Cartoons from February 2017

Cartoons from February 2017

Welcome to another monthly cartoon round-up.  As with last month, a lot of source material has been provided across the pond, but not just from the ongoing soap opera in Washington DC – there was also the Superbowl and the Oscars. Closer to home there were...
Cartoons from January 2017

Cartoons from January 2017

A selection of Cartoons from the past month.  If there’s slightly fewer than normal then the culprit can be found in panel one. New baby has dominated the past 6 weeks somewhat… However, it is business as usual these days and so if you require any...
5 Years Helping Businesses Communicate Their Messages

5 Years Helping Businesses Communicate Their Messages

JMC: Research, Writing and Cartoon Illustration Business Birthday My daughter is now one month old.  It’s been a wonderful and hectic month.  In the midst of all the excitement (and, to some extent, chaos) surrounding a new-born baby, another milestone was...
JMC Guide to Christmas Films

JMC Guide to Christmas Films

A guide to Christmas films.  Not Christmas classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street or Batman Returns, but the substandard Channel 5 mid-afternoon fare and staple output of the 24hr Christmas channels.
Drawn From History – Cromwell and Christmas

Drawn From History – Cromwell and Christmas

Not everyone in history has been a fan of Christmas.  From the 1640’s to the Restoration in 1660, the celebration of Christmas and other saints’ days was prohibited on paper (if not in practice).   Contrary to popular belief, this was not Oliver...
The Military History in Drawn From History

The Military History in Drawn From History

History has always been my passion, but Military History is a key interest within that.  Battles have been central to British History too, so it’s no surprise that there are some more violent elements to my debut book Drawn From History.  Well, cartoon...