Politics
Editorial: The Latest Political Cartoons From The Creators Syndicate
By CM Chaney · May 29, 2024
Stealing The Voters
About Gary Varvel - Gary 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
On Your Mark
About Steve Kelley - Steve Kelley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is a syndicated editorial cartoonist, comic strip creator, comedian, and writer. He has previously served as staff political cartoonist for The San Diego Union / The San Diego Union-Tribune and The New Orleans Times-Picayune. He began work at the Post-Gazette in November 2018. Kelley is co-creator and writer of the award-winning syndicated comic strip Dustin which King Features Syndicate distributes to more than 370 newspaper clients and websites. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Kelley graduated from the Collegiate School, and was an honors graduate of Dartmouth College in 1981, where he drew cartoons for both the Daily Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Review. Creators Syndicate
Nano-Aggression
About Al Goodwyn - Al 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
Memorial Day
About Bob Gorrell - Born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, Bob Gorrell attended the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1977. After two years as staff artist at the Ft. Myers News-Press in Florida, and three years in North Carolina at the Charlotte News, he arrived at the Richmond News Leader in Virginia during 1983. Gorrell moved to the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 1992, and served there as editorial cartoonist until resigning in January 1998 to concentrate on syndicated editorial and comics page features. From October 2001 through January 2004, Gorrell was Editorial Cartoonist for AOL News. That platform gives Gorrell one of the nation’s largest daily audiences from among AOL’s 33 million subscribers. Gorrell was the 1997 National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award winner for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year and has received numerous other accolades. Creators Syndicate
Pandora's AI Box
About A.F. Branco - Over 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
Biden's Foreign Policy
About Gary Varvel - Gary 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
A Magnificent Game
About Marshall Ramsey - Cartooning whiz kid Marshall Ramsey began drawing when his mother, an art teacher, gave him a pencil and a piece of paper to keep him quiet in church. Those early doodlings eventually evolved into the slightly warped but right on target cartoons that Ramsey has been creating since 1994. Full of biting wit, his cartoons provide a fresh, 'Generation X' point of view. Born in New Jersey, he grew up in Atlanta and earned a marketing degree at the University of Tennessee, where he was a cartoonist at the school newspaper. His honors include being named winner of the 1993 John Locher Memorial Award. Ramsey began his professional career by filling in for the editorial cartoonist at the Knoxville Journal. He moved on to positions as creative director at the Conroe (Texas) Courier and at Copley News Service before becoming the editorial cartoonist at the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger. He was a Pulitzer finalist in 2002. Creators Syndicate
What Could Make Trump Attractive
About Bob Gorrell - Born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, Bob Gorrell attended the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1977. After two years as staff artist at the Ft. Myers News-Press in Florida, and three years in North Carolina at the Charlotte News, he arrived at the Richmond News Leader in Virginia during 1983. Gorrell moved to the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 1992, and served there as editorial cartoonist until resigning in January 1998 to concentrate on syndicated editorial and comics page features. From October 2001 through January 2004, Gorrell was Editorial Cartoonist for AOL News. That platform gives Gorrell one of the nation’s largest daily audiences from among AOL’s 33 million subscribers. Gorrell was the 1997 National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award winner for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year and has received numerous other accolades. Creators Syndicate
Haley's Plummet
About Michael Ramirez - In 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
Libertarian Convention
About Al Goodwyn - Al 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
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About A.F. Branco - Over 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
The Racist View
About Tom Stiglich - Tom 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
Light Of Liberty
About Steve Breen - Steve 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
We've Been Expecting You
About John Deering - John 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
Just My Wife
About Michael Ramirez - In 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
Bend The Knee
About A.F. Branco - Over 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