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And we’re back, part the 57th

Steve — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:25:08 +0000

I’ve been swamped with freelance design work (I’m not complaining) and The Kid Knight and it’s slowed down the Socks and Barney strips. I’ve got a notebook full of material (Thanks congress! Your rotting fruit basket is on the way!) and we’re coming back with a look at the Massachusetts Senate race. In the works: [...]

The elephant in the room

Steve — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:55:09 +0000

The dialogue from this belated strip was my Facebook update the morning after the Massachusetts election to fill Senator Kennedy’s Senate seat. Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley. The pundits were in overdrive explaining how this happened and what lessons could be learned. After every election, the winning side calls it a referendum on [...]

Happy New Year!

Steve — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:31:21 +0000

Kicking off 2010 with a gag about the environmental scientists cooking the books to support their case for Global Warming. Wishing you all a wonderful new year! – Steve

Gotta give the man props

Steve — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:15:11 +0000

This is the kind of gag I come up with when I have a few weeks off. I was thinking back to the last time we had a divide in the U.S. and one side believed that the majority party was fudging the numbers to advance their agenda. Colin Powell’s prop vial of “anthrax” at [...]

Happy Holidays

Steve — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:50:42 +0000

Wishing everyone a terrific 2010!

Holiday wishes

Steve — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:27:49 +0000

Look for more Socks and Barney comics in the new year.

Santa Claus Bailout Hearings

Steve — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:14:21 +0000

Prized

Steve — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:31:11 +0000

From Wikipedia… Alfred Bernhard Nobel (Stockholm, Sweden, 21 October 1833 â€“ Sanremo, Italy, 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite. He owned Bofors, a major armaments manufacturer, which he had redirected from its previous role as an iron and steel mill. Nobel held 355 different patents, [...]

The Daily Show presents: You’re Not helping

Steve — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:21:21 +0000

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Daily Show Takes on Obama’s Afghan Surge

Steve — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:35:54 +0000

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c