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Jan
27
2023
On January 27, 2023, Rick McKee depicts Indiana Jones carefully exchanging a large speckled egg for smaller white ones in a jungle nest. The scene references the ongoing avian flu outbreak that drove up egg prices across the United States that winter. McKee uses the Raiders of the Lost Ark hero to illustrate consumer frustration with sudden grocery cost increases tied to poultry disease.
Jun
3
2021
Rick McKee's cartoon captures a classic sci-fi trope with a timely twist, showing a man with a UFO report confronting a small, antennae-sporting alien emerging from a spaceship under a starry night sky. The alien, with a yellow head and purple body, shouts in refusal, declaring it's sick of politics and won't be taken to any leader. This piece satirizes the 2021 government UFO report buzz, poking fun at how even extraterrestrials might be weary of Earth's political circus. The humor lands dryly, emphasizing universal exhaustion with leadership drama amid real-world discussions on unidentified aerial phenomena. Composition is clean, with the spaceship's ramp and the man's thoughtful pose adding to the absurdity.
