Cartoons Archives - The Colorado Sun https://coloradosun.com/category/opinion/cartoons/ Telling stories that matter in a dynamic, evolving state. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:12:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-cropped-colorado_full_sun_yellow_with_background-150x150.webp Cartoons Archives - The Colorado Sun https://coloradosun.com/category/opinion/cartoons/ 32 32 210193391 Drew Litton: Singing the back-to-school blues https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/16/drew-litton-singing-the-back-to-school-blues/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=399384 Cartoonist Drew Litton captures the melancholy of leaving summer fun behind and getting back to the schoolhouse grind.]]>

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]]> 399384 Jim Morrissey: Small comfort for Tina Peters https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/16/jim-morrissey-tina-peters-my-pillow/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=399375 Cartoonist Jim Morrissey imagines the conspiracy-minded MyPillow guy doing his best to make convicted former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters comfortable.]]>

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]]> 399375 “What’d I Miss?”: In search of the Money Fairy https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/16/whatd-i-miss-in-search-of-the-money-fairy/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:05:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=399347 In "What'd I Miss?" Ossie wonders why "success stories" tout working for free as an almost magical formula for achieving financial success.]]>

Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world.

Catch up with previous editions of What’d I Miss, and read more about Denver artist R. Alan Brooks.

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]]> 399347 “What’d I Miss?”: The miracles of GOP Jesus https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/09/whatd-i-miss-miracles-republican-jesus/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=397759 Cartoonists R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford imagine a fictitious "Republican Jesus" and the miracles required to account for the actions of some followers.]]>

Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world.

Catch up with previous editions of What’d I Miss, and read more about Denver artist R. Alan Brooks.

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]]> 397759 Drew Litton: Broncos play musical chairs at QB https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/09/drew-litton-broncos-musical-chairs-qb/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:05:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=397738 Who knows which quarterback will be taking snaps for the Denver Broncos once the preseason musical chairs is over? But cartoonist Drew Litton illustrates that there'll be some explaining to do if it isn't rookie Bo Nix.]]>

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]]> 397738 Drew Litton: Sad return of Colorado’s destructive wildfires https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/02/drew-litton-wildfires-tracks-of-my-tears/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=396432 Channeling Smokey Robinson (though Smokey the Bear might share the sentiment), cartoonist Drew Litton laments Colorado's constant wildfire threat.]]>

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]]> 396432 Jim Morrissey: Feeling a bit run down after Colorado’s 148th birthday? https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/02/jim-morrissey-colorado-over-the-14er-birthday/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=396416 Cartoonist Jim Morrissey notes that Colorado has been through a lot in its nearly a century and a half of statehood. Does that mean we're over the hill — or over the 14er?]]>

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]]> 396416 “What’d I Miss?”: In Illinois, yet another innocent Black woman killed at home by police https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/02/whatd-i-miss-police-kill-black-woman-in-her-home/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:05:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=396370 In "What'd I Miss?" Ossie explains to Myra that every time he hears of another incident like the recent police shooting of an innocent Black woman in Illinois, part of him dies, too.]]>

Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world.

Catch up with previous editions of What’d I Miss, and read more about Denver artist R. Alan Brooks.

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]]> 396370 Drew Litton: Who knows what lies ahead at Broncos’ nail-biting training camp? https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/26/drew-litton-denver-broncos-2024-training-camp/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=395223 Cartoonist Drew Litton illustrates how, from quarterback on down the line, this year's rebuilding-era preseason has Denver Broncos fans on the edge of their seats.]]>

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]]> 395223 “What’d I Miss?”: Wondering about JD Vance’s change of heart https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/26/whatd-i-miss-jd-vance-change-of-heart/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:05:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=395175 In "What'd I Miss?" Myra and Ossie marvel that Trump's choice for a running mate used to harp on the toxic qualities of the GOP candidate. Not any more.]]>

Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world.

Catch up with previous editions of What’d I Miss, and read more about Denver artist R. Alan Brooks.

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