Barry Deutsch is creating
Political Cartoons
I turn my futile rage into comic strips!
29
$89.50
Milestone Goals
2 Milestone Goals
reached
Studio space!
At this level, you will be paying the rent on the studio space where I
work. (Yes, I work in a REALLY REALLY cheap space, but it's awesome!)
Cartoons in COLOR!
At this level, I can afford to pay expert colorist Jake Richmond, so my new cartoons can come to you in lovely web-friendly color! Wooo!
More collaborations with Becky!
In addition to my regular cartoons, I'll do more collaborations with the awesome cartoonist Becky Hawkins (and pay her for her work)! You can see a couple of our collaborations here.
More Accessible Cartoons!
For years, I've typed a transcription of each cartoon as I post them, so that people with visual impairments can enjoy the comics. But there are years of back catalog that have never been transcribed. If we reach this goal level, I will hire someone to create transcriptions for the entire back catalog.
Coloring my back catalogue!
I'll pay a colorist to gradually work through my back catalog of cartoons and color all of them! (Well, except for the ones that are already in color.)
Website upgrade!
I'll have the entire leftycartoons.com website updated and redesigned!
Keep the rain off my head!
At this level, I can afford to pay for my housing for a month! Wooo!
BOOK!
This is my ultimate goal - I'll create a beautiful hardcover book collection of my political cartoons!
About
My name is Barry Deutsch, and I write and draw political cartoons! You can read all my political cartoons for free at Leftycartoons.com.
Aside from my political cartooning, my current comics project is my comic book Hereville, a fantasy adventure comic about an 11-year-old Jewish girl. And like so many people, I have a blog.
I live in Portland, Oregon, in a bright blue house with bubble-gum-pink trim and like a zillion housemates..
Aside from my political cartooning, my current comics project is my comic book Hereville, a fantasy adventure comic about an 11-year-old Jewish girl. And like so many people, I have a blog.
I live in Portland, Oregon, in a bright blue house with bubble-gum-pink trim and like a zillion housemates..
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Top PatronsSee all 29
Hi! My name is Barry Deutsch, and to tell you the truth, I'm pissed off. I'm pissed off about so many things - about homophobia, about racism, about sexism, about transphobia... the list goes on and on. And when I get pissed off, I draw political cartoons.
So Who Is Barry Deutsch?
I'm a lefty cartoonist whose political cartoons have won two Massachusetts Newspaper Association awards, and the Charles Schultz Award. You've probably already seen some of my cartoons passed around on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. All of my political cartoons can be read for free at leftycartoons.com.
For ten years I've worked for a magazine that is only published six times a year. The magazine, "Dollars and Sense," is awesome - but six times a year isn't enough! I want to find a way to afford creating many more political cartoons, and find a way to cover topics that don't always fit into "Dollars and Sense." And that's where you - and Patreon - come in.
With your help, I'm hoping to create many more cartoons for you to laugh at, to shake your heads at, and to share with your friends.
What Makes Barry's Political Cartoons Different?
I don't do cartoons about the latest politician gaff or celebrity arrest. That stuff bores me.
I make political cartoons that will stay relevant for years, about issues that I care about, and that you probably care about too - issues like feminism, racism, transgender issues, queer rights, poverty, fat acceptance, unions, immigration, and so on. Sometimes my cartoons are angry, and sometimes they're just silly. Some of my cartoons use a typical political cartoon format, and some are more experimental (that link is to a rather harsh cartoon about sexual harassment, so don't click on it if you'd rather avoid that topic).
So How Does This Patreon Thing Work, Exactly?
Patreon is kind of like Kickstarter, except instead of making one big donation towards one big project (like a new book), you make recurring small donations for ongoing creative work. It's crowdfunding on a per-creation basis, so I get to keep making political cartoons and sharing them with you. You can change or cancel your patronage at any time, and you'll only be charged once a month at the amount you choose to give.
So, for example, if you pledge to give me $2 per political cartoon, and I create two cartoons in a month, then at the month's end you'll be charged $4. And you can set a maximum on how much you can be charged per month, so even if I go on a WILD CREATING SPREE and post ten comics in a single month (and wouldn't that be awesome?), you'll never be charged more than you want to.
There are a few perks for my cool Patreon supporters (see below for more on that!), but the main reward is, you get more political cartoons to enjoy. And whenever you see one of my cartoons on Facebook, you get to think "oh, cool! I helped make that!"
So Who Is Barry Deutsch?
I'm a lefty cartoonist whose political cartoons have won two Massachusetts Newspaper Association awards, and the Charles Schultz Award. You've probably already seen some of my cartoons passed around on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. All of my political cartoons can be read for free at leftycartoons.com.
For ten years I've worked for a magazine that is only published six times a year. The magazine, "Dollars and Sense," is awesome - but six times a year isn't enough! I want to find a way to afford creating many more political cartoons, and find a way to cover topics that don't always fit into "Dollars and Sense." And that's where you - and Patreon - come in.
With your help, I'm hoping to create many more cartoons for you to laugh at, to shake your heads at, and to share with your friends.
What Makes Barry's Political Cartoons Different?
I don't do cartoons about the latest politician gaff or celebrity arrest. That stuff bores me.
I make political cartoons that will stay relevant for years, about issues that I care about, and that you probably care about too - issues like feminism, racism, transgender issues, queer rights, poverty, fat acceptance, unions, immigration, and so on. Sometimes my cartoons are angry, and sometimes they're just silly. Some of my cartoons use a typical political cartoon format, and some are more experimental (that link is to a rather harsh cartoon about sexual harassment, so don't click on it if you'd rather avoid that topic).
So How Does This Patreon Thing Work, Exactly?
Patreon is kind of like Kickstarter, except instead of making one big donation towards one big project (like a new book), you make recurring small donations for ongoing creative work. It's crowdfunding on a per-creation basis, so I get to keep making political cartoons and sharing them with you. You can change or cancel your patronage at any time, and you'll only be charged once a month at the amount you choose to give.
So, for example, if you pledge to give me $2 per political cartoon, and I create two cartoons in a month, then at the month's end you'll be charged $4. And you can set a maximum on how much you can be charged per month, so even if I go on a WILD CREATING SPREE and post ten comics in a single month (and wouldn't that be awesome?), you'll never be charged more than you want to.
There are a few perks for my cool Patreon supporters (see below for more on that!), but the main reward is, you get more political cartoons to enjoy. And whenever you see one of my cartoons on Facebook, you get to think "oh, cool! I helped make that!"
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