Georgepetto and his puppet

My cartoon from this week's Scarlet:



Originally, I had planned to draw growth rings on Bush's face, as if he had already taken care of his own Pinocchio nose. But I couldn't get him to look like Bush without the distinctive nose. The alternate nose just made him look like a pig. So for the sake of art, I decided to forgo the extra snipe at the president. And maybe Nate Pierce will be happy, since I did a cartoon somewhat complimentary of Bush.

Then there's my commentary, "Does A Man Need A Woman?", with its cartoon. Art-wise, I think both cartoons came out quite well. This may be in part due to coming up with the ideas, and doing the sketches, before Wednesday night.