Notice that I didn’t reblog the image but instead linked back to the political cartoonist Daryl Cagle’s blog. I’m not making a statement here, I came close to reflagging the image with proper permission and attribution of course, but, I want Cagle to get the traffic, he’s the artist so best to just put in a link. It’s a great cartoon as you’ll see if you follow the link.

I saw this cartoon on the site Political Irony where the site’s author discusses his own reposting of the cartoon and goes on to discuss the difference between copyright infringement and stealing (they’re different).

My question is different and I posted it as a comment on Political Irony:

An interesting question is whether revenue generated by advertising at a site that has permission to reuse material ought to be shared with content providers, many of whom are traditional “analog” artists who may not know a referrer log from a lincoln log.

And, I think those of us who are consumers of reflagged content have an obligation to follow links when interested so that the content provider gets some traffic (and maybe a comment) too. Most of these folks draw these cartoons for their day jobs and while they may make money from newspaper syndication, as we all know, that medium of exchange is in trouble.

I wonder if tongue in cheek infographics like this reinforce and amplify stereotypes. Either way, it’s fun to read down the list. Guess I’m geek.

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Love it. Alan Mezquida and smigly do it again.

Wow. It’s not a question of going, it’s a question of how many times I can get down to the city to see this show. R. Crumb is my god. I have all his books, a pile of Zap comix and more. Oh my, I’m gonna love this.

Robert Crumb (b. 1943) is considered the premiere underground comix artist of his generation. With only a smattering of issues and titles such as Zap, Motor City, Head Comics, and Despair, Crumb deconstructed the american comic book, revolutionizing the form forever. Over four decades later, his impact continues to be felt worldwide.

This retrospective, curated by Monte Beauchamp, editor of The Life and Times of R. Crumb (St. Martin’s Press), presents key pieces culled from the underground art collection of Eric Sack, with contributions from Paul Morris and John Lautemann.

March 23, 2011 – April 30, 2011

The Society of Illustrators
28 East 63rd Street
(between Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Tel: (212) 838-2560
Fax: (212) 838-2561
E-Mail: info@societyillustrators.org

Gallery Hours:
10 am – 8 pm Tuesday
10 am– 5 pm Wednesday – Friday
12 noon– 4 pm Saturday
Closed most holidays

The Society of Illustrators invites you to attend the Opening Reception for R. Crumb: Lines Drawn on Paper Friday, March 25th, 2011, 7:00 pm.

Refreshments will be served
Cash Bar will be open until midnight
Suggested donation $15
RSVP@societyillustrators.org 212 838 2560

Copyright Andy Singer: www.andysinger.com

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This is an old Andy Singer illustration that seemed useful to post in these times of great frustration and cynicism.

One of my favorite political cartoonists Lloyd Dangle is on flickr. Here’s his iPhone app collection.

Jen Sorensen is a genius, no doubt about it.

Note: If you’re not familiar with The Terminator this will make little sense. If you are I’m sure you’ll agree: it’s genius.

iPhone = Skynet
Palin = Terminator
Obama = John Connor
Jen Sorensen = Genius

Wonderful peek at The New Yorker’s process for putting a series of covers together. Mouly is married to the artist/illustrator/author Art Spiegelman. Her Wikipedia entry is fascinating: Françoise Mouly.

[via Boing Boing]

A graphic story about the Iranian elections based on the graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

[via Boing Boing]

Chuck Dillon has done a great set of drawings depicting the various categories of art student he sees at the Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia.

In my day there weren’t this many sub-species (that I know of). But, each school attracts different breeds.

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