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Covid-19 vaccine blood clot cartoon

March 31, 2021 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine blood clot cartoon

Covid-19 blood clot cartoon.

The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been rumoured to cause blood clots (with little evidence).
The cartoon shows someone (an anti-vaxxer) reacting to this.
First published in the Spectator, March 2021.

Drawn: March 2021
Cartoon reference number: a920

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Filed Under: Covid-19, Health, Medical Tagged With: conspiracy theories

Covid-19 masks cartoon

March 31, 2021 by chrismadden

covid mask cartoon the Lone Stranger

Coronavirus mask cartoon.

A person asking “Who was that masked man?”
He was the Lone Stranger.
Based on the phrase at the end of episodes of the 1950s tv show The Lone Ranger.

Drawn: February 2021
Cartoon reference number: a919

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Covid anti-vaxxer cartoon

March 31, 2021 by chrismadden

covid-19 anti-vaxxer cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus anti-vaxxer cartoon.

An anti-vaxxer cartoon with the title Jabber wacky, after the Lewis Caroll nonsense poem Jabberwocky in Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Drawn: February 2021
Cartoon reference number: a918

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Covid-19 herd immunity cartoon

March 31, 2021 by chrismadden

covid-19 natural remedies herd immunity cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus herd immunity cartoon.

A person taking a natural herbal remedy as a cure for the Covid-19 coronavirus.
He is trying to achieve herb immunity.

Drawn: February 2021
Cartoon reference number: a917

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“No one is safe until everyone is safe” cartoon

February 2, 2021 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine cartoon desert island

Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine cartoon.
“No one’s safe until everyone’s safe.”

The cartoon shows a man on a desert island having a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine dropped to him by plane.
He is having the vaccine delivered because, as the UK government says “No one is safe until everyone is safe”

Drawn: January 2021
Cartoon reference number: a895

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Covid-19 buying puppies cartoon

February 2, 2021 by chrismadden

covid-19 buying puppies cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus puppy buying cartoon.

The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an epidemic of puppy buying.
Will the new owners still be pleased to have their new pets after the pandemic has ended?

Drawn: January 2021
Cartoon reference number: a893

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Covid-19, Dogs

Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown enforcement cartoon

February 2, 2021 by chrismadden

covid-19 lockdown enforcement cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown enforcement cartoon.

The police telling someone who lives in a very densely populated urban area to return to the area in which they live.
Lockdowns are much more onerous for city dwellers compared to people who live in the countryside

 
Drawn: January 2021
Cartoon reference number: a896

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Coronavirus Christmas cartoon

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 virus Christmas tree decorations cartoon

Covid-19 Christmas tree decorations cartoon.

Cartoon showing a Christmas tree decorated with baubles shaped like the Cover-19 coronavirus.

A cartoon possibly about the potential of spreading the coronavirus when families get together over the Christmas period.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a874

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Filed Under: Christmas cartoons, Covid-19, Health, Medical Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19

Christmas Covid-19 – the grim reaper spreading the virus

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

Christmas cartoon covid-19 virus grim reaper

Christmas covid-19 – the grim reaper spreading the virus.

In the cartoon the grim reaper is giving a little girl some party balloons that are shaped like the Cover-19 coronavirus.

A cartoon about the potential of spreading the coronavirus when families meet up over the Christmas period.
Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a872

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Filed Under: Christmas cartoons, Covid-19, Health, Medical Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, death

Christmas cartoon – covid-19 virus mistletoe

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

Christmas cartoon covid-19 virus mistletoe

Christmas cartoon – covid-19 virus mistletoe.

A cartoon showing people kissing under the mistletoe and spreading the Covid-19 coronavirus as a result.

Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a871

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Christmas greetings Covid-19 face mask message cartoon

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

Christmas cartoon covid-19 mask

Christmas greetings coronavirus mask cartoon .

A cartoon showing people wearing coronavirus face masks with Christmas greetings on them.

Drawn: November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a870

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The price of Covid-19 vaccine – Black Friday sales cartoon

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine black friday cartoon

Covid-19 vaccine Black Friday sales price cartoon.

