tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post8130999510607370208..comments2023-08-03T01:37:48.146-06:00Comments on Idaho from a Blue perspective: Mallard FillmoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post-20491221926902386852010-03-28T20:27:15.490-06:002010-03-28T20:27:15.490-06:00Great commentary on the similarity with today'...Great commentary on the similarity with today's Republicans, Alan.Nemesishttp://www.darike.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post-48921808014741594372010-03-20T19:28:09.982-06:002010-03-20T19:28:09.982-06:00MF is one of the many conservative toons that neve...MF is one of the many conservative toons that never has a joke in it. It's just: duck says something mean about a Democrat, and whoopsIforgottomakeajoke. From what I see in student papers, I can only conclude that political cartoons are very very hard to do well.saraeandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119958547959999754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post-3319996521359679412010-03-13T16:56:22.092-07:002010-03-13T16:56:22.092-07:00They are indeed very different comics. Tinsley pro...They are indeed very different comics. Tinsley produces what amounts to an editorial cartoon on a daily basis. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but his work isn't all that good. ("Good" as in creative, making points with any subtlety, having artwork the ink, doing more than just harping on his extreme point of view, etc.)<br /><br />Trudeau has created a rich and durable set of stories woven together over time. Timid editors have occasionally felt his work was "too political" to run with the rest of the comics.<br /><br />Looking at what cartoons the <i>Statesman</i> does see as suitable for its comics page, one might infer they don't have a very high opinion of their readership... or perhaps their readership has expressed itself, and is getting what it deserves? <br /><br />Neither alternative is attractive.fortboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649653378335827071noreply@blogger.com