Steve Bell Appreciation Thread - The British, left wing version of those Onion editorial cartoons

[Randall Fragg]

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/stevebell
http://www.belltoons.co.uk/index.php
So, I just learned about this guy, but his fucking cartoons are amazing in a so bad it's good type way.

Spoiler

I have little to no idea what the fuck most of these are supposed to be about because I don't care about the politics of a dismal foggy island full of inbred chavs, but they're fucking surreal.

Spoiler: He's also woke about (((them)))

 

[Coconut Gun]

It's amazing how he spent hours on each drawing, but didn't stop for two seconds to see if the idea actually made any sense. It's like spending years learning how to become a race car driver, but never getting your licence.

 

[AnOminous]

I was going to say he reminded me of that guy who was actually pretty funny when he was drawing Tony Blair as a poodle, but if he lost his mind and got artistically lazy.

Then I realized he actually is that guy.

 

[Route 79]

Shouldn't the dragon be riding George? He is in a gimp suit. Also that dragon must have been drunk when he got those tattoos.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Steve Bell basically lost his mind at some point in the last decade

 

[Randall Fragg]

Steve Bell basically lost his mind at some point in the last decade

Look at that fucking jew nose on the guy in the upper left.
I have no idea what this is trying to say, but it's hilarious. You could replace the word bubbles with something anti-semetic and have a Ben Garrison cartoon.

 

[bindar dundat]

we probably need Steve Bell now more than ever...!

wonder what he has been up to

maybe more watercolour paintings...?

uh oh

per his website https://www.belltoons.co.uk/hotoffpress

he lost his Guardian gig in 2023

Spoiler: for this cartoon