Opinions on these Political Cartoons please

omnicorp

I've been drawing these type of political cartoons for a few months now and have been told that they're quite good and I was wondering what do other people think of them.
I scanned a few on:
http://www.maxmodem.com/images/everybodyplayfootball.jpg
http://www.maxmodem.com/images/debtrelief1.jpg
http://www.maxmodem.com/images/edugov1.jpg
http://www.maxmodem.com/images/jointhearrmy1.jpg
http://www.maxmodem.com/images/drownindebt1.jpg

the_syco

Nice. Whats the meaning behind "everybodyplayfootball", tho?

omnicorp

its in arabic

Gareth2303

I can imagine these being in a paper or something because they're good but i think that any image/drawing that you won't be there to explain, shouldn't need explaining.

My Favourite was the Education and Government one.

Rojo

They're great!



My favourite is also the Govt and Education.

DadaKopf

I think they're OK. Stylistically, they're really good. But I found the narrative in them a little confusing, so what you were saying got lost a bit. Simple example is the debt relief one: I see he's dragging a bag of swag to an offshore bank account, but where's he looking? The people who gave him the money, or what? A group portrait of the G8 might have helped. But I think you're definitely talented enough to make your cartoons much stronger.

Maybe also try to be more searing in what you say.

simu

They're very similar visually to that Irish Times cartoonist (his name escapes me right now).

omnicorp

martyn turner.
Thats because i only started for a laugh 6 months ago based on one of his cartoon si cut out of the paper.
I stopped basing them on his after a while though.
The problem is that i am normally there to explain then to the people i show them to.

Johnny_the_fox

excellent.

enjoyed the others on your site..aswell.

smileygal

Great drawings - my top vote goes to the U.S. Army Recruitment one - I like the subtle 'No return ticket' message.

Also like the 'Oliver' Education one -could be a lot government departments really!

Keep drawing - you've got talent.

omnicorp

thanks. i was just wondering should i send them into anyone. eg times tc. or should i keep them to myself for a while

smileygal

I would say The Irish Times only use Martin Turner, as he has been the regular guy for years and years.

A good sourcebook for you would be the Artists' & Writers' Yearbook, an annual tome that is full of advice & names and addresses (UK orientated but still relevant). It covers everything from poetry to short stories.

What is brilliant about it is that it can save you loads of time, money and effort by telling you what companies are looking for and AREN'T looking for!Some don't want any direct submissions, dealing with agents only.
Maybe you'll end up with an agent someday!

Your local library might have a copy if the book, if you don't want to buy it.

the_syco

DadaKopf wrote:

Simple example is the debt relief one: I see he's dragging a bag of swag to an offshore bank account, but where's he looking?

This was one of my favourites: the fact that he's thanking the countries for the "debt relief", but he's taking it all for himself.

omnicorp

here are some more that I did recently:

http://www.maxmodem.com/images/noneedrecruit.jpg

http://www.maxmodem.com/images/ww2neveragain.jpg

http://www.maxmodem.com/images/IRAinc.jpg

http://www.maxmodem.com/images/winningformula2.jpg

http://www.maxmodem.com/images/wherearethey.jpg