January 20th, 2010
Disaster Porn
Running late today, thanks to lumbar strain. Oh, the trials and twibuwations of a po widdle cartoonist.
Anyhoo, the situation in Haiti is terrible. The moment-by-moment coverage is necessary for awareness, getting aid delivered, and keeping track of developments. But the impoverished conditions Haitians struggle with day-to-day, earthquake or not, deserve sustained coverage and CONTEXT. That seems beyond the capabilities of the modern mainstream media.
Heads up: Next week’s cartoon will be the LAST cartoon strip for In Contempt. I will talk about it more then, as well as my plans for the site. But I wanted to keep y’all posted.
January 20th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
January 20th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Sorry, m’dear. I hate to do it. But it must be done.
January 20th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Well that sucks. I’m so totally sulking at you right now! You won’t quit Twitter as well, will you?
January 20th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Not to get all Brokeback Mountain, but I wish I could quit Twitter. Alas, I am hooked. The snark never dies, it just twits away.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:44 am
Oh say it ain’t so!!! You are one of the few few voices of intelligent outrage coming from the US, I hope you aren’t giving up on the whole medium. Such talent should not be squandered….
Best wishes…
(A long time but shy fan)
January 21st, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Aww, you guys! Making me all gushy and blushy!
Thank you, farwalker. Don’t worry – I am not renouncing cartooning altogether. Just doing new things. More on that next week!