If you haven't already purchased all of your presents -- and who has? -- let me humbly suggest the latest Slowpoke book, One Nation, Oh My God! whose title remains relevant as ever. Available from Powell's, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon or your [...] 
I've been meaning to draw this one for years now. I'd really like to see the response of Afghanistan hawks if we tried taking out the dangerous criminals in their cities with remote-controlled aerial bombings. 'Cause I don't think that would play well in Cincy or [...] 
Can you believe an aspiring cartoonist imitated my style and sent a faux Slowpoke strip to newspapers as a publicity stunt to get on a reality show?* They did a pretty good job, I'd say. So good, in fact, that I decided to use their cartoon' [...] 
This cartoon o' mine from a few weeks ago has made its way to former White House economic adviser Greg Mankiw's blog.
Lots of people are calling on Obama to start a new jobs program, but it's supposedly politically impossible. I say try it, and make the Republicans and conservative Democrats actually filibuster -- so their future election opponents can use the video footage in campaign commercials. "Here's'" [...] 
In the letters page of the latest University of Virginia Magazine, an older alumni is disgusted -- yes, disgusted! -- with this cover I drew for the last issue:
Hey, I drew the cover to this week's Dallas Observer:
A few weeks ago, a college friend of mine who writes about music for the Times tweeted that he was watching the band "Crystal Antlers" at the CMJ festival. Now, I have noticed that every other band these days is naming themselves after woodland creatures; I [...] 
Just read that the Tea Party nutballs are going to burn my former congressman (until I moved) in effigy. They are literally calling the event "Fired Up For Freedom."
I've been working up to this one for a while, and a few recent events put me over the top. First was the Nell Scovell piece in Vanity Fair which I blogged about earlier and cited in the cartoon. Then I read this NYT' [...] 
Okay, I realize I probably shouldn't be surprised or even offended by what Joe Lieberman does anymore, seeing as he is a de facto Republican. But as someone desperately hoping for a public option since my other options SUCK, I find his health care obstruction infuriating.' [...] 
On a lark, I alerted ABC White House correspondent Jake Tapper to this one via Twitter yesterday -- Tapper was critical of the WH decision to limit Fox News's access, referring to the network as a "sister organization." Let's just say I seem to have tapped [...] 
The statistic used in this cartoon, about 3/4 of people who declare bankruptcy due to medical bills having health insurance, comes from this Nicholas Kristof column, which quotes from this American Journal of Medicine study (PDF). At the very least, given how much money [...] 
Continuing with Slowpoke's Greatest Week Ever, check out this sweet piece of real estate:
All these people nattering about how Obama's Nobel is premature. Well, duh! But as a cartoonist sent from the future to try to prevent the apocalypse through witty drawings, I know more than everyone.' [...] 
Continuing with my report on What I Did in Europe, I thought I'd share a few photos from Paris, which is a veritable wonderland of good things to look at and eat.
Curve ran an excerpt from Slowpoke: One Nation, Oh My God! in this month's issue. Look on page 17. They also sent me this nice little graphic along with my digital tearsheet, so I figured I'd use it. [...] 
As far as I can tell, the news is about the same stupid crap as when I left, so I'm just going to continue prattling about my trip to Europe for a while.
This cartoon kinda brings together a few different ideas that didn't quite fit into their own cartoon. Odds'n sods, you know. [...] 
Sorry about that weird password login that replaced my site for a couple days last week. Things went a little haywire when my web host reset my FTP credentials. I do appreciate the many and varied emails I received about the problem.
I'm away from home and rather stupidly forgot to bring my FTP password with me. Hopefully my site host can help me out, but in the meantime you can always see the latest at Gocomics.' [...] 
This one had more of a traditional editorial cartoon feel to it, so I decided to try my hand at cross-hatching and make it look a little old-school. That stuff is a pain to color, though, so I think I'll stick to my usual style.
After posting this cartoon, I came across a quote by Bill Maher suggesting that the public option "sounds like a toilet at the train station." I would like to note that I arrived at my restroom interpretation independently, and that this proves I should be paid [...] 
My alma mater, the University of Virginia, has done a very flattering piece on me in the alumni magazine. There's also a nicely-produced three-minute video in which I discuss my "process" (if you want to call it that). [...] 
I see my assertion about Antonin Scalia and the Rumpist School of Thought has made its way into Wikiality, the "Truthiness" Encyclopedia. [...] 
I normally avoid making cartoons as straightforward as this one -- more show, less tell -- but dammit, I wanted to get to the point about these town hall nutbuckets. As someone forced to deal with health insurance on the individual market (yes, that's sort of me [...] 
Great blog post written by an octogenarian woman. And what’s all this crap about killing your grandmother? Are you people honestly that stupid? This has become less an argument about healthcare reform and more a statement about our failed education system.VERY true. [...] 
As the ink was still drying on this one, Sarah Palin came out with her colorful "death panels" interpretation of Obama's health care plan. Then, after posting the strip yesterday, I found out that Neil Cavuto's show on FOX News actually compared the Obama plan to Soylent [...] 
