SlowpokeBlog

I've received positive feedback about the coloring the strips, so it looks like something I will continue with as time permits. I've also begun displaying "thumbnails" of the strips here. (a tip of the mouse to fellow cartoonists Mikhaela, Matt, and Brian, who have already employed this toonblogging technique). I did not actually just use the word "toonblogging," did I?

On to Alito. Oh, Alito. That lyrical name inspired me to draw the strip as a poem, even though there aren't really all that many words that rhyme with "Alito." You'd think there would be more. I thought about working in "Hirohito" but couldn't.

If there was any hope that this country might not be completely headed down the crapper, it will be dashed if Alito gets on the court. Roe, of course, will be eviscerated. What concerns me even more is the possible striking down of pollution laws. You have heard about global warming, yes? You should read this piece by Adam Cohen from the New York Times last year, laying out everything that could go wrong (via CampusProgress.org). It is, shall we say, chilling.

A bit of cartoon trivia: the first version of this cartoon, the one that went out to most newspapers, featured a slightly pudgier Alito without glasses. It was based on what appears to be an older photo, which is still often used to accompany articles, though in recent shots he looks thinner and is consistently bespectacled. So I updated him for the web version.

Legal Limericks (Click to enlarge)