Time for a new cartoon! Actually, although the color is new, this is quite  old - one of the first cartoons I ever did, and part of a series I did with coffins. I was surprised, death is a fairly common topic with cartoonists - I heard Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of the New Yorker, ...

My first Wordless Wednesday. Taking the cue from a bird blogger I admire: Bev. So if I get the self-control I hope for, there won't be any words next time.

"Well, I'd want the whole thing taken out, but you might want a second opinion on that." Cartoon ©D. Barstow. Not that I'm in the least bit misogynistic. People who know me know I love men, in all guises. But the stronger the better, of course. ;) This is part of my Morbid series. It's not that ...

Hmm. I just noticed that the topic for Illustration Friday this week is "clutter". And here I thought the topic was "FLUTTER". Being a bird person, and all. Well, there is at least one flutter in this cartoon. California Condors are big out here, of course, but these could be vultures anywhere. (Is the cartoon clear? ...

Warning!!! A word is in this cartoon that may offend you. I wrote it for men's magazines. I apologize in advance. (It's not that bad a word, but it's a cuss word.) "Oh, shoot. I hope I remembered to lock the door, and turn off the lights. Etc." Illustration Friday means I become part of a group, ...

Diet vs. exercise cartoon I just changed this cartoon to a thumbnail because I found 2 sites that have stolen the cartoon recently. This means I have to send takedown DMCA notices to their servers. Be very afraid: I pursue all use of my cartoons unless you have my express permission. The Idea This is from my Morbid ...