Cartoon: Boy to teacher, "Nobody will play with me, Mrs. Hunt, just because I told them I?m extremely contagious."
This week’s theme for Illustration Friday is "Contagious." I had this idea swimming around my mind as all the hype about swine flu was going on a couple of weeks ago. This looked like the perfect opportunity to bring the idea to life.
I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3
Cartoon of a man in his back yard. The neighbor’s dog is raising a fit. The man says, “Love your neighbor and put-up with his pooch.”
Love towards one’s neighbors can be a challenge, especially when he isn’t a model citizen. Sometimes, the neighbor can be all right, but his dog may act like an obedience school drop-out.
To all my neighbors, I hope my dog has not been acting like Cujo lately. I promise I will try to be a model citizen. If I fall short a few times, please forgive me. I’ll show a little mercy too. Let’s face it, we all need that from time to time.
This was a cartoon I drew seven years ago. I updated it and posted it the new version to my website at www.kevinspear.com.
I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2.
Cartoon of boy to Easter Rabbit, “Do you count all your chickens before they hatch?”
Someone at work commented how strange it is that the Easter Bunny hops around with Easter eggs. They said, “Why not an Easter chicken?” Why indeed.
This led me to think about what the Easter Bunny does with all those eggs. Does he count them? Does he keep track of all of his loot? and what if he counts inaccurately or too soon? If it can happen to Wall Street, it can happen to Peter Cottontail.
I’ve always thought it creepy to see a six foot tall rabbit in shopping malls. Bizarre sights deserve a bizarre question. The public demands to know, Easter Bunny!
I drew this in Adobe Photoshop CS2
Cartoon: Boy says to girl, “If God loves a cheerful giver, why are you supposed to give ’til it hurts?”
We always get conflicting messages in this world, don’t we? To be fair, though, “Give ’til it hurts’ is not found in the Bible.
However, the Apostle Paul did write, “God loves a cheerful giver.” in 2 Corinthians 9:7.
I thought of this idea while thinking about today’s financial climate. Giving is down in some areas because the economy is so shaky. But sometimes the cure for financial uncertainty is to just give and don’t worry about tomorrow.
Today, I’m going to find some ways to give. How about you?
I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3
Cartoon of vampire at dentist office: “Before the dentist sees me, I have to know some things. Can he work without that obnoxious light? Did he have anything with garlic for lunch? And does he respect abnormally large incisors?
At first glance, you may think Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” series inspired this cartoon. That would be partially true.
Actually, a trip through one of my sketchbooks inspired this one. I was looking through a 1988 sketchbook. I came across a poor, awkward vampire at high school. He was having trouble with the school lunch. His fangs were sensitive to the goop they were serving that day.
It was one of those gags that got cheap laughs in my high school and college newspapers. You can’t go wrong dissing the man with the goop.
However, I couldn’t use that one today. Instead, my mind wandered to how difficult would all these vampires lives be if they had to live in our world. Would dentists be as feared as Buffy? if anyone would have dentophobia, it would have to be vampires, right?
I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2
