Over-explanation
Is it just me, or are editorial cartoons instantly 90% less funny when anything in them is labelled?
It just seems like a failure on the part of the artist. "I can't be bothered thinking of a metaphor that cuts to the heart of the issue, so I'll slap some generic characters and props together and put name tags on them."
It just seems like a failure on the part of the artist. "I can't be bothered thinking of a metaphor that cuts to the heart of the issue, so I'll slap some generic characters and props together and put name tags on them."