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E. J. Barnes, Illustrator
@ejbarnesart.bsky.social
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Comics, cartoons, folk music, history, democracy, forteana, history of alchemy and the occult, and green things in general

https://www.ejbarnes.com/
https://www.drownedtownpress.com/
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Maybe it IS possible for him to lose votes.... (cartoon by RJ Matson)
Cartoon by RJ Matson: Trump stands under a street corner sign, one side of which says "5th Avenue" and the other "Venezuela". Trump is standing under the "Venezuela" sign as he holds a smoking semiautomatic rifle pointed offstage (implied to be in the direction of Venezuela).
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Recent events have reminded me that in 2012 I drew a story for _The Greatest of All Time Comics Anthology_. "Unlocking the Greatest Conspiracy Ever" (it was a more innocent time) was scripted by Troy Minkowsky.
"Unlocking the Greatest Conspiracy Ever", Page 9 Panel 1. Dick Cheney (addressing then-president Obama, referring to ex-president Dubya) says "Laura's been telling me how he's just been moping around the house, avoiding people. Hate to see the guy beat himself up, so I'm hoping this little mental adventure will snap him out of it."
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Another cartoon by @redcolumbine.bsky.social and me.
Political cartoon by Columbine Phoenix and E. J. Barnes, "Matchbox Mikey." A small child in coveralls, with the head of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, stands holding a box of matches in one hand and a burnt-out match in the other. Other matches lie scattered on the ground. In the mid-background is a burnt house with smoke rising up. Matchbox Mikey says: "I SAID I'd stop playing with matches if you'd let me feed the baby rat poison!" and "This is ALL YOUR FAULT!"
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Michael Ramirez, who I usually disagree with, thinks the revenge tour is a bit...hypocritical. Thanks for keeping Them Damn Pictures coming.
FBI in front of a nice house with nice garden, carrying file box to a black SUV with a "LAWFARE" license plate and "Banana Republic" bumper sticker. One agent says into his phone, "Mr. Bolton, all classified documents should be properly stored in the bathroom at Mar-a-Lago".
October 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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A cartoon written by my colleague @redcolumbine.bsky.social and illustrated by me in ink and ink wash (actually monochrome watercolor). The subject is left as an exercise to the reader.
Mother mouse points to an easel with a picture of a smugly smiling cat; the easel is surrounded by flowers. Mother: "Now, now, children -- The cat was a *purebred* and won *ribbons* He was a great *comfort* to his *humans*...What we *really* need to take from this is that we must fear *dogs*." One of three young mice: "But, Mama, we *do* fear dogs."
October 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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He's ordering "Everyone" to "keep oil prices down." FFS.
Donald J. Trump posts on Truth Social, 6/23/25 @6:35 AM: "EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING! YOU'RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. DON'T DO IT!"
June 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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This weekend, 13--15 June, I'm vending at the South Shore Arts Festival on the Cohasset Town Common in Cohasset, MA. I'll be at Location #61. Fri 1--7 PM, Sat 10 AM--7 PM, Sun 12--5 PM.
Official poster for South Shore Arts Festival, Cohasset Common, Cohasset, MA. Father's Day weekend, Friday--Sunday, 13--15 June. (Art is not mine). Event presented by the South Shore Art Center of Cohasset. Map of South Shore Arts Festival on Cohasset Town Common, Cohasset, MA. My location (#61) is marked in red.
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Michael de Adder
Color drawing by Michael de Adder. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a matador's outfit, holding a rod from which a white banner hangs with a red maple leaf and "CANADA" in red. He waves it at a bull with long blonde hair. Behind the banner, hidden from the bull, is a black anvil labeled "NOT FOR SALE".
May 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Merry May, Mofos.
May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Couple of weeks ago I shared the link to this on ejbarnes.com. But with the current economic chaos, I think more and more about this cartoon that the late Wayne R. Smith and I did during the 2008 meltdown. Especially since the FDIC (and anything else protecting everyday people) is in the crosshairs.
"FDIC", ink, ink wash, and gouache on Bristol board. Gag by Wayne R. Smith, art by E. J. Barnes. Published in _The [Greenfield, MA] Recorder_ 2 December 2008. People stand in line (in perspective) in front of an abstract bank building with a teller window at the front. At the end of the line (foreground), a man looks at a sign highlighting the initials "FDIC" saying "Final Doom Is Coming".
March 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A few days ago, I posted a link to this cartoon I drew (gag by @redcolumbine.bsky.social ). But I think with recent developments, it's time just to show you the picture.
"Putin's Laundry", ink and ink wash, 2017. Gag by Columbine Phoenix. Vladimir Putin, shirtless and wearing a crucifix, pours a bag of ruble notes into a shiny washing machine-cum-building labeled "Trump Properties". Next to the washing machine is a bottle of [fabric] softener.
March 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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HUMAN ARTISTS -- Use only one piece to convince people to follow you.

#artshare
User Agreement, watercolor, by E. J. Barnes. Woman on cell phone in darkened room. Nearby, disheveled man in bathrobe sits at his desk in the glow of his computer monitor. Caption: "He decided to read every User Agreement we get an update notification for."
February 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." -- Emma Goldman
February 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Sarge, I'm only eighteen/I've got a ruptured spleen/I always carry a purse.... [Phil Ochs]
Soc media posts: PopBase posts, "Transgender individuals are no longer permitted to join the U.S. military." (with photos of soldiers and the trans flag). hazel theta-delta replies, "Funniest draft dodging method just dropped" Jessica USAF reblogs "Pro tip: If they try to reinstate the draft, we're all trans."
February 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Cartoon by Zez Vaz of Portugal.
Man stands in the street in front of line of Cybertrucks, reminiscent of the famous "Tank Man" photo from the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
February 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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This is a digital cartoon I illustrated based on an idea by @redcolumbine.bsky.social . The "Free Speech" gang that really means "I get to say what I want and you don't get to respond." #politics #cartoon
Brown child in a department store, in the TV department. TVs are tuned to ABC News, CBS, Newsmax, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and RT America. All of them show the same image: Hooded Klansman, Sieg-Heiling Nazi, gun-toting bearded man, and other white folks carrying Confederate Battle Flag and swastika flags, with a banner reading in stencil letters "We Will Not Be SILENCED".
February 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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h/t to Jay Kuo for passing this along.
From X: CNBC: Boeing is working with Elon Musk to deliver Air Force One replacements sooner /2025/01/28 Jess Dweck: Never been more excited for a collab
February 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The Dragon of Wantley stickers are finally here! All images are from my comic, _The Dragon of Wantley_ (www.drownedtownpress.com/dragwant.html)
Stickers from _The Dragon of Wantley_ comic (https://www.drownedtownpress.com/dragwant.html) -- Dragon beating chest, Dragon with a flaming burp while leaning on a house, Dragon facing More of More-Hall (in armor), Dragon eating cow like a bunch of grapes.
January 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM