Comics and illustration portfolio of Kevin Moore
Famous theorist of the “power elite”, C. Wright Mills is one of my favorite sociologists. SocProf writes about him at Cranky Sociologists, and the above illustration goes with it. Pay the article a visit, Mills is always worth another look.
Newly added to the Learning Curve page, a cartoon about “Won’t Back Down” and the parent trigger option it propagandizes. The real challenge of this cartoon was rendering Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis in a cartoony fashion, less caricature, more cartoon character (subtle difference, I know.) I think the top panel is successful, Maggie reads … Read More “New Learning Curve Cartoon: Parent Trigger (Un)Happy” »
Now that Ben Lehman has posted the Kickstarter video for his science fiction anthology/role-playing game, Skew, I can tell you about the illustrations I done did fer ’em. In fact, here be they. In order of appearance. To understand the narrative behind them, you should watch the video.
A new Wanderlost page is coming. But while we wait, here is a new Learning Curve cartoon I did for PCCFFAP, my teacher’s union, all about the trend of school reforms, at least in my life time. My editor, a dear, sweet person, politely requested the next cartoon be a bit more hopeful. I think … Read More “Future School Reforms” »
I have added a few more drawings to the caricature gallery. In chronological order of their creation: President Obama delivering the State of the Union, Joe Biden and John Boehner behind him. Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria. Jeff Tweedy, founder of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco, and probably Alt Country Rock as a whole. Nancy Brinker, … Read More “Caricatures: SOTU, Assad, Tweedy and Brinker” »
As part of my glacial progress in fleshing this site out, I have created a new gallery on the illustrations page. Last year Ben Lehman commissioned me to draw illustrations and the cover for Mud Dragons, an RPG he has since published. But you can view it here if ya like.
Just published in the December 2012 issue of The Gathering, newsletter for PCCFFAP. And added to the gallery page previously called Teacher Unions, now called Learning Curve, the new title for the strip. Thanks a billion to Jen Sorensen for the title suggestion. Next time you are in Portland, Jen, I’ll buy you a pint. … Read More “Superman Can Wait” »
Got the most recent The Gathering, the newsletter for my union, PCCFFAP, which includes my most recent cartoon for them. This one pertains to for-profit education and a DOJ lawsuit against Education Management Corporation. I have just created a gallery page to collect these toons. Right now I am just calling it Teacher Unions, because … Read More “New Cartoon for My Teacher’s Union” »
Show and Tell by Ninth Art Press Just out today from Ninth Art Press is Show and Tell, a comics anthology of stories about people’s experiences with education, either providing it or receiving it. And I’m in it. Alexander Danner, one of the editors asked me to contribute a lil’ somethin-somethin’ to it, so I … Read More “I Done Got Anthologized” »
Here’s a cartoon I just did for PCCFFAP my union newsletter, The Gathering (PDF). Thanks much to Caralee for bringing me on.