A cartoon showing someone negotiating the price of Covid-19 vaccine, with the price specially reduced as a Black Friday deal.

The vaccines that are about to become available have been developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZenica and Moderna.
Drawn: 23rd November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a869

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Covid vaccine cartoon

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine delivery cartoon

Covid-19 vaccine delivery logistics cartoon.

A cartoon showing someone attempting to hire delivery vans to deliver the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine to hospitals etc. He can’t hire any delivery vans because they are all being used for delivering online Christmas shopping.

The vaccines have been developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZenica and Moderna.
A cartoon about the logistics of delivering the vaccine for the Covid-19 virus over Christmas.
Drawn: 23rd November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a868

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Covid-19 vaccine delivery logistics cartoon

November 24, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine cartoon

Covid-19 vaccine delivery cartoon.

A cartoon showing a van attempting to deliver Covid-19 vaccine, stuck in traffic caused by delivery vans for online Christmas shopping.

The vaccines have been developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZenica and Moderna.
A cartoon about the logistics of delivering the vaccine for the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 23rd November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a867

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Covid-19 vaccine illustration

November 20, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine cartoon illustration

Covid-19 vaccine illustration.

A cartoon or illustration showing the Covid-19 coronavirus being attacked by syringes of vaccines.

The illustration is drawn in a style to suggest that the Covid-19 virus is an alien form and the syringes of vaccine are rockets, planes or missiles that are attacking the virus.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.

Drawn: 20th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a864

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Covid-19 cartoon – a new and alien world

November 10, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 alien landscape cartoon

Covid-19 cartoon.

The Covid-19 coronavirus has changed the way we experience the world.

A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.

Drawn: 10th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a863

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Covid-19 vaccine cartoon

November 10, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 vaccine cartoon

The Covid-19 virus vaccine, cartoon.

Trials of a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech are producing positive results.

The cartoon shows medieval knights, one with a sword that resembles a hypodermic syringe and one with a mace that resembles a Covid-19 virus.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.

Drawn: 10th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a862b

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Covid-19 cartoon

November 8, 2020 by chrismadden

covid cartoon

The Covid-19 virus as a balloon, cartoon.

The coronavirus as a balloon with a person hanging onto the string and being pulled dangerously into the air.

This drawing is done in a style resembling an etching, which I think gives it a very ominous and forbidding feel.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 8th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a861

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Covid effect on economy cartoon

November 5, 2020 by chrismadden

covid economy cartoon ship mine

Covid threat to economy cartoon.

The coronavirus as a sea mine threatening a ship.

The ship represents the economy.
A cartoon about the pandemic caused by the covid-19 virus.
Drawn: 5th November 2020
Cartoon reference number: a860

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Filed Under: Business, ECONOMY, Health, Medical, Politics Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19

Book of ART CARTOONS

October 30, 2020 by chrismadden

visual arts cartoon book humour humor jokes

New book of cartoons about visual art

Cartoons ranging from Vermeer to contemporary art

 
visual art cartoon book link

Published December 2019
Order it from your local bookshop or buy it through Amazon, such as:


 

A book of 114 full colour cartoons on the subject of the visual arts.
The targets of the cartoons range from artists themselves to the audiences in art galleries, and from art classes to art techniques.
There are jokes about specific artists such as Picasso, Dali, Magritte, Mondrian and Vermeer and there are jokes about the art market and about art criticism and art theory.

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Filed Under: ART, Books, Modern art

Covid 19 mask cartoon

September 29, 2020 by chrismadden

Coronavirus mask cartoon

Covid 19 mask – using a snorkel.

The cartoon shows a person using a snorkel to breathe air that’s hopefully free of the Covid 19 virus.

A cartoon about coronavirus facemasks and social distancing.
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a855

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Coronavirus cartoon. Covid 19 mask with snorkel.

September 19, 2020 by chrismadden

Coronavirus mask cartoon

Coronavirus cartoon. Covid 19 mask – using a snorkel.

A person using a snorkel to breathe air that’s hopefully free of the Covid 19 virus.

