In the production notes of In Contempt cartoons I tend to heavily source references made in the cartoons themselves. Today’s strip is an extreme example, half the phrases link to news or blog articles providing FURTHER PROOF THAT THESE THINGS HAPPENED!
(Naw, I ain’t neurotic ur nuffin.)
Today I feel obligated to source my caricatures. Waving the magic Google Image Finder wand, I came across two photos of Glenn Beck that were so expressive of my dramatic intent, my drawing added little more than a few stylistic mannerisms and cartoony simplifications. Beck is such an obvious clown, there’s not much to add, really.
In the first panel, Glenn appears in his weepy mode (a favorite target of Tom Tomorrow), which honestly cannot be exaggerated.
Source: Gawker.
In the last panel, Glenn’s creepy mode. Again, no exaggeration needed.
Source: Movie Eye.
Weepy and creepy. That about sums him up, don’t it?
2 responses so far ↓
1 Rory // Aug 11, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Golly, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cartoonist do this. Beck is so very much like the Howard Beale character in Network that it’s sad. The man’s elastic face is remarkable.
2 Kevin Moore // Aug 11, 2009 at 7:26 pm
He can be entertaining to watch, yet equally repulsive. I like the Howard Beale analogy.
Oh, and: I should have noted that googling “knuckle dragger” led to the depiction of Rush as part silver back gorilla. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Male_silverback_Gorilla.JPG/220px-Male_silverback_Gorilla.JPG
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