The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
In today’s featured cartoon, Chinese-Australian cartoonist Badiucao draws on the controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who accused a former vice-premier of the nation of sexual assault. China has been accused of widely censoring her allegations, with her subsequent disappearance from public life stoking concern around the globe. Peng reportedly resurfaced in Beijing earlier this month.
Rainer Hachfeld draws on Barbados breaking away from the British monarchy and becoming the world’s newest republic on 30 November. He’s drawn a Corgi getting free of the Queen’s control because Queen Elizabeth loves Corgis and has adopted many of them throughout her life.
The second amendment of the US Constitution protects a civilian’s right to keep and bear arms, a contentious point of debate in the country that is struggling with increasing gun violence. Just earlier this week, a Michigan teen was arrested for allegedly opening fire at his school and killing four people — marking the latest instance of mass shooting in the US. In this cartoon for Buffalo News, Adam Zyglis refers to this problem as the US’ “gundemic”, which, like the coronavirus, leads to thousands of avoidable deaths.
As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is detected across the globe, Dave Brown for The Independent fears that it might become Britain’s primary “gift” this Christmas. The cartoon also serves as a sharp rebuke to the Boris Johnson government’s management of the pandemic.