Cartoonists rejoice! The ash cloud is back

"I'm afraid I can't make it in today because of the ash cloud."

Yes, before you can say Eyjafjallajökull, it seems we have another volcanic ash cloud from our friends in Iceland. It's a different volcano this time, and probably not as serious, but it's still a gift for cartoonists. Here's one I did last time round, combining it with another theme favoured by cartoonists, the smokers' huddle.

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Still hanging around: Volcanic ash cartoon

OK, enough politics* already, there's another story in the news that doesn't seem to be going away.

I thought this cartoon on the volcanic ash cloud, which I drew for a local paper a few weeks ago, would have a limited shelf life, but the infamous plume appears to still be with us. So I thought I'd give it another airing here.

And it seems there is still life in the "smokers' huddle" cartoon too, one of the great contemporary clichés of UK cartooning!

(*I spent Election Night with a group of other cartoonists at the Groucho Club in London. You can read a short report on this at the Bloghorn)