An Homage to Chicago’s the Orphanage and Other Comics
New comics commenting on everyone from Kristi Noem to Trump by Bianca Xunise, Tom Tomorrow, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden.
Bianca Xunise, Tom Tomorrow, Brian McFadden and Jen Sorensen
Bianca Xunise is an illustrator, writer and educator based out of Chicago. In 2020, Bianca became the first nationally syndicated nonbinary cartoonist. With two Ignatz Awards under their belt, Bianca hopes their comics are comforting to those who feel like they don’t fit in.
Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins) is the creator of This Modern World, a weekly cartoon of political and social satire which has been a mainstay of the alternative press for more than two and a half decades. His work has also appeared in publications including The New York Times, the New Yorker, Esquire, Spin, Mother Jones, US News and World Report, the Economist, and many others. He is a two-time recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning, and a 2015 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Brian McFadden draws cartoons when he’s not too busy being an East Coast elitist.
Jen Sorensen is a cartoonist for Daily Kos, The Nation, In These Times, Politico and other publications throughout the US. She received the 2023 Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning from the National Press Foundation, and is a recipient of the 2014 Herblock Prize and a 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. She is also a Pulitzer Finalist.
