Frequently Asked Questions

Do you mind if I repost one of your cartoons on my site?

No, I don’t mind at all as long as you leave the image completely unaltered. In fact, I consider it good promotion for my site. If you do, I would greatly appreciate it if you would make the image link back to the specific page where I originally posted the cartoon. That way, if someone clicks on the cartoon, it will take them to the associated entry where they can read what I wrote, digg the cartoon, and post comments if they like. The front page of my site ( http://anarchyinyourhead.com/ ) only shows a portion of whatever is the latest entry. The URL you link to should look something like this: http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2008/01/14/national-id-parlor/. To obtain that URL, just click the title of the post and you’ll be taken to a permalink of that entry that will always point to that specific cartoon even after I post new cartoons.

How do I make a suggestion for a cartoon?

Just send an email to . I have a lot of ideas in the queue so don’t get your hopes up but a number of my cartoons are at least loosely based on suggestions people have made.

Why do you repeat the text from the cartoon at the bottom of the page?

The text from the site is used for search engines and to place ads that are most appropriate for content. Unfortunately, the text in the cartoons is a significant portion of the textual content, particularly since I like to keep my posts short, and because it’s graphical it’s effectively invisible. This is a bit of a hack, but it works.

Should I violate copyright laws?

Absolutely! Well, with respect to my site anyway. I encourage you to print cartoons you like and post them up in public places. It’s good promotion. I appreciate whatever support you can afford, of course. Click the “Support” link about to see what you can do support the site and ensure that I’m able to continue it. Many of the cartoons are available on a number of products in the store, including things like post cards and greeting cards, but I won’t be using lawsuits to extract payment from you if you reproduce my cartoons yourself. If I ever partner with someone else like a publisher, I unfortunately won’t be able to speak for them, but for now I have total control over the images.

On the other hand, keep in mind that I create the cartoons on this site with a vector graphics program which allows me to generate images at various resolutions without ugly artifacts. The graphics I upload to the store are generated at a substantially higher resolution (about 5x the height and width of the website image) so you’re paying for quality. One could theoretically download an image from my site, create their own product, and avoid the modest commission I get from my products. However, you’d be going to a lot more trouble, using a resolution far below the specifications called for by the printers, and at best would only save a few bucks. It would likely look really crappy.

Why aren’t there more frequently asked questions?

The site is still pretty new. Give me a break. I had to make these up based on predictions of what people would ask! Now ask me some questions so I can improve this page.