POLITICAL CARTOONS by PETE WAGNER
Examples of traditionally drawn pen-and-ink cartoons, cartoons which make heavy use of new digital media and cartoons which combine the two approaches. The artist has been experimenting with political cartooning in new media as a graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts programs at the University of Minnesota (Multimedia Design), where he earned his MFA degree in May of 2004, and at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Interdisciplinary MFA), where he teaches an online accredited course in political cartooning. To register for the MCAD course, visit the website at http://online.mcad.edu/

Cartoons featuring New-Media-Intensive Drawings & Graphic Designs:

Kirby Puckett acquitted of Sexual Harrassment Charges (4/7/03)
Republican Guard in Iraq
(4/1/03)
Liberal Media Bias re: Anti-War Protests
(2/21/03)
Duct Tape and Cover
(2/12/03)
Tax Cuts for the Rich (11/11/02)
Al Gore Tests the Waters for 2004 (2/5/02)
Enron Retirees (1/24/02)
2002 State of the Enron (1/30/02)
Johnny Taliban (1/28/02)
Martin Luther King Day Closings (1/22/02)
The Four Freedoms, 2001 (12/5/01)
Geprge Harrison (12/4/01)
Selig Threats to Decommission MiN Twins (12/10/01)
Gov't. vs. Bill Gates (5/4/00)
Iraqi Blood for Oil (11/16/98)


9/11 Terrorist attack:

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Fast and funny, loosely drawn, lighter fare:

"What were you for Halloween?" (11/1/01)
Cavemen

Anti Smoking TV Commercials
Alcoholics Anonymous Convention (7/7/00)
Cel Phone Radiation (12/8/99)
Hand Transplant Operation (2/12/99)
Kiddie Pools Health Hazards (7/6/98)
Kaczynski Chooses his own Lawyer (1/21/98)

General/Devil's Advocate (criticizing both Left and Right):

Monica Lewinsky vs. Soliah (Sarah Jane Olson)
Teletubbies EXPOSED!
(2/15/99)
Gay Panic Theory Explained (11/17/99)
Barry Goldwater (6/3/98)
Bob Dole Tests Viagra (5/18/98)
Worse Than Hitler (2/20/98)
Hemp vs. Trees (2/13/98)
Bad Meat/Good Meat (2/9/98)
Fidel Castro, Pope John Paul and the Revolution (1/23/98)
Violence in the Schools (1/13/98)

Gen "Y"/Political Correctness:

Nike Clothing (3/2/99)
Thomas Jefferson, Slave Owner
Feminism vs. Multiculturalism (12/3/01)
Think Locally... (10/17/01)
Vanishing News Viewership (6/25/01)
WHY EURO-AMERICANS DESERVE TO BE DEMONIZED (4/9/01)
Newspapers of the Future (3/12/01)
Back To School Vests (8/18/99)
Niggardly (2/4/99)
28% Increase in College Smokers (11/30/98)
Cigarette Smoking Shown to Cause Impotency (11/13/98)
Nike Endorsements (4/21/98)
Sprewell (3/9/98)

Welfare for the Rich:

FDR vs. GW, WWII & WWIII (11/26/01)
Ford vs. Firestone Blame Game (8/15/01)
Workplace Injury Costs (3/14/01)

McDonald's vs. Child Labor (9/20/00)
Deregulated Utilities

Business Salutes Black History Month (2/24/99)

Jesse Ventura:

Super-Jesse vs. the Two Party System
Jesse's U of M Budget Cuts
Jesse Slept Here
Jesse Ventura on Howard Stern Show

Controversial (elicited reader reactions at Daily):

Phony Photos and Institutional Racism at Colleges (10/17/00)
Anti-Gay Republicans
Bear Attack on Boy Scout in Northern Wisconsin
Viagra-induced Heart Attacks

2000 Elections:

Holy Punch Cards!
Florida Ballot Design
Supreme Court Hacks Away at Voter Rights
Supreme Court Recounts
Americans Tired of Recounts
Harris Should Recuse Herself
Subliminable Advertising (9/14/00)
Republican AfroFest
No Child Left Behind
American Monarchy
What Republicans Call a "LIBERAL" (3/3/00)
Gore Marijuana Confessions (01/31/00)
Confederate Flag: Dems vs. Republicans (1/20/00)

Bill Clinton:

Linda Tripp's Cosmetic Surgery (2/10/00)
Monica Lewinsky's Love Handles (3/1/99)
New Republican Mascot (2/2/99)
Impeachers' Solemn Oath (1/11/99)
Apples and Oranges (1/14/99)
Kenneth Starr Testifies (11/24/98)
Republican Sore Losers (10/8/98)
Henry Hyde's "Youthful Indiscretions" (10/2/98)
There's Never a Feminist Around when you Need One (1/26/98)
Clinton Candid Beach Photos (1/9/98)

Minnesota and "Up North":

Up North Street Gangs
St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman vs. Soliah (Sarah Jane Olson)

U of M Basketball Controversy
Light Rail Fiasco
Basketball Controversy 2
Honeywell Departs

Wellstone renig on two-term limit

Vikings Fever vs. Political Consciousness

Up North, Then and Now

Gay Boy Scout Ruling

Personal Watercraft Pests (5/26/98)