A cartoon about coronavirus face masks and social distancing.
Drawn: September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a855b

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Covid cartoon – the ‘Rule of Six’ social distancing

September 10, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 social distancing cartoon

The UK government has stated that people must not congregate in groups larger than six – the ‘rule of six’.

In an attempt to stop the cover-19 virus spreading more due to lax adherence to social distancing rules the UK government has introduced a new rule to prevent large groups of people meeting up.

The cartoon depicts the characters from the famous Hollywood Western film the Magnificent Seven adhering to the new rule.
Drawn: 10th September 2020
Cartoon reference number: a844

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Covid-19 cartoon – pandemic conspiracy theories

July 11, 2020 by chrismadden

covid-19 pandemic conspiracy theory cartoon

Cartoon about the pandemic of conspiracy theories about the covid-19 pandemic.

The conspiracy theories about the origin of the covid-19 coronavirus include it being created in a Chinese lab, being released by Bill Gates so that he can control the world, and that it is caused by G5 signals from phone masts.

A cartoon about conspiracy theories, gullibility, psychological delusion, going viral.
Drawn: 11th July 2020
Cartoon reference number: a818

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Coronavirus cartoon – G5 conspiracy theory

July 10, 2020 by chrismadden

coronavirus g5 conspiracy theory cartoon

Covid 19 conspiracy theory cartoon, linking the virus to G5.

A cartoon about the conspiracy theory that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic was somehow linked to the radiation from G5 phone masts.

A cartoon about conspiracy theories, gullibility, psychological delusion.
Drawn: 10th July 2020
Cartoon reference number: a817

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Leicester lockdown cartoon – and pubs reopening

July 1, 2020 by chrismadden

Leicester lockdown cartoon

Leicester lockdown and pubs reopening cartoon

A cartoon about the fact that pubs are about to reopen in England next weekend as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, just as the city of Leicester is put back into a higher state of lockdown (with no pubs allowed to open).
The possibility of young people leaving Leicester and getting very drunk in pubs outside the lockdown zone seems very likely to me. They will have to drive out of Leicester, and then return in a state of intoxication. A very worrying prospect.

Drawn: 1st July 2020
Cartoon reference: a811

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Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – no public toilets at tourist destinations

May 31, 2020 by chrismadden

coronavirus covid-19 beach toilet cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – the lack of toilet facilities at tourist destinations.

As the coronavirus lockdown is loosened people visit tourist destinations but the public toilets are closed.

Drawn: May 2020
Cartoon reference number: a800

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Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – planning a holiday or vacation during the lockdown

May 5, 2020 by chrismadden

coronavirus covid-19 lockdown holiday vacation plans cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – holiday or vacation plans during the lockdown.

As a result of the coronavirus lockdown people are having to abandon their usual holiday plans.

Drawn: May 2020
Cartoon reference number: a775

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Filed Under: Covid-19, Health, In the home Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19

Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – lockdown enforcement

April 25, 2020 by chrismadden

coronavirus covid-19 lockdown enforcement cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – enforcing the lockdown.

As part of the coronavirus lockdown people are allowed outside only for limited reasons, one being taking exercise.
In city parks the police have been moving people on who they see sitting on park benches, as this is not exercise.

A cartoon about policing the lockdown, social isolating.
Drawn: April 2020
Cartoon reference number: a772

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Coronavirus cartoon – conspiracy theories and myths about how covid-19 started

April 25, 2020 by chrismadden

coronavirus myth cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – a myth about how it started.

A cartoon about the myth that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic started because the virus was released from a lab in China.

The person in the cartoon is saying “Here’s a REALLY worrying virus-myth statistic – an incredible 75% of the population don’t believe it started in a lab!”
The point of the cartoon is that people who believe that the virus started in a lab are just as certain that they are right as the people who believe that it wasn’t. The believers in the theory think that they are clear-sighted enough to see round the official obfuscation about the matter.
A cartoon about conspiracy theories, gullibility, psychological delusion.
Drawn: April 2020
Cartoon reference number: a773


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Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon – pandemic face mask message

March 6, 2020 by chrismadden

coronavirus cartoon

Covid-19 coronavirus cartoon.