Maybe you've seen this already, but I just found it today. Via The Daily Beast via the Philadelphia Inquirer:
I've already railed plenty against using cellphones while driving, so I'll leave that commentary to my previous blog posts. But that quote by Utah state representative Carl Wimmer really stuck in my craw. If banning cellphones while driving represents the "death of freedom," then chugging a [...] 
I can't believe the fate of health care reform is coming down to these self-righteous dildos. If they really cared about the pocketbook of the average American, they would support the Obama plan with a public option. Apparently Blue Dog Loretta Sanchez is the only' [...] 
Paul Krugman has an excellent blog post up about why unfettered private markets don't work for health insurance. It has long struck me as bizarre that we entrust our lives to these entities whose very mission is to pay out as little money as possible!' [...] 
This one was inspired by an REI catalog that showed up at my house a couple months ago. I really like REI, and my wardrobe will probably include ever-increasing percentages of their clothing now that I'm within striking distance of not one, not two, but three' [...] 
It's hard to narrow them down, but I thought I'd share some of the more entertaining signs and roadside attractions from our cross-country drive last month:
This flyer from the Tea Party nutballs was being stuffed into mailboxes in the Seattle suburbs last week:
After watching previews and reading various reviews of "Brüno," I was reminded of my "Heterophobic Humor" cartoon from a few years ago, which featured a wacky, flaming straight guy. I was thinking of posting it here again, and then I thought: why not pilfer from myself [...] 
Thanks for dooming millions to an early grave! [...] 
Gotta keep it short, as I'm trying to blow this popsicle stand (i.e., move out of my house). As you might have guessed, I'm an owner of an idiotphone, but I don't really need anything more than that.' [...] 
I had a vague feeling someone -- or several someones, probably -- have done cartoons about cheering the country up, but I really wanted to draw a daschund with a fat tailpipe sticking out of its behind, among other things. And I've wanted to work a' [...] 
This comic has proven more popular than I expected, collecting StumbleUpon hits out the booty. I guess a lot of people can relate.
Via Barry, here's an interesting blog post that expands a bit more on what I was saying about the new Uhura in the Star Trek movie. The main argument about Uhura is a few paragraphs down.' [...] 
I love how Congress decided to rescind the gun ban in national parks RIGHT BEFORE I GO ON A TRIP THROUGH AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS. Fortunately, the law won't take effect until February, so I won't need to whip out the Killer Weenies. Yes, I am aware' [...] 
Continuing with this week's theme of criticizing things that everybody likes but me, I would like to give my opinion of the new Star Trek movie. What J.J. Abrams has done is take the original, contemplative Star Trek and Poochified it.
Let me state up front that this is not about hating on cats. If anything, I am defending the dignity of our feline friends. No, this cartoon is about comedy. Comedy in an age where publishers chase after viral websites, hoping to cash in on a [...] 
Bumper stickers spotted side-by-side on a pickup truck last night:"I'M A TEAMSTER AND I VOTE" "McCAIN-PALIN"Why not save space with one sticker? "I'M PRO-LABOR AND I VOTE AGAINST IT." [...] 
I've been thinking lately about the inordinate amount of time I spend on the internet, and how none of my best memories have taken place in front of a computer screen. I do, however, have some fond memories of reading physical books -- Huck Finn one' [...] 
It's hard to make mutual funds linked to genocide terribly funny, so I don't expect this one to rocket up the charts of lightly amusing internet fare. But I do find this subject upsetting, especially since Vanguard's board is pooh-poohing a shareholder proposal to divest from' [...] 
Longtime readers know I've been remarking on the ironic mustache phenomenon for quite some time. I recently had the opportunity to sport my very own 'stache -- or handlebar goatee, as it were -- when they were being given out as party favors [...] 
I haven't seen the print edition yet, but people tell me my article takes up most of a page. I'm guessing they ran the strip large, which would be cool. [...] 
Man, the Times must be really desperate for ad revenue. Did y'all catch that crazy full-pade ad in yesterday's print edition? The one touting "Free armored safes being doled out to public" like some sort of government cheese? The ad, from a private company, promises a [...] 
Pardon my absence from these parts; I've been busy with a freelance project.
I realize there are More Important Things going on in the world, but when the New York Times hands me an article about doga, I will take the bait.
Okay, this is awse. You'll recall last week I was intrigued by the Microsoft webding that looks like the Two Tone Records ska man. Well, the blogger in Australia whose webding comic I linked to, Adam Ford, sent me an email. He said' [...] 
While in Boston recently, I heard a couple examples of slangy word shortening as depicted in the second panel. "Let's get some sush" some guy said to his friend. Then, at dinner, someone told a story about hearing the word "totally" shortened to "totes." Of course' [...]
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It looks like I'm leaving tomorrow on my cross-country drive, so this space may not be updated for a couple weeks. You can, however, monitor my progress 
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