18 years

One for all you new parents out there...

(this one is in the current issue of The Spectator)

theme from M.A.S.H.

Well- it's been all about the Olympics for the past few weeks- couldn't get away from it- even had it on in our subterranean office at work (ah, the advantages of working in I.T. -you're hidden away in a basement and can have the telly on without people realising it)
But- it also meant I've been a bit sidetracked from the cartooning when at home- not drawn anything for about 2 weeks- but, fear not! I have some stuff in print- Private Eye magazine has a bumper summer fun edition full of cartoons! And they've used a couple of mine- all jolly and summery... about death and suicide- woop!
For example

(I drew this one back in September 2011- just as well I’m a patient sort of bloke- sigh...)

can't think of title

Too hot- stupid weather- (but at least I had an afternoon away from the IT Support H.Q. bunker)

Brain too boiled to think of anything new.

So, here are some I did earlier- they appeared in recent editions of The Spectator.

The car one you can easily google if you don't get it- but it's about Liz the 1st having the hots for Errol Flynn, or something (no, there's no caption, before you ask).

Have a banana

Another excuse to put on the new(ish) whistle a couple of nights ago- had an invite to the Oldie magazine's 20th birthday drinks at Simpson's in the Strand, London. The event was also to mark the publication of their book 'The Best of the Oldie 1992-2012'. The book contains a couple of my cartoons.

I didn't know anyone there- so I hovered about near the free drinks, and dipped in to the plates of crisps every now n then, before calling it a night- ah, the glamorous life of the freelance cartoonist...

it's the thought that counts

OK- enough cats- this blog is meant to be about cartoons.
This is the other one that is in the current Reader's Digest- I thought I'd post it because it brings up the issue of the interpretation of a gag.
One of the chaps I work with told me he thought it was something about the bloke having killed the granny, in order to get hold of the ring...well, that's just sick, Brian…what's the matter with you? Jeez!
The point I'm trying to make is that matey boy doesn’t have the ring to hand- but he knows where it is...what's wrong with that?

FPP

Pah! Cartooning put on hold for a few days- I have a visitor for a week- and my working processes are being interrupted a tad...

(how am I supposed to work in these conditions?!?!)

booth

visitor