In comics and graphic humour, a cartoon, a word that comes from the French vignette, is a box delimited by lines (or scenes without a frame) that represents a moment in the story. It is considered to be the pictographic representation of the minimum significant space and/or time, and constitutes the minimum unit of a comic.
In graphic humour and comics, a succession of two or more vignettes arranged horizontally is called a "strip", while single-frame jokes or illustrations are called a "vignette".
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Bob Englehart wryly describes what an editorial cartoon must look like for today's newspaper editors to buy it. "A political cartoon but it can't be too political. It can't have caricatures. It can't be pointed. It has to be general, not take sides. It can't offend if I want to get it published. ... Leer más
Israel's diplomacy. Cartoon of 11/05/2024 in CTXT The UN Assembly passed a resolution calling for Palestine to become a full member of the United Nations with 143 states voting in favour, 25 abstentions and 9 against. The vote on the resolution was pushed by more than 70 countries, including Spain, Ireland, Norway and ... Leer más
Bullfighting and torture. Cartoon of 05/05/2024 in CTXT Translation of the cartoon: The Ministry of Culture abolishes the National Bullfighting Prize. "Well, torture will not be rewarded, but neither will it be punished". Culture abolished the National Bullfighting Award, this prize for torture will no longer be awarded or convened for its 2024 ... Leer más
Democratic memory. Cartoon of 04/05/2024 in CTXT Translation of the cartoon: "We called ours the "Law of Concord", but we liked "fuck you, we won the war" better. The UN concluded in an eight-page report that the "concord laws" of PP and Vox violate international treaties. "...the so-called "concord" laws passed or presented ... Leer más
On the left the plagiarism perpetrated by Sánchez, on the right the original work by Molina (sent by the author). Madrid City Council announced the temporary exhibition of vignettes"Environment and Global Climate Change". Well, to begin with, the cartoon illustrating the poster and the leaflet is a crude, blatant and more than obvious ... Leer más
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