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Comic Riffs: November 9, 2008 - November 15, 2008
Colbert Speaks: So What DO He and Obama Have in Common?...
Stephen Colbert, our favorite fake-news anchor on TV (he once stood still long enough to let us caricature him in person), is no mere mortal. Not since he's been immortalized in "Spider-Man." Early this year, Marvel honcho Joe Quesada, appearing...
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November 14, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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The Morning Line: Rick Redfern Ghostwrites Our Riffys...
Oh, "Prickly City," will your barbs at the "elite media" never cease? Life as a "former Washington Post guy"... (UPS) Enlarge Comic Today, the coyote casually mentions that he's hired some "former Washington Post guy" to handle his ghostwriting. Oh,...
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Michael Cavna
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November 14, 2008; 6:00 AM ET |
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Requiem for the Staff Political Cartoonist (2009)
The dire headlines come so fast and infuriating these days, it's rather like watching those sepia-toned, World War II-era newsreels -- the ones with the bold, fly-by headlines and clipped voiceover narration. We can imagine: "Newspaper Cartoonists on the March...
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Michael Cavna
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November 13, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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The Morning Line: When We're With 'Sally,' Time Seems to Stand Still
Some days, we gallop through the funnies at a healthy clip, smiling while not breaking stride and then suddenly ... we hit "Sally Forth" and come to a full stop. Bam! All momentum is lost. But here's the thing about...
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Michael Cavna
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November 13, 2008; 6:00 AM ET |
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The Riff: Obama Satire...Too Soon?
It finally happened. Six days after the election, Comic Riffs encountered our first official Obama Joke. Now, by "official" Obama Joke, let us be clear: We mean a professional humorist who makes a joke ABOUT President-elect Obama, in the wake...
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Michael Cavna
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November 12, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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The Morning Line: Comic Language Still on a Low-Salty Diet
Standup comic Lewis Black loves to curse the censors. Literally. We were reminded of this the other night when chatting with Black after a performance. Black's philosophy, as he makes clear in his act: Among adults, there are no "bad"...
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Michael Cavna
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November 12, 2008; 9:00 AM ET |
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Superheroes: Spidey Spins Into a New Direction: Sex
Aside from establishing itself as one of Marvel's premier titles, Ultimate Spider-Man has become the definitive source for all things Spidey for at least one generation of fans. So you can imagine the hoopla when it was announced this month...
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Michael Cavna
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November 11, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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The Morning Line: A Day That Shall Live in 'Beetle' Infamy...
Today, "Frazz's" class -- by showing class -- deserves a good star. A cartoon nod to our veterans... (UFS) Enlarge Comic "Frazz" is the only strip on the Post's print funnypages noting that today is Veterans Day. Not that we...
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Michael Cavna
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November 11, 2008; 6:00 AM ET |
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Sketchbook: Building a Better Obama Caricature
Our call to the nation's cartoonists went out last week: Now that Obama's won the election, it's time to raise their game when caricaturing the president-elect. But such a call to arms -- or drawing hands -- has zilch-o cartoon...
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Michael Cavna
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November 10, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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The Morning Line: The Funnies Feed Our Campaign Fix
It's not a phrase that's crossed our lips before, but we find ourselves chanting it today: Thank goodness for Al Franken. Yes, without the satirist-turned-politician -- and the recount in his race against Minnesota's Sen. Norm Coleman -- we would...
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November 10, 2008; 11:44 AM ET |
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