The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Marshall Ramsey pays tribute to comic book legend Stan Lee who died early Monday. In a reference to the pantheon of Marvel superheroes Lee created, Ramsey depicts God’s appreciation of the universe-creation abilities of the Marvel patriarch.
Satracomics depicts characters from Stan Lee’s comic books — Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man and Wolverine — paying tribute to the Marvel co-creator.
In News 18, Mir Suhail too pays tribute to Stan Lee by depicting the characters from his comic books carrying his coffin.
In BBC News Hindi, Kirtish Bhatt reacts to a BBC report that said fake news is fast spreading in India due to the rising trend of nationalism in the country.
In Firstpost, Manjul comments on the 70 per cent voter turnout in phase 1 of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections. The cartoonist suggests that voters, particularly tribals, braved the bullets to seek relief from the continued anguish and pain inflicted by the Naxal violence.
In The Economic Times, R. Prasad takes a dig at BJP leader Raja Singh for his comment that he will rename Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar if the party wins the assembly elections in Telangana.
In The Times of India, Sandeep Adhwaryu takes a jibe at Congress’ promise to set up gaushalas in Madhya Pradesh if they win the elections. Adhwaryu borrows icons from Miguel de Cervantes’s Spanish novel The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha to point out the ludicrousness of creating an imagined enemy.
Soham Sen of ThePrint comments on the ongoing clash between Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel and the Narendra Modi government over sharing of dividend.