I found this fellow’s site, “The Ongoing Adventures of Asbo Jesus” and was really taken by it. His name is Jon and I believe he is a professional cartoonist in Britain. His blog contains some work of his that he says “no one would be daft enough to pay for!” According to Jon, in Britain “an ‘asbo’ is an ‘anti-social behaviour order’… the courts here award them to people who are deemed to be constant trouble in their neighbourhoods… presumably according to their neighbours!”
These are just a couple of his cartoons and he has many. His sense of humor is biting and thoughtful and his site is well worth the visit; http://asbojesus.wordpress.com/
(You may want to zoom you page up a notch or two to be able to read all the captions. Of course your eyes are probably a lot better than mine.)
Hey, I’d buy his book! Gotta love exercising the dogma!! Oh, wait, you have cats…
And let me just say, that I too have run to the bathroom in search of a cool place to hide.
By: kathyso on January 17, 2008
at 4:55 pm
By the way Chris, I thought this avatar was much more me than the dolphin!!! It’s my boot!
By: kathyso on January 17, 2008
at 4:55 pm
Yeah, I saw the boot and didn’t even have to look for the name – that monster screams Kathy.
Check out his site- there are hundreds of these cartoons, I don’t know how he comes up with them. And look up at the article – I added six more since the post went live.
By: Christian on January 17, 2008
at 5:10 pm
Christian,
“Thanks to you”, she said wryly, “a much needed hour out of my day has just disappeared while I devoured the ABSO site!”
Fantastic stuff!
By: anita on January 17, 2008
at 6:46 pm
Whoa! I’ll have to think a while on this one.
By: logiopath on January 17, 2008
at 7:34 pm
Reminds me of a play called Fred and Irma. I wish I could find the script.
By: logiopath on January 17, 2008
at 7:35 pm
I’ve been subscribing to his site for a while now and I absolutely love his work. It makes me happy, sad, angry…it is just right. It pushes all the right buttons and asks all the right questions.
Yesterday’s was really good and goes along with a discussion we’ve been having at my place…
http://asbojesus.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/348/
By: inWorship on January 17, 2008
at 7:45 pm
I relate to the poddy cartoon. I like to get away by myself–or wander–during “fellowship” times. The best place? The Water Closet.
P. S. Isn’t the rapture missile scene somewhat Freudian?
By: logiopath on January 17, 2008
at 9:34 pm
These are good Christian. Thanks for pointing them out.
We laugh because many of them are not far from the truth in our churches.
By: Alan on January 18, 2008
at 8:52 am
Is it possible that you all cannot see the ironic pomposity in this persons cartoons?
Is there some comfort for you in the bombastic certainty he relays?
I find it all quite hypocritical…
anyway, cheers to all
By: night tiger on January 18, 2008
at 10:45 am
Hey, night tiger, I think you are correct in that there is a certain arrogance intrinsic to the medium that this fellow employs. He is guilty as charged, just like Gary Trueau, Herblock, Walt Kelly, Matt Groenig and even Charles Shultz. I think it comes with the social commentator’s territory.
By: Christian on January 18, 2008
at 12:50 pm
I think the artist is pointing out the absurd actions of fundamentalists and evangelicals.
By: logiopath on January 20, 2008
at 10:42 am
Don’t you mean the ‘absurd’ actions that we have all committed at one time or another?
By: Christian on January 20, 2008
at 2:53 pm
Hmm. I am without absurdity, so you will have to find a different person on which to practice your pent up rages.
By: logiopath on January 20, 2008
at 2:58 pm
I am a well-known, in the name of God, absurdtor. I feign recall the list.
By: logiopath on January 20, 2008
at 2:59 pm
Too much testoterone in the lineup on the side…..here’s some estrogen…ok, continue
By: 1godsgal on January 20, 2008
at 3:45 pm
logio..
Good thing Liberals, Catholics, Emergents, and Anglicans have never done anything absurd…
BTW – you should read Chris’ ‘clanging’ post before you submit any comments, he doesn’t like you saying anyone is wrong…
By: BuddyO on January 20, 2008
at 4:01 pm
Ah. I’m allergic to estrogen. It causes me to break out (usually of the house).
Yeah, some people are still trying to count those “pinheaded” angels.
Bruce considers himself an ex-evangelical fundamentalist. You know how ex-smokers can be so unforgiving of smokers? It’s sort of like that.
By: Christian on January 20, 2008
at 4:26 pm
Hey Christian,
Just what I needed. Sometimes I take things too seriously and this reminds me that I need to laugh at myself, loosen up. Thanks.
By: Jared on January 20, 2008
at 9:27 pm