[Summary: Reducing complex ideas to < 50 words and three frames... with an easy online tool]

The cartoon is a maligned medium (well, I've certainly been guilty of maligning cartoons in the past...). But I've recently discovered how effective a medium the basic cartoon can be for expressing ideas in an accessible way. Or to put it differently:

The value of cartoons

The cartoon above was put together in a few minutes using StripGenerator.com. It's doesn't quite allow one to achieve the lightness of touch of Dave Walker, or the visual feast of a Joe Sacco cartoon - but it does make it easy to create a quick cartoon online and get an image you can download and use.