Comics and illustration portfolio of Kevin Moore
Mitt Romney’s kneejerk response to the protests and the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya, which led to the deaths of four Americans, revealed a lot about his character. All politicians have a talent for opportunism, but so few are driven by it as Romney is. It was naked ambition that overrode any respect … Read More “Mitt Romney Chums Up to Death” »
I just added four new caricatures to the relevant gallery. I have started a project of almost daily caricature work in my sketchbook for my own personal enjoyment and artistic growth. The use of color pencils aims to extend my skills into areas I have felt uncomfortable with. I don’t want to rely on Photoshop … Read More “New Caricatures: Paul, Santorum, Newt and Romney” »
Two images making the rounds this week have at least one thing in common. And Here are two things I see: history and causality. The debt graph reaches beyond the last news cycle to put recent contributions to the national debt in a 30+ year perspective. Cornel West goes back even further, reminding us of … Read More “Both of These Things Are Much Like the Other” »
Another post at my Lemonade Stand Meme tumblr. I am all for citizens engaging in civil disobedience to gain notice for their causes and to protest injustice. But I fail to see why protesting against health inspector licenses to operate a food vending business — which is what a lemonade stand is — is not … Read More “Lemonade Stand Activists Arrested” »
The other day I put a new post on my lemonade stand tumblr. Some average citizen has declared August 20th “Lemonade Stand Day” in protest against what he perceives as Big Brother oppressing little kids selling lemonade. I address some of the issues raised by this, but I forgot to note a common argument lemonade … Read More “Take a Stand for Lemonade Stands!” »
Sometimes Tom Friedman says something that sounds like the start of a good column. Well, almost the start — there were a couple of paragraphs of crappy writing to skim through before we get to it, but it’s the cabby stenographer, that’s expected. Anyway, here is the germ of an idea: Our slow decline is … Read More “Friedman Gets to Third Base” »
People have always been saying America ain’t what it used to be, even though it never was, because it satisfies some mopey instinct we have to pine for a lost America rather than try to create a country that we can all thrive in. The S&P downgrade and the poorly handled debt limit crisis are … Read More “No Tomorrow, No Dead End in Sight” »
Reading this morning’s news coverage of yesterday’s significant losses at the stock market, I notice certain phrases keep popping up that seem to indicate a sense of denial or delusion about the actual state of the economy. Let’s use this WaPo article as Exhibit A, it’s chockfulla. The very first sentence starts off with a … Read More “In Denial? Out of Touch? What Do We Mean By Recession?” »
Get your waders on, it’s time to step in the knee-jerk muck. Marvel Comics recently announced that the Ultimate universe Spider-Man will be a working class nerd of black and Latino ethnic heritage. Miles Morales replaces Peter Parker, whom the Green Goblin killed. So far the only break from tradition here is the ethnic heritage. … Read More “Whiny Whitey Has a Sad” »
Gil Scott-Herron died today. Only 62, but he had already laid the groundwork for socially conscious rap music forty years ago as a young poet, jazz musician and songwriter. He will be best remembered for “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, his riff on a Malcolm X quote and the abysmal state of televised misinformation … Read More “Just For the Record You Were Talking Shit” »