Beyond Chron Profile: Tom TomorrowJacob Schneiderbyline‚ Mar. 31‚ 2006From talking penguins to bright-eyed parodies of prominent political figures, you can always rely on alternative political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow for a twisted take on any current event. And that’s especially evident in his new collection of comics, Hell in a Handbasket, in which he chronicles the entire Iraq War through his weekly strip, “This Modern World.” Take his depiction of the recent boom of right wing bloggers. The strip begins with a large man posting pro-war messages on his blog. When an e-mail asks him why he doesn’t enlist if he’s so supportive of the military, he’s hit with carpal tunnel syndrome, desperately shouting “Ma, do we have any more Cheetos?” |