Apart from that, there seems to be a widespread fear about the outcome of the current monetary crisis. In some cartoons the Euro is either sick, melting, ready to be eaten or about to kill us all, while others see it as a limitation that we probably should get rid of (1,2). In any case, there doesn’t seem to be too much confidence among cartoonists. Which may or may not be a déformation professionnelle.
Introducing…
MonitoMan is from São Paulo, but his art is deeply influenced by Japanese comic styles. He has developed a unique style combining clear black lines and what seems to be watercolors. And he adds those red noses also found on his avatar. Although he hasn’t provided too many ‘real cartoons’ yet, I would like to point out the following illustrations: There’s a nose digging Superman resembling Akira Toriyama’s “supaman”, A Mandrill, A guy looking for reception, and Ultraman VS Gamera.
Users from Berlin might already know Lola König and her/their comic strip series “Willmor”. Well.. what can I say… it’s back. And this time it’s in English (and Swedish). There’s the bungee jumper, the newspaper subscription, the beginner’s piano, and the missing remote. And several other cartoons.
Cartoons of Interest
Last week several cool caricatures have been added to toonpool.com. My favourite is Bravemaina’s caricature of Martin Luther following the iconic portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder. The artist does a great job here with his spare use of lines.
I also really enjoyed young Friedrich Nietzsche making an important decision and another Van Gogh. Although the latter admittedly has to face a lot of competition.
Finally, there’s Bernie Blackburn‘s personal “Sgt. Pepper’s” cover. Most people I recognize are from television. There’s Patsy from Ab Fab, there’s Mork, there’s that guy from American Chopper, the Blues Brothers, and what I think is Whoopi Goldberg. I might be wrong about the last one, but it still shows that I have watched my share of non-educative TV.