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Political cartoon

A political cartoon is an illustration containing a commentary that usually relates to current events or personalities. They tend to combine artistic skill, hyperbole and humour in order to question authority and draw attention towards corruption and other social problems.

Political cartoons can usually be found on the editorial page of most newspapers, and have been known stir controversies.

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