Cartoons

Cartoon from The New Yorker, January 15, 1990.

Cartoons in newspapers and magazines often draw on Arthurian imagery and characters for humorous and sometimes political purposes. Certain iconic images recur frequently, such as the sword pulled from the stone by Arthur and Excalibur being raised from the water by the Lady of the Lake. Both Camelot and the magician Merlin are common subjects as well.