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Cartoon: The Great Computerized Novel

Cartoon of angry man at pc. Man says, “How am I supposed to write the great American novel when my computer thinks my manuscript stinks?”


This is a classic cartoon I did back in 1996 for the sixth edition of the “New Rider’s Internet Yellow Pages.”

No matter how far technology advances, computers will never be able to write the great novel. Why? Because none of us ever know what it is until we see it. The arts are just too wonderfully mysterious.

In Michael Gelb’s book, “How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci,” he called the mysterious, “sfumato.” It means going up in smoke. It’s the ambiguity and uncertainty in the arts. No computer will be able to mimic that. A PC will go up in smoke if it has to embrace ambiguity.

New Rider’s Publishing and me own the copyright to this image. Please do not use without permission.

Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.
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Cartoon: A for Effort

Cartoon of teacher passing test to student. Student says, “If I do this test with one eye closed, one hand tied behind my back and hopping on one foot, do I get an A for effort?”

Students spend most of their educational career figuring out how to ace the test with the least amount of studying. But I bet if you’d issue physical challenges while they took the test, you’d get quite a few takers. You bet I would’ve tried it.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.
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Cartoon: Magnify That Brain

Cartoon of teacher and student. Student says, “Can I go to the science lab? I can’t handle your tests unless I magnify my brain.”
I also drew this for Illustration Friday. This week’s word is “magnify.”
I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3
Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.
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Cartoon: Love and Chips

Cartoon of two boys eating. One says, “You can’t find love in a bag of chips. But chips and salsa come close.”

You guessed it. Chips and salsa are one of my favorite foods. Don’t worry, though. It just can’t compete with real love.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.
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Cartoon: Nightmares in Flight

Cartoon of two men boarding a jet plane. One says, “We can’t take this flight, Earl! She was voted the worst flight attendant of all time at travelnightmares.com!”


This is a classic cartoon I did back in 1996 for the sixth edition of the “New Rider’s Internet Yellow Pages.”

It’s good to know some of the issues we had thirteen years ago are still around. Airline service can be nonexistent. Still, I wonder if the flight attendants are just as much of a victim when they have to wait six hours on the tarmac like everyone else.

New Rider’s Publishing and me own the copyright to this image. Please do not use without permission.


Speartoons are examples of my sketches and cartoons Please respect my copyright and ask first before you would use them.
All art copyright 2008 Kevin Spear. Use of graphics is prohibited without prior written consent.