We say gags, they say single-panel
Pete Dredge offers a British perspective in reaction to an American cartoonist’s views on the cartooning game “Single-panel” or “gag” cartoonist? The former is the default description from over the pond and is infinitely preferable to the UK’s more downmarket “gag” label for those of us who create the stand-alone joke. Apart from that, there […]
In praise of the gag cartoon
Whenever the media spotlight is turned on cartoons it is often those of a political variety. These cartoons shout the loudest and have news impact. But Bloghorn writer Royston Robertson thinks it’s time to speak up for its more modest cousin: the gag cartoon. I have been drawing gag cartoons for the magazine market for about […]