The cartoon showing a person wearing a face mask because of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic.

The face mask displays the slogan “Keep Calm and Carry on”.
The cartoon is intended to be a positive cartoon about how to deal with the psychological consequences of the pandemic.
Drawn: 6 March 2020
Cartoon reference number: a771

 


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Environment cartoon book

April 30, 2019 by chrismadden

Environmental cartoon book

The Beast That Ate the Earth
Environment cartoon book

Versions of many of the environmental cartoons on this site can be found in my book, The Beast That Ate the Earth.

I’ve been drawing cartoons on environmental matters since the early 1970s.
The book was published in 2004 and contains about a hundred cartoons in black and white.

The book is available through Amazon.
Such as at:

Amazon UK

Amazon USA

Amazon Germany

Filed Under: Books, Climate Change cartoons, Consumerism, Deforestation, Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Floods, Other environment cartoons, Pollution cartoons, Transport, Trees, Wildlife in danger

Metaworld – the first use of the term? (1985)

February 4, 2022 by chrismadden

met averse Metaworld

Metaworld – the first use of the term?

The talk about the invention of the Metaverse in 2021 reminded me that in about 1985 I developed a graphic novel with the title Metaworld.
I didn’t finish the project, although the plot did reach a second draft and several dozen of the pages were drawn to a reasonable level. They are all hidden away in the attic, and at the moment all I can find is this sketch of one of the pages, featuring one of the inhabitants of Metaworld.

This may be a very early use of the term ‘Meta’ to describe a world (Metaworld) or a universe (Metaverse). When I thought it up computer technology as we know it was in its infancy. I think I was using one of the first Macs at the time.

Drawn: about 1985

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Metaverse, Metaworld, VR

Homeopathy side effects cartoon

November 5, 2021 by chrismadden

homeopathy side effects cartoon

A cartoon about the side effects of homeopathic medicine.

The cartoon’s caption is:
“One of the great things about homeopathy is that because the remedies don’t actually do anything there’s no need to worry about nasty side effects.”.
Drawn: 2009
Cartoon reference number: a923

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The ‘mad scientist’ stereotype

June 16, 2021 by chrismadden

cartoon showing stereotypes of scientists

A common stereotype of scientists.

A cartoon showing scientists as they are often depicted in the popular media, as slightly mad, eccentric ‘boffins’.

Drawn: 2009
Cartoon reference number: a922

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The death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – cartoon

April 15, 2021 by chrismadden

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, death and funeral cartoon

The death of Prince Philip cartoon.

A cartoon about the large amount of news coverage of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99

Drawn: April 2021
Cartoon reference number: a921

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Dictatorship or tyranny cartoon

March 9, 2021 by chrismadden

Dictator or tyrant cartoon

Human rights cartoon.

A cartoon about oppressive regimes, dictatorships or tyrannies.

The cartoon shows a person in a prison cage with a dictator or tyrant sitting on top of the cage
A cartoon about human rights, freedom, oppression, repressive regimes, dictatorship.
Drawn: 2017
Cartoon reference number: a909

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Human rights cartoon – imprisoned artists

March 9, 2021 by chrismadden

Prisoner of conscience cartoon

Human rights cartoon.

This cartoon was drawn for an exhibition of cartoons about the treatment of dissident artists and cartoonists who live in countries that are governed by oppressive regimes.

The cartoon shows a cartoonist or artist drawing an image on the outside wall of a prison cell of a person escaping from the cell.
A cartoon about human rights, freedom of expression, free speech, repressive regimes, dictatorship.
Drawn: 2017
Cartoon reference number: a915

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Human rights cartoon

March 9, 2021 by chrismadden

Freedom of speech cartoon

Human rights cartoon – freedom of speech.

This cartoon was drawn for an exhibition of cartoons about the treatment of dissident cartoonists who live in countries that are governed by oppressive regimes.

The cartoon shows a cartoonist drawing a cartoon on the outside wall of a prison cell. The cartoon bears the message “Free speech”
A cartoon about human rights, freedom of speech, free speech, repressive regimes, dictatorship.
Drawn: 2017
Cartoon reference number: a916

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Dr Seuss racism allegation

March 3, 2021 by chrismadden

Dr Seuss racism allegation cartoon

A cartoon about the news that several Dr Seuss books are to be withdrawn due to claims of racism.

