A Note From Michael, Aug. 2, 2016
TWO-FER coming up:
These days I am more of a glorified stenographer than an editorial cartoonist. I suppose it is a sad reflection of the state of politics these days. My biggest problems is having TOO MANY ideas and not enough time or space to execute them all.
That poses another problem... which idea to finally go with.
The last couple of weeks, with both presidential conventions, it seemed like I was coming up with an idea a minute. At one point, because of my inability to decide which cartoon ideas to go with , I almost posted all the ideas [on FB] to let you all decide which ones you liked the most. Unfortunately, that in itself, would have taken up too much precious time, so, I ended up leaving many, many ideas left on the drawing table.
Such was the case of the Rio Olympics and the stories of raw sewage in the waters and ZIKA viruses, the threat of violence from crime and terror. Well, again too many ideas and not enough time.
So, I came up with two equally good ideas on the same subject - each dealing with the intricacies of the subject from a slightly different perspective.
So, I drew the one I initially liked and then decided I liked the other one better.... So, you have them both.
One deals more with the overall hazards of the Olympic games and the other, reports of pollution and fecal waste. So, I hope you're not having breakfast right now. I will post them both in short order.
Stay 'Tooned.
Best,
-m
These days I am more of a glorified stenographer than an editorial cartoonist. I suppose it is a sad reflection of the state of politics these days. My biggest problems is having TOO MANY ideas and not enough time or space to execute them all.
That poses another problem... which idea to finally go with.
The last couple of weeks, with both presidential conventions, it seemed like I was coming up with an idea a minute. At one point, because of my inability to decide which cartoon ideas to go with , I almost posted all the ideas [on FB] to let you all decide which ones you liked the most. Unfortunately, that in itself, would have taken up too much precious time, so, I ended up leaving many, many ideas left on the drawing table.
Such was the case of the Rio Olympics and the stories of raw sewage in the waters and ZIKA viruses, the threat of violence from crime and terror. Well, again too many ideas and not enough time.
So, I came up with two equally good ideas on the same subject - each dealing with the intricacies of the subject from a slightly different perspective.
So, I drew the one I initially liked and then decided I liked the other one better.... So, you have them both.
One deals more with the overall hazards of the Olympic games and the other, reports of pollution and fecal waste. So, I hope you're not having breakfast right now. I will post them both in short order.
Stay 'Tooned.
Best,
-m
