Grim news: Top ten cartoons of the week

Economic uncertainty. Continued inflation. Medicaid cuts. Crackdowns on universities across the country. The internet being filled with AI slop.

Boy, the new seems grim and relentless. Which is why Monte Wolverton's cartoon about the search for a glimmer of good news struck a chord with editors this week, topping our list of the most-reprinted cartoons.

Jeff Koterba also tapped into the unease over the economy in a cartoon about the death of the penny, which shockingly costs almost 4 cents per penny to make. Unfortunately, they will only increase the need for nickels, which run 14 cents each. Add that to the list of depressing news items.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Monte Wolverton

[cartoon id="296198"]

#2. Jeff Koterba

[cartoon id="296323"]

#3. Dave Granlund

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#4. Gary McCoy

[cartoon id="296179"]

#5. Rick McKee

[cartoon id="296353"]

#6. Dave Granlund

[cartoon id="296097"]

#7. Chris Weyant

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#8. R.J. Matson

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#9. Chris Weyant

[cartoon id="296153"]

#10. John Cole

[cartoon id="296225"]



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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of CagleCartoons.com, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 500 subscribing newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at DarylCagle.com and watch his video podcast about editorial cartoons at Caglecast.com