"Jeff MacNelly: One Cartoon Not Enough"
Magazine article
By: Tricia Drevets
Date: August 30, 1986
Source: Drevets, Tricia. "Jeff MacNelly: One Cartoon Not Enough." Editor & Publisher, August 30, 1986, 38–39. ﾀ
Introduction
Daily comic strips and editorial cartoons differ in nature and topic. The daily cartoon follows a cast of characters through a story line that generally continues. Characters tend to be stable, and relationships between characters are established through the plot lines of the strip. Editorial/political cartoons comment on current news and social or controversial issues. Several national editorial cartoonists are syndicated in papers across the country, and their cartoons provide commentary on national as well as international topics. Daily comic strips tend to focus on lighter topics.
It is the rare cartoonist who carries off both forms of cartoon art. Jeff MacNelly...
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