Comics Stories about Sexual Assault
Artist Clay Jones comments on his blog, "If you’re a man and you don’t understand what I’m talking about with this cartoon, stop and think about it." This was a reality check for me... Someone wouldn't know what he's talking about??? Oh, right. The patriarchy.
That Weinstein guy... a fresh crop of single-panel comics at the Mercury News gives 14 cartoonists' takes on the celebrity sex crime of the moment. My fave is this angler fish by Milt Priggee.
Liza Donnelly at The Nib has a lot on her mind as she goes out for the evening.
Portrait photographer Robbie Aupspurger has made some gorgeous retro portraits of modern musicians and every day people. I don't know who turned this portrait into an ingenious meme, but thank you very much!
The assignment: Design a project that address issues surrounding sexual assault. The designers: Students Jane Kim, Shayna Lauer, and Helén Marton The course: Design for Public Awareness, Professor Jan Hadlaw in her course at York University, Toronto Another comic from the course that I'd like to see is “The Monsters I See,” a 16-page graphic novella by Esther... Continue Reading →
Artist Adam Zyglis (The Buffalo Post) depicts Senator Gillibrand in her efforts to change military policy. Senator Kristin Gillibrand of New York has been working for 3 years to pass a bill that would shift the prosecution of military sexual assaults to military lawyers, and out of the hands of the military chain of command. Gillibrand's... Continue Reading →
Remember when we used to laugh with Bill Cosby? There are a lot of editorial comics about our fallen hero these days. You can see a nice collection at politicalcartoons.com. Here are a couple from editorial cartoonists Mike Luckovich and John Cole as featured in The Denver Post, Jan 4 2016.
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