin was originally written for theFrench and Indian War, but was later recycled during theRevolutionary War
An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration orcomic strip containing apolitical orsocial message.
Editorialcartoons can be very diverse, but there is a certain established style among most of them. Most editorial cartoons use visualmetaphors andcaricatures to explain complicated political situtations, and thus sum up a current event with a humorous picture.
Over the years, certain common metaphors and symbols have been repeatedly used by many different cartoonists. Examples include the use of adonkey andelephant to represent theUnited States Democratic Party andUnited States Republican Party respectively,Uncle Sam to represent theUnited States,John Bull,Britannia or alion to represent theUnited Kingdom, abear to representRussia, adragon to representChina, and so forth.
In modern political cartooning a division has started to emerge between two styles of cartooning. The traditional style, involving visual metaphors is described as the ‘nasti‘ style, named afterThomas Nast, an American cartoonist generally considered to be the modern founder of political cartooning. The second style is a much more text heavy ‘alti‘ style that tells a linear story, usually incomic strip format. Although their style, technique or viewpoints may differ, editorial cartoonists draw attention to important social and political issues.
Editorial cartoons can usually be found on theeditorial page of most newspapers, although a few, likeGarry Trudeau‘sDoonesbury are sometimes found on the regular comics page.
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Notable editorial cartoonists of the past
Ewen Bain,Scottish,Daily Record,Scots IndependentBill Crawford, American, Newspaper Enterprise AssociationDavid LowHerblock, American,The Washington PostJeff MacNelly, American,Chicago TribuneBill Mauldin, American,Saint Louis Post-DispatchThomas NastKari Suomalainen, Finnish,Helsingin Sanomat
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Notable editorial cartoonists of the present
Nick Anderson, American,The Courier-Journal (Kentucky) Robert Ariail, American,The State (South Carolina)Tony AuthSteve Bell,English,The GuardianClay Bennett, American,Christian Science MonitorSteve Benson Steve Breen, American,The San Diego Union-Tribune Jim Borgman, American,Cincinnati Enquirer Charles Brooks, American, Birmingham NewsDaryl Cagle, American,MSNBC.com Paul Conrad, American,Los Angeles Times Syndicate Matt Davies, American, The Journal News (New York) John Deering, American,Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Brian Fairrington, American Daniel Fenech, American, 21st Century Newspapers Ed Gamble, American,The Florida Times-UnionBrian Giovannini Bob Gorrell, American,AOL NewsWalt Handelsman, American,NewsdayDavid Horsey Etta Hulme, American, Fort WorthStar-Telegram Mike Keefe, American,The Denver Post Dick Locher, American,Chicago Tribune Mike Luckovich, American,Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jimmy Margulies, American,The Record (New Jersey) Doug Marlette, American, Tribune Media ServicesPat OliphantMike PetersGeoff Pryor, AustralianTed RallMichael Ramirez, American,The Los Angeles Times Chris Riddell, United Kingdom, The Observer (London) Bob Rogers, American,Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steve Sack, American,Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Jeff Stahler, American,The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) Scott Stantis, American, Birmingham NewsAnn Telnaes Mike Thompson, American,Detroit Free PressBruce Tinsley, American,Mallard Fillmore comic/editorial stripTom TolesGarry Trudeau, American,Doonesbury comic/editorial strip Don Wright, American, Palm Beach Post Larry Wright, American,The Detroit NewsYaakov Kirschen, Israeli,Dry Bones comic/editorial strip