Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Comic: Cat Backpack


Cartoon of a boy with a cat on his back. Boy says, "I grabbed him in the dark. I thought he was my backpack."

Cases of mistaken identity can happen all the time when it's dark and the middle of winter. I just checked and I am happy to say I wore the same color socks today.

If you ever catch me with a weird combination of socks or a cat on my back, I'll just say it is a fashion statement. I would advise you to do the same.

I drew this in Adobe Photoshop.

Illustration Friday: Confined


Illustration Friday: Confined, originally uploaded by speartoons.
Illustration of a mom and two children looking at the snow from a window. There is nothing like a snow day to bring the joy to children and depression to parents.

Yes, my kids have a snow day today. And mom is home with the gang. I hope she is having a better day than the poor women in this illustration.

I drew this for Illustration Friday. This week's word is "confined."

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator

Sketchbook: Curiosity in a Box


Spear_sbook0906_pg99, originally uploaded by speartoons.
Sketch of kids in a classroom. It's fun how kids are attracted to boxes. It always piques their curiosity. Even if it's empty, kids will wonder what's going on, especially when it wasn't there before.

Webcomic: Panting for School

Cartoon of two boys. One says, "If a dog goes around with his tongue hanging out, it's okay. But if I do it, I get sent to the school counselor."


There are so many things our pets do we think is cute. But if a person did the same thing, trouble would be brewing. Be sure you do your panting at home. It's safe that way.


I drew this comic in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Illustration Friday: Blur


Cartoon of boy and mom. Son says, "I don't know what the principal told you. For me, the food fight was a blur."

I have to admit, I wasn't usually the boy starting a food fight in the cafeteria. I was the kid observing the whole melee, hiding and admiring the troublemaker for his chutzpah. It's much safer that way, and the teachers like you better.

I drew this for Illustration Friday. This week's word is "blur."

I drew this comic in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Webcomic: Dignity Insurance

Cartoon of boy and girl. Boy is wearing an eagle costume. Boy says, "I agreed to be the school mascot if they would pay for my dignity insurance."


You have to be a special breed to be a mascot. You have to be able to fire up the crowd while ignoring those who fear you or want to humiliate you. It's a good lesson for life in general. I think it would have been good for Charlie Brown to play a mascot. It builds character.


I drew this comic in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: Recycling Education

Cartoon of two children and an old computer at a bust stop. The caption reads, "Melanie's dad found a unique way to recycle his old computer.

This is a classic cartoon I did back in 1996 for the sixth edition of the "New Rider's Internet Yellow Pages."

When I drew this cartoon, I thought the PC looked somewhat modern. Is that a 3 1/2" or a 5 1/4" floppy drive? Where's the SCSI cable? What do you mean it's wireless?

New Rider's Publishing and me own the copyright to this image. Please do not use without permission.

Cartoon: Wipe the Slate Clean

Cartoon of a boy and teacher. The boy says, "It's hard to wipe the slate clean when you use a permanent marker."

I've often heard people say, "I'll forgive, but you better believe I won't forget." It is a difficult thing to do, isn't it. If I've slighted you, I hope you've forgotten about it. It wasn't on purpose... honest!

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3.

Cartoon: Call from Mom

Cartoon of boy and teacher. Boy says, "I'll answer that in a second. But first, let me take this call from Mom."


It's a good thing I didn't have a cell phone in school. I probably would have been calling for a lifeline every few minutes.


I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: Pointy Homework

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Cartoon of a boy with a test and a dog. Boy says, "For a pointer, you're pretty lousy at pointing out homework answers."


I never used our dog to do my homework. She was a collie and whenever I'd ask a question, she'd just nip at my heels.


I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: Cover to cover

Cartoon of two boys in school. One says, “I’m going to study this book from cover to cover. So far, I have the copyright page memorized.”


Does anybody read the copyright page? I do! It's chocked full of great information and ISBN numbers. If you don't know what the latter is, you probably don't want to read the copyright page anyway.


I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: Infinite ways

Cartoon of two boys walking. One says, "Today at school, I discovered there are an infinite number of ways to annoy a girl."


Yes, there are an infinite number of ways to annoy people, I'm going to try and find the infinite number of ways to be a blessing today.


This also works for Illustration Friday. This week's word is "infinite."


I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: Love and Homework

Cartoon of dad and son. Dad says, “Your mom didn't marry me for my hair. It was because I did my homework. Now go do yours.”


I'm sure my dad used this ploy on me. Bless his heart, I never remember him with much hair. But he's always been a hard worker. He's done his homework, and so has Mom. That must be why she married him.


I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: A for Effort

Cartoon of teacher passing test to student. Student says, "If I do this test with one eye closed, one hand tied behind my back and hopping on one foot, do I get an A for effort?"

Students spend most of their educational career figuring out how to ace the test with the least amount of studying. But I bet if you'd issue physical challenges while they took the test, you'd get quite a few takers. You bet I would've tried it.


I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Cartoon: Magnify That Brain

Cartoon of teacher and student. Student says, “Can I go to the science lab? I can’t handle your tests unless I magnify my brain."

I also drew this for Illustration Friday. This week's word is "magnify."

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Cartoon: Prepped for school


Cartoon of two students. One says, “I'm all ready for school. I have my lunch, number two pencils and an updated résumé!”

I wasn't the hyper-prepared student in school. I was the one praying the teacher wouldn't call on me. It's not that I didn't know the answer. I just didn't want to die of embarrassment when my voice would squeak like a mouse who just inhaled helium.

This cartoon is copyrighted. Please ask before using it and I can provide a watermark free image.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS2

Wrapped Up in Apologies


Student Apologies, originally uploaded by speartoons.

Cartoon: Student says to teacher, "For anything I may do this school year, I'd like to offer a blanket apology."

Also works for Illustration Friday. This week's word is "wrapped." This guy is wrapped up in getting his apologies out of the way first. There's a few sports figures and politicians that could learn from that. Just apologize in advance when you're elected or get that multi-million dollar contract.

Please ask before using this cartoon. I can provide a watermarked free image upon request.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Illustration Friday: Craving

Cartoon: son to dad, "Well school is out for the summer! I don't know about you, but I'm craving some adventure!"

I'm guessing there are many kids craving adventure this month. Here's to hoping they have an exciting, and safe summer.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Illustration Friday: Contagious

Illustration Friday: Contagious

Cartoon: Boy to teacher, "Nobody will play with me, Mrs. Hunt, just because I told them I?m extremely contagious."

This week's theme for Illustration Friday is "Contagious." I had this idea swimming around my mind as all the hype about swine flu was going on a couple of weeks ago. This looked like the perfect opportunity to bring the idea to life.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator CS3

Cartoon: More of the Same

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"Don't complain about school lunches. Their punishment is just more of the same."

Cartoon of two boys in a school cafeteria. This cartoon may not be factual. All I know is it seemed to happen to me.