Get Started Making Political Cartoons

Even if you're not a great artist, you can still make compelling political cartoons with the help of a computer. Take it from me; I'm not a great artist, not by any means, but I think I've still been able to entertain people (and amuse myself) with my Pollyticks political cartoons.

A great deal of credit goes to the developers of a few pieces of software that I use on a regular basis. The programs I'm referring to are Adobe's Photoshop Elements, an image editing application; Macromedia (now also Adobe) Flash, which I use to create text effects and to enhance some of my hand drawn (albeit horrible) artwork; and Plasq's ComicLife, a cartoon and comic layout program that simplifies the process of adding comic speech bubbles to your cartoons.

Gina Glocksen, the third finalist booted out from the American Idol, had discovered that the media is interested more about Sanjaya Malakar than her own experience on the show. Gina Glocksen, however, answered several questions about Sanjaya and, being his friend, she defended him.

When asked if it is difficult for them to know if Sanjaya placed higher among the bottom three? Glocksen said it's quiet tough the the eight finalists made it and she did not. She also added that Sanjaya Malakar is different, meaning that every finalist is unique in his or her own way. Sanjaya is Sanjaya, Jordin is Jordin, Chris is Chris and Blake is Blake, she explained. But for her, America is done with her and she's fine with it.

The first annual New York Comic-con brought out Milla Jovovich and was so successful, organizers almost had to shut it down. The second annual New York Comic-con was organized much better, even bringing out Steven King and Stan Lee to meet fans.

Below are some more insider tips for contacting your favorite comic book artists and writers at various comic book conventions around the country...