Politics
Editorial: The Latest Political Cartoons From The Creators Syndicate
By CM Chaney · May 4, 2024
Gag Orders
About Chip BokChip Bok answered his calling as an editorial cartoonist in 7th grade math class. While trying to draw figures in the eccentric style of Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin, he was struck by the insight that he had inadvertently drawn Lyndon Johnson. He has won 2 National Cartoonists Society awards for Best Editorial Cartoonist, (1995, 1999). He was a Pulitzer finalist in 1997. He was named The Week Magazine Cartoonist of the Year in 2007. Other awards include the Fischetti Award (1988), National Press Foundation Berryman award (1993), H.L. Mencken Award (1993), and 4 Ohio A.P. Awards (1992, 1996, 1999, 2000). Creators Syndicate
These Are Misstatements, Right?
About Al GoodwynAl Goodwyn's cartoons have appeared in numerous newspapers including The Washington Post, the Washington Times, Politico and the Washington Examiner. He began cartooning in 1989 when he put his physics education and technical experience to work for an international physics publication, The Health Physics News, producing science-themed cartoons for 28 years. He has won numerous editorial cartooning awards including awards from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018 and 2019. He won the 2019 Dateline Award from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2020, he won second place in the Green Eyeshade Award for editorial cartooning in the Southeast. Creators Syndicate
I Remember College
About Michael RamirezIn addition to the 1994 and 2008 Pulitzer Prizes, Ramirez was the 2008 winner of the prestigious Fischetti Award. He is a three-time Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalism Award winner, a Lincoln Fellow and a recipient of the UCI Medal. He is a senior editor and the editorial cartoonist for Investor's Business Daily. He is formerly the editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, The Memphis Commercial Appeal and a contributing cartoonist for USA Today. His work is syndicated by Creators Syndicate. Creators Syndicate
Sanctity Of Life In Florida
About Andy MarletteBorn and raised by underpaid public school teachers in Sanford, Fla., Andy Marlette graduated from the University of Florida and became staff editorial cartoonist at the Pensacola News Journal in 2007. Andy's editorial cartoons have become both hated and adored by daily readers. His work has been awarded by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors for best editorial cartoons on state issues and former Governor Charlie Crist referred to himself regularly as Marlette's biggest fan, despite the fact that he was also regularly a target in cartoons. Creators Syndicate
Shotgun!
About Steve BreenSteve Breen was born in Los Angeles in 1970 and raised in Orange County. He received a degree in political science in 1992 from the University of California at Riverside. Steve began his editorial cartooning career at the Asbury Park Press (NJ) and was hired by The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2001. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Steve’s children’s books include “Stick,” “Violet the Pilot,” “Pug and Doug,” “Woodpecker Wants a Waffle,” “A Perfect Mess,” and “Unicorn Executions and Other Crazy Stuff My Kids Make Me Draw.” He is also the creator of the animated children's show “Powerbirds” for Universal Kids. Steve enjoys running, reading and playing the guitar. He lives in San Diego County with his wife and kids. Steve’s editorial cartoons and weekly caption contest, Caption It!, are nationally syndicated by Creators. Creators Syndicate
Warning Signs
About Tom StiglichTom attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia and graduated in June 1988. Tom's cartoons have appeared in the USA Today, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Phila. Daily News, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, TIME magazine, TIME.com, Chicago Sun-Times, The Los Angeles Times, Mad Kids magazine and in the annual book series 'Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year.' He is a three-time recipient of the Citation of Excellence award from the United Nations and currently has a cartoon on exhibit at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. Creators Syndicate
I Still Support Him
About Mike LuckovichMike Luckovich of the Atlanta Constitution received two amazing honors in 2006, winning both a Pulitzer Prize and the Reuben award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. This was the second Pulitzer for Luckovich; his first was awarded in 1995. He had previously received the Reuben award for Editorial Cartooning in 2001, but this was his first time to be named the overall outstanding cartoonist by a group of his peers. The Reuben awards are distributed each year by the National Cartoonists Society and are considered professional cartooning's highest honor. Creators Syndicate
Puppy Killer
About A.F. BrancoOver the years, A.F. Branco created cartoons as a hobby. Once he saw America under assault by radical leftists, the hobby became a calling and another form of service to the country he loves and swore to protect from “all enemies, foreign and domestic.” His toons resonate and inform with razor-sharp humor, accruing a following of patriots everywhere. Creators Syndicate
Columbia Yearbook
About Gary VarvelGary Varvel is the editorial cartoonist for The Indianapolis Star. Born in Indianapolis in 1957, Varvel was drawn to cartoons as a child when he saw a copy of MAD magazine. In 1974, he met Jerry Barnett, the editorial cartoonist for The Indianapolis News who mentored and encouraged him to pursue a career in cartooning. In 1994, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Charles Werner retired from The Indianapolis Star, and Varvel's dream came true when he landed the position. Creators Syndicate
Hello, Kristi?
