Illustrations
Award Winning Cartoon
James Mellor wins best Gag Cartoon of 2023 James Mellor has won the Gag Cartoon of the Year Award 2023. The Bedfordshire-based cartoonist was presented with his trophy as part of the Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards held in Westminster in...
Ukraine – a year in cartoons
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine began a year ago. My cartoons have continued to cover the conflict during this time and I thought this an apt moment to collect some of them together in the same place. They have appeared in various publications at various...
Quarantoons: Cartoons From a New Normal
I am delighted to announce that my fourth cartoon book, Quarantoons, has now been launched. Quarantoons: Cartoons From A New Normal is published by Filament Publishing and available from all good booksellers - including this site. The book is a collection of my best...
New Cartoon Book – ‘Quarantoons’
The new normal isn’t very normal. But then, neither was the old… I am very pleased to announce that a new book of my cartoons will shortly be available. Published by Filament Publishing, Quarantoons is a collection of my favourite cartoons from the time of...
Cartoon Update March 2021
Welcome to another cartoon gallery featuring some of my favourite work from early 2021. One of the first cartoons of the year (below) was a version of Janus which, of course, was rejected across the board - far too positive! Good news isn't funny, you see. Now I...
Cartoons from 2020
A review of the year in JMC cartoons Welcome to a gallery featuring the best JMC cartoons from 2020. The collection includes published works, competition winners, and a few that I happen to just really like. This year has been challenging for everyone, I think. Though...
June 2020 Cartoon Update
Welcome to another cartoon collection. I hope this update finds you well. And leaves you well, I suppose. I wouldn't like to be held responsible for anything. The eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted that there was no May update and I would like to offer my...
April 2020 Cartoon Update
I hope everyone reading this is keeping well and staying safe. Only one story has been in the news this month. Dark as it is, the shadow cast by the coronavirus still presents opportunities to be light-hearted. In fact, it is more important than ever to maintain a...
March 2020 Cartoon Update
The great plague of 2020 draws ever nearer. Storms which, for some reason, only seem to work at weekends continue to drench the UK. Richard Burgon is on TV a lot. Dark times. But that's what cartoon are for: bringing light to the darkest of days. I'm delighted to...
2020 Cartoon Update
Welcome one and all to a new year and new cartoons. 2020 has been welcomed in by the Four Horsemen - War, Pestilence, Brexit, and Impeachment. Some big cartoon themes to provide a stark contrast to the jolly Christmas cartoons I had been drawing. Apologies for the...
December 2019 – Cartoon Update
December is here and we in the thick of Christmas preparations and a General Election campaign. In the thick of some very thick election campaigns, as it would happen. So constant is the reporting of the election, it almost makes one wish for the 'good old days' when...
November 2019 Cartoon Update
Like a good lesson plan, this month's cartoon update has visual, aural and kinaesthetic elements. Look at the gallery, listen to the radio clip and vote for a cartoon. And perhaps buy a book, if you care to. It's been a big month. Brexit Day was delayed (to no-one's...
