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Zapiro
Born in Cape Town in 1958, Zapiro couldn’t imagine a career in cartooning, so he studied architecture at University of Cape Town.
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The Beatles Abbey Road
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: News that the Beatles' famous recording studio, Abbey Road, is to be sold was met by sadness by many traditionalists. But it is indicative of a digital revolution in the industry, bringing more freedom to artists to produce, market and deliver their own music inexpensively and professionally.
This cartoon references the Beatles' famous (and oft parrodied) 1969 Abbey Road album cover.
HERE ARE some fun cartoon parodies...
THIS PEANUTS version is an anamorphic chalk drawing (not by Schultz). The photographer was allowed ten minutes to stand on a stool to get the right angle to shoot it, while traffic police stopped the traffic.
NOT TO BE OUTDONE, The Simpsons have also crossed that road, as shown by this tribute by Matt Groening.
POSTSCRIPT: On October 5, 2012, the American comic strip Mutts (by Patrick McDonnell) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the British Invasion with this cartoon:
