There’s nothing like funny and clever cartoons to brighten up our day. Once a zoology student, Will McPhail is now regularly drawing for the world-famous The New Yorker magazine. He was doodling in lectures when he was supposed to be learning. And even though he did graduate, it was enough to pursue a cartoonist’s career. … Read more
Meet the artist John King who is behind the comic series Fruit Gone Bad. In a world where broccoli can cuss and potatoes can have passionate sex, just what kind of personalities would they have? Let’s find out! In his own words, “I used to draw comics when I was a kid. Action comics, funny … Read more
We love the single-panel comic format because of its simplicity. The humor is condensed into one illustration, brief dialogue, and minimalist style. It’s quite a challenge to blend all these elements into one and achieve a hilarious outcome. Mat Barton is definitely one of the artists who has mastered this art. Mat is a cartoonist … Read more
Mark Anderson has been drawing and telling jokes since he was a kid. What started as a personal passion has now blossomed into his full-fledged career. Mark’s single-panel comics range from Cupid jokes to business gags to music ones that fit perfectly, as he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a music degree. … Read more
Kate Curtis is an experienced award-winning art director, illustrator and painter with a career history encompassing senior creative positions in major Australian advertising agencies. Not only has she been widening her focus to include graphic novels and children’s books, more recently her cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker magazine. Her social media following is … Read more
Frank Cotham’s work has been seen regularly around the world, for over three decades now, in the pages of The New Yorker, so he is the guy responsible for all those cartoons that make you chuckle awkwardly in The New Yorker because you don’t fully understand them but laugh anyway to seem sophisticated. He’s like … Read more
Ken Krimstein is a cartoonist, author, and educator whose work appears in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Chicago Tribune. He teaches at DePaul University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Soon his latest book Einstein in Kafkaland will be released, you can pre-order it … Read more
Artist Shanghai Tango draws brilliantly witty cartoons that are made all the more clever because of their incredible simplicity. By looking at the world in a different way, Tango’s work helps to see things with a fresh perspective. Scroll down to see the best examples!
If you’re looking for some cartoons to share with your grandparents, look no further! Doug Hill is a 76-year-old and is also known as the Laughing Hippo Studio. His comics are full of puns, wife-husband jokes, and other real-life-based humor. In his own words, “Everyday scenarios, especially when taken out of context, are a goldmine … Read more
Kendra Allenby draws cartoons for The New Yorker and other magazines. She also teaches and gives talks. She also likes to go for long hikes and bike rides that sometimes last for months and she draws what she finds there. Scroll down to see some of her best cartoons and check out her book Public … Read more
Zoe Si is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated cartoonist, illustrator, and writer with a lifelong passion for laughing at her own jokes. She believes in the power of words, but also that wherever words fail, a cartoon can usually succeed. Zoe practiced law for a number of years and now spends her days contributing cartoons and articles … Read more
Ed Himelblau is a professor in the Biological Sciences Department at California Polytechnic State University where he teaches courses in genetics and botany. He has always loved cartoons and decided to try to make them himself. Ed sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in April, 2021 and has been going strong ever since. … Read more
Jeff Stahler is a cartoonist and painter known for his work on editorial cartoons and comic panels. He has a rich background in the field, having served as an editorial cartoonist for various publications. Stahler is also the creator of the comic panel “Moderately Confused,” which has been running since 2003 and can be seen … Read more
Dave Coverly is the creator of the cartoon panel “Speed Bump”, which runs internationally in hundreds of newspapers and websites. If you like this selection of some of his best cartoons and wish to see more, check out Part 1 and get his book Speed Bump: A 25th Anniversary Collection on Amazon! It’s a brilliant … Read more
Waylon Bacon is a cartoonist and filmmaker initially hailing from the Bay Area, but currently residing in Portland, Oregon. Featured in this post are the funniest examples of “Frownland” – a webcomic he drew from 2015 – 2021, which took a humorous look some of life’s lesser moments, be it customer service, balding, or self … Read more