Category Archives: CARTOON

John: Here are a few more cartoons, produced in collaboration with my friend Lonnie Mussell, of Stockbridge, Georgia. I like the “canary” cartoon the best. Interestingly, both Lonnie and my other recent collaborator, Fred Rodriguez, are independent businessman from Georgia, and both in the construction business. Small businesses, as you well know, are the main source of new jobs in the American economy, and small businessmen seem to be the group who are most frightened by Obama’s economic policies. (Lonnie also is very actively involved with supporting a mission for orphans in Kenya, so he’s someone with a good heart as well as a businessman.) I’ll be back in touch by next week. I should have a few more cartoons by then. Thanks, Jerry Breen Jasper ’71

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Breen, Jerry (MC1971)

[JR: My favorite is the "glue factory". But I wouldn't ignore that some "big gooferment" "republican" RINOs might be axed as well! Good job on the 'toons. Makes me laff! like te old Jasperman days.

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John: It’s been a while, but I’ll be sending you a bunch of political cartoons in the upcoming weeks. The first one is a collaboration with a friend from Atlanta, Georgia, Fred Rodriguez. More to come in a few days. Thanks again, Jerry Breen

[JR: Jerry always glad to have tour input.]

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Breen, Jerry (MC1971)

http://www.newbreen.com/jasperman.html

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To one and all: Everything old is new again! I’ve added a new page to my website ( at www.newbreen.com/jasperman.html ), which will eventually publish online my complete comic strip “Jasperman” as it appeared in the pages of the “Jasper Journal” at Manhattan College from 1966 to 1970! The first 3 episodes from October and November of 1966 are already posted. They are accompanied by explanations of obscure and cryptic references, as well as news notes about contemporaneous events both on campus and in the outside world. Just as is done when old movies are re-issued, each episode has been painstakingly digitally restored, either from the original artwork or the best surviving print. There are over 40 episodes altogether. Also included will be a couple of later episodes done for Manhattan College alumni publications, as well as a previously unpublished episode featuring New York Mayor John Lindsay from the spring of 1967. New episodes will be added every week or so, until “The Annotated Adventures of Jasperman” is complete. At that point, I plan to publish the collection in book form. I’ve been planning to do this for many years (over 20 years), but now online publishing and on-demand publishing technology has at last made it feasible. Yours in Jasper, Jerry Breen

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Breen, Jerry (MC1971)

[JR: And not a minute too soon.]

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To one and all: Like all Ravens fans (and all football fans) I was shocked and saddened at the untimely and tragic death of the great quarterback Steve McNair. As I looked at the photos of McNair in the news, I noticed something curious. He bore a striking resemblance to my portrait painting of Shaka Zulu, which hangs in the Alberta Cason Room at the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. Unlike other purported “portraits” of Shaka, I based my portrait on the only drawing of Shaka made in his lifetime, at the height of his power in 1824. So it is actually the best color likeness of Shaka Zulu in existence. Both McNair and Shaka were murdered, McNair at the age of 36 and Shaka at about the age of 40 (his exact birthdate is unknown). Here are a couple of views of my portrait of Shaka Zulu, which can be seen at the Museum at 1601 E. North Avenue in Baltimore, and on my website at www.newbreen.com/portraitart.html . Sincerely, Jerry Breen

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[JR: Jerry is surely the most talentedartist that I know.]

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John: Here’s a new cartoon, about North Korea’s psycho dictator Kim Jong Il. Even though his country is the poorest nation in the world and his people are starving (human arms and legs have been seen for sale in his country’s meat markets), Kim has devoted his country’s resources to developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. Now Japanese and U.S. intelligence agencies are predicting that he will launch a long-range missile (with a nuke?) toward Hawaii on around July 4th. Obviously, we would be forced to respond. Since Kim recently renounced the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, that war has actually officially resumed. So nobody should be surprised by the events of the coming weeks. Not if they’ve been paying attention to the news. – Jerry Breen ’71 www.newbreen.com

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John: Here’s my latest cartoon, featuring the irrepressible Joe Biden. (I guess Obama would sometimes like to repress him, but – alas – it’s just not possible.) Thanks, Jerry Breen

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John: Here are a couple of new Obama cartoons. Well, almost new. I drew them more than a week ago, but didn’t get a chance to color them in until tonight, and I didn’t want to send them out half-done. I’ll send you some fresher “hot off the presses” ones during the week. Thanks, Jerry Breen MC’71 newbreen@comcast.net www.newbreen.com

[JR: Thanks, Jerry. Much appreciated. ]

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John: Here’s my latest cartoon, on the subject of the G-20 summit. While British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President Obama are urging all the other leaders to use government spending to boost all the economies simultaneously, others, led by Germany’s Angela Merkel, are disputing the whole government “stimulus” tactic. (Although, oddly, Merkel has already committed $70 million in government spending, while Brown has so far only committed only $28 billion.) ?!? Go figure. – Jerry Breen

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Breen, Jerry (MC1971)

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