About Chip BokChip Bok answered his calling as an editorial cartoonist in 7th grade math class. While trying to draw figures in the eccentric style of Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin, he was struck by the insight that he had inadvertently drawn Lyndon Johnson. He has won 2 National Cartoonists Society awards for Best Editorial Cartoonist, (1995, 1999). He was a Pulitzer finalist in 1997. He was named The Week Magazine Cartoonist of the Year in 2007. Other awards include the Fischetti Award (1988), National Press Foundation Berryman award (1993), H.L. Mencken Award (1993), and 4 Ohio A.P. Awards (1992, 1996, 1999, 2000). Creators Syndicate
America's First Dictator
About Mike LuckovichMike Luckovich of the Atlanta Constitution received two amazing honors in 2006, winning both a Pulitzer Prize and the Reuben award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. This was the second Pulitzer for Luckovich; his first was awarded in 1995. He had previously received the Reuben award for Editorial Cartooning in 2001, but this was his first time to be named the overall outstanding cartoonist by a group of his peers. The Reuben awards are distributed each year by the National Cartoonists Society and are considered professional cartooning's highest honor. Creators Syndicate
A Future Protester
About Tom StiglichTom attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia and graduated in June 1988. Tom's cartoons have appeared in the USA Today, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Phila. Daily News, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, TIME magazine, TIME.com, Chicago Sun-Times, The Los Angeles Times, Mad Kids magazine and in the annual book series 'Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year.' He is a three-time recipient of the Citation of Excellence award from the United Nations and currently has a cartoon on exhibit at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. Creators Syndicate
Panda Diplomacy Espionage
About Steve BreenSteve Breen was born in Los Angeles in 1970 and raised in Orange County. He received a degree in political science in 1992 from the University of California at Riverside. Steve began his editorial cartooning career at the Asbury Park Press (NJ) and was hired by The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2001. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Steve’s children’s books include “Stick,” “Violet the Pilot,” “Pug and Doug,” “Woodpecker Wants a Waffle,” “A Perfect Mess,” and “Unicorn Executions and Other Crazy Stuff My Kids Make Me Draw.” He is also the creator of the animated children's show “Powerbirds” for Universal Kids. Steve enjoys running, reading and playing the guitar. He lives in San Diego County with his wife and kids. Steve’s editorial cartoons and weekly caption contest, Caption It!, are nationally syndicated by Creators. Creators Syndicate
Buckle Up
About Gary MarksteinGary Markstein makes a living by skewering pompous public figures and politicians of every political stripe. Markstein, is an artist at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and was previously the cartoonist for the Tribune Newspapers in Arizona. His many awards for cartoons and illustrations include the Milwaukee Press Club Award, Cox Newspapers' Best Editorial Cartoonist award, a second-place National Headliner Award, a third-place Berryman award from the National Press Foundation (both in 1997) and the 1997 John Fischetti Editorial Cartoonist Competition for 1997. He won the Global Media Award for Excellence in Population Reporting two years in a row (2001, 2002). Creators Syndicate
See Ya Chance
About Michael RamirezIn addition to the 1994 and 2008 Pulitzer Prizes, Ramirez was the 2008 winner of the prestigious Fischetti Award. He is a three-time Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalism Award winner, a Lincoln Fellow and a recipient of the UCI Medal. He is a senior editor and the editorial cartoonist for Investor's Business Daily. He is formerly the editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, The Memphis Commercial Appeal and a contributing cartoonist for USA Today. His work is syndicated by Creators Syndicate. Creators Syndicate
I Need Their Vote
About A.F. BrancoOver the years, A.F. Branco created cartoons as a hobby. Once he saw America under assault by radical leftists, the hobby became a calling and another form of service to the country he loves and swore to protect from “all enemies, foreign and domestic.” His toons resonate and inform with razor-sharp humor, accruing a following of patriots everywhere. Creators Syndicate
Beware Of The Governor
About John DeeringJohn Deering is chief editorial cartoonist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the state's largest newspaper. Five times a week, his cartoon comments entertain (or sometimes enrage) readers throughout Arkansas, in Washington, D.C., and across the country. Winner of the National Press Foundation's 1997 Berryman Award, Deering also gained top honors in the 1994 national John Fischetti Cartoon Competition and was the seven-time winner of the Arkansas Press Association's Best Editorial Cartoonist award. Creators Syndicate
Let's Hear From A Respected Jewish Moral Leader
About Al GoodwynAl Goodwyn's cartoons have appeared in numerous newspapers including The Washington Post, the Washington Times, Politico and the Washington Examiner. He began cartooning in 1989 when he put his physics education and technical experience to work for an international physics publication, The Health Physics News, producing science-themed cartoons for 28 years. He has won numerous editorial cartooning awards including awards from the South Carolina Press Association in 2018 and 2019. He won the 2019 Dateline Award from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2020, he won second place in the Green Eyeshade Award for editorial cartooning in the Southeast. Creators Syndicate
One Is Above The Law
About Mike LuckovichMike Luckovich of the Atlanta Constitution received two amazing honors in 2006, winning both a Pulitzer Prize and the Reuben award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. This was the second Pulitzer for Luckovich; his first was awarded in 1995. He had previously received the Reuben award for Editorial Cartooning in 2001, but this was his first time to be named the overall outstanding cartoonist by a group of his peers. The Reuben awards are distributed each year by the National Cartoonists Society and are considered professional cartooning's highest honor. Creators Syndicate
Ridin With Biden
About Tom StiglichTom attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia and graduated in June 1988. Tom's cartoons have appeared in the USA Today, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Phila. Daily News, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, TIME magazine, TIME.com, Chicago Sun-Times, The Los Angeles Times, Mad Kids magazine and in the annual book series 'Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year.' He is a three-time recipient of the Citation of Excellence award from the United Nations and currently has a cartoon on exhibit at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. Creators Syndicate