Here are a couple of portraits I liked: a simple line drawing by Mustafa Bora, a portrait in Oguz Gurel’s own distinctive style, a surrealistic approach by Firuz Kutal and a grieving Abdül Canbaz, Selçuk’s trademark character. Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet has run some photos from the funeral service, click here to see them.
Introducing…
Greek artist Elias Tabeakas, AKA etc. made a great start here at toonpol.com. Three of the five vector style cartoons he’s uploaded so far are instant classics. There’s the “fundamentalist transvestite” (presumably from transsexual Transjordan), there’s a mammoth’s pink fantasies, and, of course, “parallel evolution”. I am not too fond of “evolution cartoons” since they always seem to end up with a statement of degeneration. But this one is so beautifully drawn.. and I’m sure that H.P. Lovecraft would rejoice if he could see it.
Cartoons of Interest
This week’s favourite is “Ace Trampoline Co.” by Mark Lynch. What can I say.. it’s about trampolines – those bouncy death traps. You just gotta love it.
I also liked this quiet, yet glamourous cartoon by Freimut Wössner. Apart from the gag, I really admire the way he put that pastoral German landscape in the background. Wikipedia tells me he won some kind of environment protection award, maybe that’s why.
Finally there’s the somewhat icky “a dandruff specialist’s office hours” cartoon.