CARTOONS BY TOM GAULD
Caption: The Tardigrade can survive the heat of a volcano and the vacuum of space, but it prefers an open fire, a good book and a chilled Sancerre. Image: A tardigrade (a cute, plump micro-animal with eight legs - six of which are in view) sits in a tiny armchair, reading with a glass of wine in one hand and a smile on its face.ALT

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist magazine

Title: Modern Folk horrors of the British Isles Five images of various characters: A coven of murderous witches... Who play loud youtube videos on public transport. An ancient malevolent demon... With a three-hour podcast interviewing entrepreneurs. A flock of bloodthirsty ravens... Who think absolutely everything is "Woke". A primordial shambling beast... Wearing a "Make albion great again" baseball cap. A mob of satanic villagers... Who give bad reviews to books they haven't read.ALT

My HORRIFYING cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.

Title: Just in time for Mother's Day: Classic literature with added Mums Panel 1: Moby Dick "Ahab! Moby! Enough of this nonsense. Apologise to each other and if you can't get along, stay apart." says Ahab's mother, standing in a little boat and looking sternly into Moby's eye, while her son sits chastened behing her. Panel 2: Casino Royale. "Vodka martini, shaken not stirred... And a sweet sherry for my mother." says James Bond. His mother calls over feom their table "Just a little one." Panel 3: The Lord of the Rings. "You can look for your ring after you tidy your room and walk the dog, Sauron." says Sauron's mother, holding out the dog lead to her son, who replies "Aw, mum!".ALT

Happy Mother’s Day!

(My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Review)

Image: A farmer stands in a field surrounded by strange creatures, part animal, part vegetable and some robot. Each makes a strange noise: BZONK BZONK! FRULG FRULG! PLOFP PLOFP! CRIMB CRIMB! KLUP KLUP! Caption: Young MacDonald's commitment to cutting-edge Experimental agriculture meant that the farm was far Stranger, but no less noisy, than in his father's day.ALT

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist

A crosshatched pen and ink drawing. A moonlit landscape, empty except for a spindly tree with a single leaf, and a low flat stone. A bearded man in a large fur coat stands with his hands in his pockets and a strange, black creature wearing a striped scarf and sneakers sits on the stone. The gif is animated so the creature's eyes move occasionally and the man blinks.ALT

My Edward Gorey (with a little Samuel Beckett) print “Waiting for Gorey” is in my shop now.

Panel one: Two scientists look at a drone. A scientist holding a remote control explains "This new drone can pass directly over the volcano's main vent, allowing your team to collect data from within the ash column." Panel two: The other replies "That does sound safer." Panel three: The first asks "Safer than what?" The second scurried away, saying: "Uh... Never mind." Panel four: The second scientist runs up to an enormous canon with a burning fuse. Poking out of its long barrel is another scientist in a hard helmet. "Good news, Karl: you're a drone operator now."ALT

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist

A woman sits in a chair holding her phone. She looks distraught and is saying "Don't leave! I can change!". Her book (with arms legs and an indignant face, holding a small suitcase) says "You had your chance, Carol! I'm going to sit on the front wall and wait for a more appreciative reader to come along."ALT

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

Outer space. A cloud of broken machinery and components orbits the earth. One piece says crossly "Space Junk? Actually, we prefer the term "Independently Orbiting Vintage Technology".ALT

My latest New Scientist cartoon

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