Matt Buck's Hack Cartoons

Cartoonist Dave Brown, of the Independent, is very good today (June 3rd 2008).

Matt Buck’s animated drawings

"The rise of blogging and opinion outside of the mainstream has caused newspapers a problem, because quite often these blogs are more interesting than the editorials in the newspapers."
Former editor of the Sunday Times, Andrew Neill to the House of Lords Communications Committee. Quote via Journalism.co.uk

More cheerfully, The Independent newspaper has relaunched, at long last, its website, In doing so, it has finally recognised the genius of its regular editorial cartoonist, Dave Brown. He has a proper cartoon gallery full of marvellous stuff, right at the top of opinion. The joke for December the 24th is a particular treat.
23rd January 2008

Matt Buck’s animated drawings

If you read nothing else today, read this.

...for my colleague Dave Brown's art exhibition which is still on at the Political Cartoon Gallery in central London.

It's a fantastic and large display of wit and technical skill in mashing up (I think that's the vogue'ish term) classic paintings and current political comment.

Absolutely, don't miss it. It's on until the end of June - or, if you cannot make it, at least,buy the book!. I have.

Hat-tip to Dave and Tim Benson who runs a fantastic gallery, which is always worth a visit.