Welcome to Rue Britannia.
Everything you see here is done by (Paul Toner) and everything means from site design to ideas, illustrations and cartoons. More, such as working drawings, stuff about me and downloadables is being added when he has time.
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Can y'tell waddidis yet?

This is a detail of the larger cartoon I am currently working on. When you get into the area that I hope to tackle on this one (you'll have to wait to find out), there's a fine line to tread between too much and not enough information.
In addition, getting background on a subject can take almost as long as the drawing itself... bear with me
Unless it's a tour de force from a recognised and respected editorial cartoonist, people won't dwell on a cartoon trying to discover its meaning. The cartoon's got to be digestible in a heart beat. In this respect Khalil Bendib the Arab - American cartoonist is a genius. Whether you agree with his view or not, he has a way of seeing a situation in what seems like a screamingly obvious way, but only once he's pointed it out. This one is an excellent example
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Recommend a friend to get the cartoons by email. Labels: caricature, cartoon, editorial cartoon, Khalil Bendib, Politics, sketch


Friday, 26 October 2007 posted by Paul Toner at
Population 77 million in 2051

This is what I'm working on, but pressure of work (the paid variety), plus indecision over exactly what to put as text prevent me from posting a finished work today. They can take quite a few hours, and I've put no effort into finding a publisher yet, so it's a labour of love still.
I take emailed comments regarding the impact of colour and the absence of RueB seriously and I tend to agree. Time has been the governing factor. I'll ensure that when the finished work appears, it will be in full colour.
I was of two minds as to whether I should let you see this as it is, but I know some people like to see the working drawings. Often the workings have something about them that's lost in the finished piece... Let's see if that's true with this.
Click here to see a larger version of the cartoonLabels: cartoon, editorial cartoon, population, Rue Britannia, sketch


Wednesday, 24 October 2007 posted by Paul Toner at