But Circular Reasoning 2 wasn’t quite right, I thought, because hands aren’t part of the inner loops. So how to convey a tortured soul whose mind was spinning in circles. Like this loopy intuitive result. Hope I’m not spoiling it by talking about it. Feel free to use these cartoons, by the way … as long Read More …
But the thought balloon version of “Circular Reasoning 1” doesn’t quite express how much we torture our thoughts and ourselves to get our ideas of ourselves to fit. Here’s a second attempt. A lot of logic is circular. Say I’m mean to people who I think are mean to me. That makes them upset, which lets Read More …
I wanted to illustrate the illusion of self-concept. Are we who we imagine ourselves to be? Especially if we’re imagining ourselves imagining ourselves? And what if it doesn’t stop there?
Basically, this website looks like a house. Maybe an old house, maybe a new one, maybe you get to pick. But everyone is free to go around and destroy stuff. Tip that vase over. Crash. Take a sledge hammer to the walls. Drive a car into the porch. Take a chainsaw to spiral staircase, watch Read More …
I once thought about doing a comic strip, Signs of the Times. It would have been all sorts of jokes based on signs … ideographic signs (I have some old cartoons I’ll post, some I already have) … signs enterprising panhandlers might display … labels on bottles … bumper stickers … advertising signs … any printed messages. Read More …
Finicky Koko turns up her nose at all sorts of canned cat food. It’s unpredictable. Tough to track what she likes and doesn’t. Now we humans often liven up our food with sauces and dressings and cheese. So why not toppings for cats? Rancid Carcass Remoulade. Wild Chipmunk Salsa. Minced-Up Mice Marinara. Grated Meowzerrella. A glop on top, Read More …
Using his psychic powers, he knows exactly who is after him! He also has a third eye in the back of his head, which helps when the rear-view mirror on his glasses isn’t working. Yes, he’s Paranormal Paranoia Man! With his comely sidekick, Clair Voyant, who, thinks he’s after her. “I see the future,” she tells Read More …
Here’s another cartoon from years ago. Please credit Peter Mucha, if you use.
Here’s another cartoon I did years ago. Please credit Peter Mucha, if you use.
Ever notice that once in a while along comes a fad or phenomenon that’s seems inexplicable because it defames something wildly popular? Example, a book from years ago: 101 Uses for a Dead Cat, which is still alive on Amazon. Now some might see the appeal as simple satire, but I think it’s more than that: Some trends get Read More …
Take an old book and add some steamier scenes. Or wilder adventures. Add trouble of a greater order of magnitude. Same story, more action, less angst. Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne whips out an uzi and shows those prudes a thing or two. They once had Classic Comics (maybe they still do?), visually retellings of famous stories. These Read More …
If YouTube can sell to Google for $1.65 billion, how much would a site of short quality videos be worth? Imagine a conglomeration of the best bits from Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, Late Night With David Letterman, and all sorts of sitcoms and cartoons. Not whole shows, just quick clips. Be fun to Read More …
Feel free to use this cartoon if you give credit (by Peter Mucha) and link to stealmyideasplease.com.