Why I did it

New Yorker cartoons for the upperclass AND the masses.

Getting the E Ticket to Disneyland!

Posted on April 24, 2009 - Filed Under The Cartoons |

“Nice, but the one at Disneyland was better.” All rights ©D. Barstow 2009
The topic for Illustration Friday this week is “impossibility.”
Well, the suitcase is talking, right? And sometimes it seems an impossibility that I’m a real cartoonist. More later.
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Notice anything different? I’m redoing the colors & tweaking the design. This takes forever, as I never [...]

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Who doesn’t hate AIG?

Posted on March 26, 2009 - Filed Under Slate political cartoons |

“Now I’m confused. Is that a black hole, or the maws of AIG?” Cartoon ©D. Barstow 2009
Who doesn’t love a cartoon bashing AIG, the worst insurance company of all time? And there’s a dog in it for you, too.
I’m choosing this cartoon for the Illustration Friday assignment, Subtract. All artists know that means you better [...]

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I only use Paul Newman’s legendary salad dressing.

Posted on March 19, 2009 - Filed Under The Cartoons |

“I’m thinking about putting my face on our new product line, like Paul Newman does…would that turn you on?” ©D.Barstow 2009
I heart Paul Newman! Not so much for his movies, although he was great - but for entering my own life by doing movies on location, where I found him in person.
I was dating the [...]

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The Cartoonist Who Cried Wolves! Wolves!

Posted on March 13, 2009 - Filed Under Slate political cartoons |

“Thanks to Obama, we’re not ENDANGERED in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, UT, OR, WA, etc. We’re target practice.”
The subject this week for Illustration Friday is “intricate,” and I found these wolves to be just so very detailed and particular.
As it happens, this was also today’s cartoon I did for Slate, so kill 2 with one stone, [...]

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