Cartoon Refuge

Ref uge /ˈrefyo͞oj/ the condition of safety and shelter.
And everyone knows what a cartoon is, so this project: protecting the nearly extinct art of cartooning from the media kudzu that is the GIF and Meme. Don't get me wrong-both modalities have their time and place in semiotics and expression. But the crowd-sourced aspect of those social media hatchlings eradicates the art of drawing, relying on extant pictures or symbols combined with witty (sometimes) phrases. Meanwhile, the simple line, hand-drawn, dies a slow death.
Now here's an ark, sailing west on a sea of semiotic expression, preserved from extinction (I hope) by the archival nature of this collection. They're all original, hand-drawn with pencil first, then my pen of choice: the rock-bottom Bic ballpoint.
Full disclosure: I have no formal "art" training, so I have no real aesthetic authority-I just know what I like: the classic cartoon style of Herman Unger, Jeff MacNelly, Johnny Hart, Chic Young and so many other old-school masters of the simple line cartoon humor.
Long may that artistic tradition continue. Have fun, enjoy; save and share these cartoons.
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