A move on from our ‘Weekly Cartoon’, experimenting for our clients with this approach a 3 panel comic strip, which can have multiple use. Use a panel independently, as a animated GIF and release it weekly, creating anticipation and tension in your audience or create a new strip each week, moving the story forward step by step. I see very few people doing this and for sure you’d stand out from the crowd.

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Michael and Josh - stayingaliveuk

Michael de Groot

Episode 1 — The ‘Share Your Story’ Comic Strip was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

For me this is THE story of the year. Donald Trump demanding to buy Greenland. The response by the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was even better. It definitely inspired our latest cartoon titled: ‘I’m buying Greenland’.

Donald J. Trump on Twitter

Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time....

Michael de Groot

I’m buying Greenland was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Over the weekend here in the UK we heard how at least 6 politicians, who are standing to be chosen as Britain’s Prime Minister, admitted that they’d taken illegal drugs at some point during their lifetime. A massive debate has ensued whether they are fit to be in office or whether we forgive them for their past mistakes. Imagine if one of them gets selected, the fact that they took illegal drugs will be forever in the forefront of our minds, correct? Forever…

Anyway it inspired us to create this little cartoon. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, both forerunners in the contest admitted to both being weed smokers. I imagined that if we never leave the EU, it would actually be in their favour!

Michael de Groot

Boris and Gove are high in Amsterdam was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

It has been a few interesting weeks in the UK. The UK prime minister Theresa May resigning, EU Elections and the Brexit party winning (or losing?), you name it, we have had it all. UK politics remind me of the old Wild West and cowboys fighting it out with each other and that gave us the idea for our latest cartoon.

Last Chance Saloon.

For non-uk viewers, scene explanation; Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, UK MP’s are shooting it out to see who wins the leader of the conservatives/temporary prime minster position. There are many more in the race, but I am taking a punt, that it will be these two who will be fighting it out in the last rounds. After all, Gove stabbed Johnson in the back when the last race took place. I’m assuming that their campaigns will be based on ‘No deal’ for Johnson and ‘Withdrawal Agreement’ for Gove, but It is a wild wild guess. Vince Cable (outgoing Liberal Democrat leader) is holding his yellow handkerchief out, so when it drops to the floor they can shoot! Of course his campaign is for a 2nd vote. Nigel Farage (Brexit Party leader with largest EU parliament members voted in), is sitting on the bench drinking a milkshake and of course shouting, as he regularly does; ‘Brexit means Brexit. Note that Jeremy Corbyn is missing, he’s still making up his mind up what the Labour Party policy is going to be over Brexit, so far it has been painful.

Michael de Groot

The Wild West in the UK — aka #Brexit was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Lots happening in the UK Parliament today (27 March 2019). Nobody knows what will happen next, however I got an image in my head of Theresa May (UK Prime Minister) as the pied piper with just a few rats, oops I mean politicians, following and the rest of the rats way behind and going in opposite directions. History is being written right now. Enjoy!

Michael de Groot

Theresa May is the Pied Piper was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Listening to all the nonsense discussions between the EU and the U.K. in connection with Brexit, I imagined the Eros statue in London Piccadilly Circus, shooting arrows at the Manneken Pis statue in Brussels and that’s exactly what our latest cartoon shows. Enjoy!

Michael de Groot

Eros battles Manneke Pis was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

“I’ve been wondering what that special place in hell looks like.”
~ Donald Tusk — EU Council’s President. Guardian article.
His comment inspired our latest cartoon; Hellboy (Tusk) meets Wonder Woman (May).

Michael de Groot

Hellboy Tusk lashes out was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

It’s not boring in the U.K. is it? We have a Brexit shambles. It took me days to think of a cartoon to sum up the current state of ‘fear and doubt’ in this country and then it came to me a ‘Dogs Brexit’. Enjoy!

Michael de Groot

A Dog’s Brexit was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Theresa May has had to go begging to EU ministers to get more clarity on the Northern Ireland ‘backstop’, she also went begging to her own conservative parliamentary party to remain confidence in her. It reminded us of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The question is does she actually deserve more? It inspired our latest cartoon. Enjoy!

Michael de Groot

Theresa May is like Oliver Twist was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Cartoon 48/2018.

The biggest national (UK) debate is #Brexit. Sigh, it’s getting to everyone and most of all it’s weighing down heavily on the UK Prime Minster Theresa May. Her ducking and diving and trying to stop the publication of legal advice, reminded me of a cartoon we did earlier in the year. We just changed the words. Enjoy!

Michael de Groot

Theresa May - Brexit Legal Advice was originally published in michaelandjosh on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.