The four-panel cartoon depicts a man in a green shirt repeatedly swigging from a bottle labeled booze, chugging beer from a can, and toking on a pipe emitting purple smoke. In the final panel he stands beside a red-haired woman with stars circling his head and says it is time to turn on the news. The sequence published July 18 2022 comments on habits of news viewers amid coverage from ABC NBC CBS MSNBC CNN and Fox. The artist uses simple line work and repeated onomatopoeia to show progression from sober to impaired. No specific political figure or breaking event is shown.
On April 11 2022 John Darkow depicts the Easter bunny telling children one egg each because of high prices. The scene shows two children with baskets on grass near a tulip while the bunny holds a basket. This responds to egg price spikes from bird flu and supply chain problems during Easter season.