Dr Seuss Enterprises has decided that it will cease publication of six Dr Seuss books in order “to ensure Dr Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families”.

A 2019 study, The Cat is Out of the Bag: Orientalism, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy in Dr. Seuss’s Children’s Books, stated that “white supremacy is seen through the centring of whiteness and white characters, who comprise 98 per cent of all characters”.
Drawn: March2 2021
Cartoon reference number: a906

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Filed Under: Social issues, Sociology Tagged With: statue, woke

Only watched the news once a day – cartoon

February 19, 2021 by chrismadden

Only watch the news once a day cartoon

Only watch the news once a day cartoon

A cartoon from a series featuring a life coach and lifestyle advisor called Mrs Walton.
In the cartoon she is advising someone that they shouldn’t follow the news all day long.

Limiting how much time you spend following the news can be seen as a good thing partly because obsessively keeping up with every change in events is ultimately a waste of time which stops you doing other things and partly because the news is so depressing.
Drawn: 2012
Cartoon reference number: a905

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Filed Under: DOMESTIC, Social issues, Therapy

Physical activity v. mental activity

February 19, 2021 by chrismadden

Well read physically lazy person cartoon

Well-read mind cartoon

A cartoon from a series featuring a life coach and lifestyle advisor called Mrs Walton.
In the cartoon she is cautioning someone that “A well-read mind is a sign of a lazy body.”

The cartoon is partly about the cultural divide between physical and mental activity, and the various attitudes of superiority that are generated by both.
Drawn: 2012
Cartoon reference number: a904

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Filed Under: Philosophy Cartoons, Social issues

Crossing bridges cartoon

February 19, 2021 by chrismadden

Crossing bridges cartoon

Crossing bridges cartoon

A cartoon from a series of ‘wellness’ cartoons featuring a life coach and spiritual advisor called Mrs Walton.
In this cartoon she is advising someone that “Just because there is a bridge it doesn’t mean that you have to cross it.”.

The cartoon is about the way that people’s lives and attitudes are channeled in particular directions by the structures imposed by their societies.
A cartoon about life coaches and lifestyle advice.
Drawn: 2012
Cartoon reference number: a903

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Filed Under: Philosophy Cartoons, Sociology, Therapy

Confirmation bias cartoon

February 19, 2021 by chrismadden

Confirmation bias cartoon

Confirmation bias cartoon

A cartoon from a series featuring a life coach and lifestyle advisor called Mrs Walton.
In the cartoon she. is advising someone to “Never believe anyone who you agree with.”

The cartoon is about the fact that people tend to seek out opinions that agree with their own, thus reinforcing rather than questioning their own opinions, a phenomenon called confirmation bias.
Drawn: 2012
Cartoon reference number: a902

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Filed Under: Philosophy Cartoons, Sociology, Therapy

Marriage advice cartoon

February 19, 2021 by chrismadden

Marriage advice cartoon

Marriage advice

A cartoon from a series of ‘wellness’ cartoons featuring a life coach and spiritual advisor called Mrs Walton.
The cartoon features marriage advice to young men. The type of young men that I’ve depicted is deliberate. Interprete it as you wish.
The life coach is saying “Never marry a woman whoitmore attractive than Scarlett Johansson or less attractive than Lily James”.

A cartoon about life coaches, lifestyle advice, marriage advice, therapy, relationship advice.
Drawn: 2012
Cartoon reference number: a901

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Filed Under: Relationships, Sociology

Shame on you – woke shaming cartoon

February 16, 2021 by chrismadden

Shame on you - woke shaming cartoon

Woke shaming cartoon

A cartoon about the tendency among some of the woke to attempt to humiliate and belittle those who think differently to them by ‘shaming’ them. The process of shaming is a convenient way to dismiss other points of view without engaging with it, and of dismissing the person whose view it is.

