An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message.
Editorial cartoons can be very diverse, but there is a certain established style among most of them. Most editorial cartoons use visual metaphors and caricatures to explain complicated political situtations, and thus sum up a current event with a humorous picture.
In modern political cartooning a division has started to emerge between two styles of cartooning. The tradtional style, involving visual metaphors is described as the 'nasti' style, named after Thomas 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 in comic strip format. This style is becoming more popular, especially among left wing cartoonists, but is often denounced by traditionalists as being little more editorial columns desguised as cartoons.
Editorial cartoons can usually be found on the editorial page of most newspapers, although a few, like Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury are sometimes found on the regular comics page.
An editorialcartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message, that usually relates to current events or personalities.
Although most western editorial cartoonists by necessity occupy the middle political ground, this is by no means true of all cartoonists and there is a spectrum of political commentary in cartoons which runs from the extreme right through the centre to the extreme left.
Political cartooning can be a passionate business and a full political spectrum, from extreme right through the centre ground to extreme left, is represented in the work of cartoonists from around the globe.
Cartoon published in the News and Observer, 15 Dec.
The dominant issue depicted in political cartoons during the 1988 presidential campaign was character of the candidate and his readiness for leadership.
One of the few women to cartoon full-time for a daily newspaper, Hulme began drawing for the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram in 1972, and is referenced as a rarity for her gender in two entries within John Lent’s bibliography.
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