Cartoon
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A cartoon is a drawing in which features of the subject are exaggerated and stylized, usually in a humorous way. An animated movie, composed of many drawings, is also sometimes called a cartoon. Cartoons may depict humans, but many also depict animals, monsters, or non-living objects given human-like characteristics, such as human emotions and the ability to speak. (see furry fandom).
The people who draw cartoons for a living are called cartoonists.
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[edit] How the word originated
It originally meant, portrait.
[edit] Satire
Cartoons have been popular forms of satire since the 1700s. In modern times satirical political cartoons are still popular and appear in many newspapers.
[edit] Other types
Other forms of cartoons include comic strips, which appear both in newspapers and on the Internet, and comic books, which include longer stories in a form similar to that of the comic strip.
[edit] External Links
- popular source for webcomics
- English Wikipedia article on Garfield, the comic strip the most newspapers publish
- Cartoon Animation India
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