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 cred unless we here at Comic Riffs pledge to do the same: Namely, improve our own illustrations of Obama.

Drawing closer to capturing a caricature. (Cavna)Enlarge Comic

Comic Riffs today dares to open our sketchbook as we attempt -- feature by feature -- to build a better Obama. Here, we offer a peek at our rough doodlings and raw noodlings.

Slowly and painstakingly, justice will -- literally -- be rendered.

It's time to break it down. Here's our approach to understanding Obama, line by telling line. Can we do it? Yes we can. Eventually...