A cartoon can express a thought, channel a feeling, embody a fantasy, whatever, but it must do so efficiently and understandably or the humor dies.

Cartoonery is becoming an extremely timely practice and for two reasons, both tech-based. The first is that the world is demonstrably more and more dominated by images. The power of the still photograph, though so formidable in the hands of the Magnum photographers and the studio greats, has been depleted by screens and smartphones. And the second? The art world, like every segment of the economy, is facing the impact of AI and robotics, but with specific unease, as algorithms grow increasingly capable of replicating just about any art style.