A cartoon about wokeness, tolerance, intolerence, shaming, shame culture. Published in the Critic magazine, June 2021.
Drawn: October 2020
Cartoon reference number: a900

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Filed Under: Philosophy Cartoons, Politics, Sociology Tagged With: woke

Missing Donald Trump outrage cartoon

February 4, 2021 by chrismadden

Missing Donald Trump outrage cartoon

Politics isn’t the same without Donald Trump

Although it’s generally agreed that the defeat of Donald Trump in the US elections was a good thing, his outrageous behaviour as president was a perversely energising occurrence during the doldrums of the Covid-19 restrictions.

Drawn: January 2021
Cartoon reference number: a897

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Cat reaching for the moon

January 31, 2021 by chrismadden

cat and moon print art

A cat reaching for the moon.

The design shows a silhouette of a cat on a chimney reaching out to capture the moon.

Designed as a wall print or a greetings card.
Original version created: 1998
Reference number: a891

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Cat cartoons, Moon cartoons

Cat print design

January 31, 2021 by chrismadden

cat print art

A cat with a bowl of milk.

The design shows a humorous image of a cat next to a bowl of milk, looking up at the observer.

A brightly coloured design drawn in a simple naive style, similar to a silk screen print. Designed as a wall print or a greetings card.
Created: 2017
Reference number: a890

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Cat cartoons

Cat cartoon

January 29, 2021 by chrismadden

birthday card cat cartoon

Cat cartoon.

A cartoon showing cats creating. a birthday message that they are going to send.

A cartoon about cats, Instagram, messaging, birthdays, cards.
Cartoon reference number: a888

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Cat cartoons

Marine waste cartoon

January 20, 2021 by chrismadden

Hermit crab with tin can as a shell - cartoon

A cartoon about marine pollution showing a hermit crab using an old tin can instead of a shell

The cartoon could be interpreted as showing wildlife desperately trying to adapt to a changed ecosystem.
A cartoon about waste recycling, household waste, wildlife in danger.

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Cartoon reference number: env094c

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Animals (wild or pets), ENVIRONMENT, Pollution cartoons, Wildlife in danger

Hunting endangered species cartoon

January 20, 2021 by chrismadden

Dr Seuss racism allegation cartoon

Hunting wildlife to the verge of extinction cartoon.

A cartoon showing hunters hunting a species to the verge of extinction.

A cartoon about endangered species
Drawn: 1991
Cartoon reference number: env085

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Animals (wild or pets), ENVIRONMENT, Wildlife in danger

Commercial branding and political activism

January 20, 2021 by chrismadden

CND logo branding cartoon

Branding cartoon

This cartoon was drawn at a time when political and social causes were in decline and individualism and consumerism were on the ascendant. It shows a teenage girl (who is very concerned about fashion and branding) asking her mother (who in her youth was a social activist) which brand the CND logo represents, as the girl doesn’t recognise it as the symbol of a campaign group.

Now (2021) there is a resurgence in social and political activism, however some of the campaigns are deliberately adopted by commercial organisations to boost their profile in the social concern stakes. A typical example is the commercialisation of Gay Pride.
Drawn: 2003
Cartoon reference number: env0027a

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Filed Under: Business, Politics, Social issues

Critical Race Theory cartoon – crt applied to a snowman

January 12, 2021 by chrismadden

Critical Race Theory  cartoon

Critical Race Theory cartoon.

Critical Race Theory (CRT) applied to a snowman.

A person is asking why the snowman is white.  One of the points of the cartoon is that once a social theory has been formulated (any theory, not just crt) it is often used to interpret matters to which it does not apply.
Drawn: December 2020
Cartoon reference number: a886

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Filed Under: Politics, Social issues Tagged With: woke

Philosophy cartoon – the big question

January 10, 2021 by chrismadden

Philosophy cartoon – the big question

Philosophy cartoon – the big question

An illustration showing someone contemplating the ‘big question’ (in the form of a question mark). Notice that the big question mark is too big to fit the image, symbolic of the fact that the biggest questions are too big to comprehend.

Drawn: 2020
Cartoon reference number: a887

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Filed Under: Philosophy Cartoons

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