Sports Illustrated’s publisher, the Arena Group, failed to pay its quarterly licensing fee to the magazine’s owner, Authentic Brands Group, and as a result, conducted massive layoffs of its staff. The print edition and magazine still exist for the moment, but the 69-year run of the iconic magazine may be near its end.
Authentic said it terminated the deal on Thursday “as a result of the company’s failure to pay its quarterly license fee despite being given a notice of breach and an opportunity to cure the breach.”
See what I did? I researched the issue I drew a cartoon about instead of simply pulling a reason out of my ass, like blaming it on Woke. I know, research can be hard, especially if you’re a troglodyte with a bigoted agenda, but you should do it anyway. And, wow!… They’ll blame Woke for anything. I had groceries delivered today and whoever packaged it put my bread in the same bag as the milk. Damn Woke!
I wrote this cartoon last Friday with 17 other ideas and wasn’t sure if I would draw a completed cartoon for it. I have so many ideas written on Trump and the election so it would be hard to squeeze another subject in, but then I thought…That’s exactly why I should do this cartoon.
Every now and then, I need a break from Trump. If I need a break from Trump then I know the newspapers that subscribe to my syndicate service probably need one too. And keep that in mind when you push me to draw about Trump or send me ideas about him.
Every time Trump does or says something outrageous, someone sends me a message or even posts on my Facebook wall with something like, “I can’t wait to see what you do with this,” which puts some pressure on me. Sometimes, he does something I don’t think is cartoon-worthy. Others will send me an idea that I’ll reject instantly. Funny thing, since 2016, every cartoon idea a reader sent me except for one has been about Donald Trump. Kids, you need a break from Trump too. Also, I’m not going to draw your ideas. I like my ideas better than I like your ideas. Sorry.
Anyway, The New Hampshire primary is tomorrow and I’ll get back on Trump in the morning…not literally. The guy has syphilis.
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I think we all want Trump to disappear, unfortunately his personality won’t let him just gracefully leave the spotlight.
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I’m all for paying less attention to Trump. Getting attention is how he gains and keeps power. He takes advantage of the system by saying and doing outrageous, irresponsible things that the media avidly covers because it pulls in readers/listeners. The syndrome is out of control and getting bigger – like cancerous growth.
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I concur! I managed to ignore him completely for the four years he was in office, and can say with confidence, i certainly didn’t miss anything good! Although I do enjoy Claytoonz!
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Do MAGAts (unleashed spirochetes) read Sports Illustrated or just look at the pictures? Don’t answer that … I know the answer.
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I like the basic idea of the cartoon, but it is spoiled by the unfortunate stereotype that the female SI models are illiterate and can’t spell resume.
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