Savage as they come - If political satire is your bag, and in this day and age how can it not be, then the Guardian's site is for you. Steve Bell has been savaging the establishment for more than 20 years and shows no signs of letting up. With material
like this, how could he?
Guardian
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American idol - Doonesbury, the grandfather of American political cartoon satire, has been informing and outraging the American public for 30 years and while the content is purely US-centric, it's cuttingly accurate. Worth a look no matter what your point of view.
Doonesbury
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The Parking Lot is Full - Subversive, nasty, ironic, unrepentant, gone but not forgotten. The PLIF cartoons are not for the faint-hearted and while some are hilarious, others can be gut-wrenching and provoke confusion if not outright hostility. That's not a bad thing, but be warned.
Parking Lot is Full
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Politics-free zone - Dilbert is the mainstay of any online comic reader's collection. The musings about life in a cubicle farm are eerily accurate and it's great to see a comic avoid any mention of politics whatsoever.
Dilbert
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The Kiwi laughs - New Zealand has a long history of cartoons and this site delivers several of today's favourites. Tom Scott, Chris Knox, Garrick Tremain, Chris Slane and many others are all represented here.
NZ Cartoons
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Animal farm - US political cartoonists are having a field-day. George Bush as a spaniel with John Kerry as a bloodhound - who can ask for better? Beware the barbed comments but revel in the fact that they're aimed at political leaders and not us.
Political Cartoons
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The view from the Herald - Last but certainly not least, the Herald has its own archive of cartoons that have appeared in print in recent times. Rod Emmerson, Guy Body and Colin Andrews spear the stories of the day and serve them up for the reader's pleasure.
NZ Herald
