First Dog on the Moon, in memoriam

#BikeToot #Cartoon #JonKudelka #FirstDogOnTheMoon

Ratbags, Tyros, Narks, 'Difficult' Women, Stones-in-shoes, Excoriaters, Diatribists, Ranters.

I bloody love them.

They are are our only defence against the plah, the mainstream, the Slop in all its unending meh.

Fuck slop. Give me a ratbag's rant.

I'm with you #GraceTame and #TimMinchin, #First_Dog, #JonKudelka and all the rest. When you're not being cancelled, you're not kicking hard enough.

#australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/grace_is_fucking_great/106361838

Grace Tame event to proceed despite pressure for cancellation

An International Women's Day event in Bendigo featuring former Australian of the Year Grace Tame will go ahead despite calls for it to be cancelled.

"A brilliant artist who knew the power of comedy in holding truth to power, and effecting change.

His work showed a genuine and profound love for people and nature — often funny, often heartbreaking, but always incisive."

#NationalTreasure #JonKudelka

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-10/jon-kudelka-tasmanian-cartoonist-illustrator-obituary/106322196 @jonkudelka

Jon Kudelka's take on Rudd v Gillard one of his best, says Insiders host

Hailed as an artist who "knew the power of comedy in holding truth to power", Jon Kudelka once described himself as "like a monkey with an automatic rifle".

#InMemorium #JonKudelka

The original posts are long gone with my #exbirdsite account but about 15 years ago I had a wonderful interaction with Mr Kudelka that I CHEERFULLY declared him the winner of.

A rough but lovely sketch by the man himself is in the link, and I dare say most will not have seen it.

Enjoy, and appreciate his wit anew!

https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/kudelka-on-fixies/

Kudelka on Fixies

Yesterday I had a highly amusing exchange with the wonderful cartoonist Jon Kudelka on the subject of fixies which he completely won with the following: Used with permission, all rights remain with…

Pirates of the Burley Griffin
#Jonkudelka hit the missile on the head with this cartoon in 2020 ... as he always does! 😔 #war #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #kudelka #political #cartoon
Highlight of my Tassie trip, visiting #JonKudelka's shop off Salamanca Place, #Hobart. Bought souvenir tea towels, but sorry, Jon, I dont think #Tasmania is awful. 😉 #holidays