Humor: Black Friday is coming...

Like winter in Game of Thrones, Black Friday is coming. Have you noticed that retailers are advertising Black Friday as if it's a cultural event? Or is it just my retail-phobia kicking in?  Cartoonists have fun with the sales event every year; meme-makers add to the mix.  Here are some new takes, or takes that seem new to me, on the topic. 

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Marshall Ramsey, Black Friday Deals Today, Creators Syndicate

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pumptime, Black Friday Is Coming, Cheezburger

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David Fitzsimmons, Black Friday Ops, Cagle

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Tchothcky, Not Sure If Looting, Cheezburger

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Adam Zyglis, Walmart, AAEC

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Marcy Bonebright has published a collection of Black Friday memes, titled "Let Internet Memes Explain Why Shopping In-Store on Black Friday Is a #FAIL," at DealNews.  Competition does have benefits.

-- Marge

Celebrating the 4th of July and cartoonists

How about some biting humor -- and some not so biting -- to spark your 4th of July? 

The cartoons below were published at the Washington Post in 2009 (when we thought ethanol could replace oil as an energy source) under Comic Riffs in an article by Michael Cavna.
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JOHN COLE (cagle.com)

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JOHN DARKOW (cagle.com)

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JIM DAY (cagle.com)

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MARSHALL RAMSEY (cagle.com)

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And here's a more recent one from Cagle by Tim Campbell:
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TIM CAMPBELL (cagle.com)

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 While I was looking around I found this celebration of editorial cartoonists by the AAEC (Association of American Editorial Cartoonists), published at Damn! Cartoons #$&%! Cartoons.  It's a collection of videos showing a number of my favorite cartoonists.  Here's the opening illustration:
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Have a great 4th.  Be safe.

-- Marge

Some recent cartoons that resonate (for me)

Editorial, aka political, cartoons offer us a glance at current issues and sometimes evoke a laugh. And sometimes they carry a message that goes deeper than the topic at hand.  Since I realize that not everyone sees things the same way, my offering today comes with the "for me" caveat.

At the US News & World Report site in a section called January Whispers I found this cartoon by Dan Wasserman:

At The Week is this gem by Bill Day:

From David Horsey's blog at the LA Times site, called Top of the Ticket, here's one:

In my online look-about today I found an organization for editorial cartoonists -- the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC).  You can find cartoons here as well, such as Adam Zyglis on climate change:

That's it for today, folks.  Have a great weekend.

-- Marge