Capitalism/Socialism
July 9th, 2020 Barry Posted in Economic cartoons | No Comments »
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Today’s comic is written by me and drawn by Jake Richmond, creator of Modest Medusa. Jake is a longtime friend and collaborator of mine – he colored my “Hereville” graphic novels – but this is the first time he’s drawn a comic of mine.
Jake’s a terrific cartoonist. The major reason I asked him to draw this strip rather than another is because I’ve always liked how Jake draws water.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. All four panels show a man in a one-person rowboat. He’s rowing The man is wearing an “Uncle Sam” style red-white-and-blue top hat.
PANEL 1
The man – let’s call him Uncle Sam – is rowing and talking cheerfully. He’s rowing facing backwards (as people often do in rowboats), so he can’t see that his boat is heading straight towards a large rock jutting above the water.
SAM: Capitalism capitalism capitalism capitalism…
PANEL 2
The boat hits the rock, and Sam is thrown over the side of the boat. His hat flies up a little off his head, and we can see that he’s bald.
SAM: Capitali- AHH!
PANEL 3
The man, looking panicked, scrambles to get back into the boat, yelling as he struggles, the water splashing around him. His hat floats on the water nearby.
SAM: SOCIALISM! SOCIALISM! SOCIALISM!
PANEL 4
Sam is now back in the rowboat, looking happy and relieved. All is calm. He has put the hat, dripping with water, back on his head.
SAM: Where was I…? Oh yes… Capitalism capitalism…
