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GERTRUDE'S FOLLIES

Gertrude's Follies

Root out new adventures with Gert #111. And buy Gertrude et Alice.


FEGGORAMA

Feggorama

Mexico's master of the mirthful menagerie's new book! TrumpTruth


IGOR TRIPS

Igor Trips

Cinch up your helmet and fall in for another freaky foray in Igor Trips.


SPANKY

Kristy the Clown

Hijinks with the White House's Lil' Rascals Spanky and His Gang.


KRISTY

Kristy the Clown

Get your Jersey on with the beloved insult pol Kristy the Clown.


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FAVORITE SITES

Martin Kozlowski
The Baby Bloomer
Winard Editorial
Ant Farmers Almanac
Celebrity Death Haiku
PK in the Terrarium
Illustrated Courtroom


Critic's Corner by E. Basil St. Blaise
CINEMA

Spoof of the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts with mechanical ape Optimus Primal holding Elena (Dominique Fishback) in his hand as she holds up a girl's pink bike with a yellow banana seat up to him as a peace offering and snack. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts –– Notional Autobot society.
Extraction 2 –– Pull out.
Mending the Line –– Flighty fishing.
Dalíland –– Dilly Dalí.
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster –– Afro beast.
97 Minutes –– Crash coarse.
The Secret Kingdom –– Pangolin retrievers.
Scarlet –– Red-faced.
Blue Jean –– Jean therapy.
Persian Lessons –– Farsical.
Time of Mounting –– Slough off.
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) –– Hip not, ick.
Americonned –– Too left feat.
The Good Man –– JC puny.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy in HBO's White House Plumbers by Martin Kozlowski.White House Plumbers (HBO) –– Break-in bad.
City on Fire (Apple TV+) –– Cinder blockheads.
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+) –– Wayhem bayhem!
Silo (Apple TV+) –– Grainy.
Class of ’09 (FX) –– Oh, nein!
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story –– Charlotte ruse.
Bupkis (Peacock) –– Not even.
A Small Light (NatGeo) –– Frank and earnest.
Tom Jones (PBS) –– Romp com.
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THEATRE

Once Upon a One More Time –– Spears fishing.
Shucked–– Cob-smacked.
Grey House
–– Haunt and hard-on.
New York, New York
–– Kander at ebb.
Good Night, Oscar
–– Levant on the edge.
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MUSIC

Seven Psalms / Paul Simon –– Face-Psalm.
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
/ Lana del Rey –– Death Rey.
One Thing at a Time
/ Morgan Wallen –– So no chewing gum and walking?
Endless Summer Vacation
/ Miley Cyrus –– Shrilly bray Cyrus.
SOS
/ SZA –– SOS-so.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby –– Bloody awful.
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin –– Exit poling.
Victory City
by Salman Rushdie –– Which way the win blows.
This Bird Has Flown
by Susanna Hoffs –– Wing nuts.
Double or Nothing
by Kim Sherwood –– Nothing.

Nonfiction

Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell –– Half-baked.
Poverty, By America
by Matthew Desmond –– Poor excuses.
The Courage to Be Free
by Ron DeSantis –– Free rage chicken.
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
by Bernie Sanders –– Slow Bernie.
Never Give an Inch
by Mike Pompeo –– The last days of Pompeo.

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The Golem's VoiceNow What BooksGertrude et Alice


Cover of INX Battle Lines: Four Decades of Political Art.INX Battle Lines: Four Decades

Buy Inx Battle Lines, a searing picture history of the last four decades in over 425 images. These are the very best drawings from the files of the Inx group –– images that have been syndicated to journals of opinion in the U.S. and abroad since 1980. INX Battle Lines

 


Spoof of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as Cassandra in painting.Headbangers: Debt's All, Folks!

Joe Biden Won the Debt Ceiling Negotiation but Lost the War
–– His command to government in arrears, "Charge!"
Opinion: I hated ‘The Little Mermaid’
–– She thinks you’re a twat. 06/02/23

 


Caricature of an angry Donald Trump lwith arms crossed.Inxart: Pence and Needless

Inxart.com is the place for editors and art directors to download the best in political illustration. This week:
Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks, SNAP Requirements, Christie & Pence Run, PGA Tour & LIV Golf Merge, GOP Against IRS Audits and Church & State at inxart 06/07/23.

 


Gertrude and Alice split in two as they take magic mushrooms.Gert's Follies: Shroom With a View

Gertrude and Alice take a psilocybin holiday with a trip down Memory Lane. See why Tom Hachtman's mad caps Cult Comics Classic collection Gertrude et Alice should be planted on your bookshelf. And enjoy the latest installment of Gertrude's Follies

 


Partial book covers of George Washington Back in New York City, Gertrude's Follies, The Golem's Voice, and Political Animals.What Now: MoCCA Fest 2023

Now What Media had a table at MoCCA Fest on April 1 & 2, 2023 –– our seventh go-round since 2012. MoCCA Fest is an annual alt-comics convention run by the Society of Illustrators which features the non-superhero, pro-hipster approach to the form. What Now

 


Head WItch in parody of Roald Dahl's The Witches.Bad Adss: The Switches

It's the scary (inspiring) story of evil, stupid witches (persons) emasculating (improving) the work of author Roald Dahl by tearing out (refining) any language that might tick off (trigger) parental snowflakes (children desperately in need of inclusion…) Bad Adss.

 


Now What Books: TrumpTruth

TrumpTruth: Dissecting America's Most Dishonest President is a very funny collection of political cartoons created to focus a spotlight -- at times a microscope -- on political developments in the late 2020 Presidential campaign.

 


Harvey Fierstein as the Sugar Plum Fairy.What Not: En Pointe of Purchase

It's once again the Holiday Season when we generously gift you with a helpful buyers' guide for the reader or listener in your life. Not the reader who is constantly holding your mail up to the hallway light to see if you've received cash from your relatives. What Not

 


Candidate Herschel Walker in a cowboy hat from the spoof poster Blazing Ballots.. Kozmic Pictures: Blazing Ballots

Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks Jr. is a Republican politician serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011. He is also credited as director of the gross, gassy, slapstick farce that is the 2022 Midterm Elections. Kozmic Pictures Proudly Presents.

 


Former AG Bill Barr as weeping Barrby.Deadlines: Under the Weathers

You'll be breathless from laughter and feel like you need a ventilator or, at least, a prescription for Paxlovid when you read this hilarious excerpt from the script for Season 3, Episode 22: Stay the Coarse of the network sickcom Under the Weathers in Deadlines.

 


E. Basil St. Blaise and Josef from the Critic's corner PodcastPodcast: Critic's Corner Ep. 13

In Unlucky Episode 13, E. Basil St. Blaise and Josef are stranded in Amnisia's backyard as they …sling the hash à la Animal House …find fault with Uncle Walt …spot 101 Dalmatians …melt down Frozen II …sharpen up Knives Out …suspend A Beautiful DayCritic's Corner Podcast

 


Stack of books on night tableNW Publishing: Travel Is Oxygen

We can help you turn your travel story or your favorite artwork into a published book from inital concept to finshed product on sale at Amazon.com. Let us guide you through all the steps in-between from editing to layout and printing. Now What Publishing