Arizona State University CLAS
English 101, First Year Writing, Fall 2007
Rhetoric

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Comics and Political Cartoons
  • Cartoon history of 19th century — unfortunately, this site has been closed because, as they note, "because it has become too difficult and time-consuming to stop the Internet Archive from illegally reprinting copyrighted materials from the site." You can read more about this problem at the site.

  • Civil War images original prints from NY Historical Society

  • Coping.Org — This site draws together political cartoons focused specifically on the 9/11 tragedy and aftermath.

  • Dan Backer, “A Brief History of Cartoons” — This Website offers a researched overview of the early years of political cartooning.

  • Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonist's index — This constantly updated site contains a wide variety of political cartoons by American and international artists addressing current issues. You can find a search engine on the left navigation bar.

  • Dr. Seuss Went to War— A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss. Hosted by the University of California, San Diego, this site contains a comprehensive collection of Seuss’s sometimes provocative political cartoons from World War II.

  • Harper's Weekly — 150 cartoons on elections 1860-1884, Reconstruction, and Chinese exclusion, plus American Political Prints from the Library of Congress, 1766-1876.

  • King Features Comics — This website connects you to an impressive collection of current comic strips, from Family Circus to Zits.

  • King Features Editorial Cartoons — By linking to this site, you gain access to many recent political cartoons, organized by artist.

  • Political Cartoons and Cartoonists— unfortunately, this site has been closed because, as they note, "because it has become too difficult and time-consuming to stop the Internet Archive from illegally reprinting copyrighted materials from the site." You can read more about this problem at the site.

  • The Words and Pictures Virtual Museum — This completely on-line museum dedicated to comic books, contains innumerable useful links as well as on-line exhibits.
See also the Envision Website

Contact: K.Heenan@asu.edu |© 2007