POLITICAL CARTOONS

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The Prince of Caricaturists

Caricature - A caricature is a humorous illustration that exaggerates or distorts the a person or thing to create a sarcastic view due to the characteristics of a person or thing.

• Thomas Nast was the first person to be paid to create a cartoon for the public.

Nast used his Harper’s Weekly cartoons to rebel against New York City’s political boss William Magear Tweed, and he used the Tammany tiger for this crusade.

He popularized the elephant to symbolize the Republican Party.

He also used the donkey as the symbol for the Democratic Party, and created the "modern" image of Santa Claus.

• Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas created one of the created one of the first comics. This then first comics. This then was called “The Three was called “The Three Musketeers”.Musketeers”.

List of the first popular comics ever!List of the first popular comics ever!

Alex RaymondAlex Raymond's 's Flash GordonFlash Gordon

HergéHergé''ss TintinTintin

SiegelSiegel and and ShusterShuster''s s SupermanSuperman

Bob Kane’s Bob Kane’s BatmanBatman

Jack KirbyJack Kirby and and Joe Simon'sJoe Simon's Captain AmericaCaptain America

Chester GouldChester Gould's 's Dick TracyDick TracyHal FosterHal Foster's 's TarzanTarzan

Richard Fenton Outcalt introduced a new element: the balloon, a space where he wrote what the characters said, and that pointed to their mouth with a tail. In the cover of Kirby and Simon’s first magazine, Captain America battled Adolf Hitler himself.

A Comics Code was created in the 50’s to limit and rule on what could appear in the pages of comics. Those comics with horror stories were destroyed.

Standards of the Comics Code Authority A Few Details …

• No sympathy for the criminal• No methods of a crime• No disrespect for authority• No kidnapping• No comic shall use the words “horror” or “terror”• The intent is to show a moral issue• Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited.

Something to think about:What about today’s comics, video games, and animation?

AnimationAnimation1910s… – Emile Cohl made En Route, the first paper cutout animation. – Winsor McCay produced an animation sequence using his comic strip character "Little Nemo."

1920s…– Walt and Roy Disney found Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. – Walt Disney created the first cartoon with synchronized sound called "Steam Boat Willy".

1930s…– "Looney Tunes" began when Disney employees Harman and Ising teamed with producer Leon Schlesinger–MGM cartoon studio was created

1940s…– Harry Smith produced animation by drawing directly onto film.

1950s…– Cartoons for TV were created

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