comics

Political comics are often found in the newspaper week after week discussing the weekly events that are going on in the political world. Authors often use comics to express their political ideas but in a more secretive manner. I found a few examples of political comics that were published several years ago during election time. I also found a more recent example of a comic artist trying to convey a message about how much President Obama borrows from the treasury and how much debt he is putting us in. The comic features Obama carry several metal buckets labeled "Insurance, Health Care, Banks, Autos" and he is running towards a cow that is deathly skinny looking and the cow has a label on its stomach saying U.S treasury. This comic is expressing the rising debt our country is gaining from too much borrowing with Obama's policies.
Many political comics express ideas that either support or mock the political leaders such as the President, senate, and House of Representatives. Comics were also used in the World War days to express patriotism and to get people to support their country in the war.
Comics have many uses and can often be a comical way of expressing a serious subject