Welcome to the website of Alex Hughes Cartoons and Caricatures. I'm a cartoonist and caricaturist from Birmingham in the UK. Scattered across these pages are examples of my work, published and unpublished, from political cartoons to personal caricatures, comic strips to magazine illustrations. Please feel free to have a good look around. My services are available for personal caricatures, on-the-spot caricature or any other cartoon, caricature or illustation work, and many of the cartoons on the site are available for sale. On this page I'll keep you up to date with news and developments, and elsewhere in this section there's a site map, the all-important frequently asked questions list, and a page of useful links. If you're interested, or you'd just like to comment on the site, please get in touch here or e-mail me direct at alex.hughes@alexhughescartoons.co.uk. If you'd like to receive regular updates from this blog, please enter your e-mail address here: E-mail address:    Delivered by FeedBurner  Subscribe in a reader Friday, December 21, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Weeks 48-52 (and the Joker)  Well, looks like I've come to the end of my project, so here, in reverse order, are the last 6 cards... The Joker - George W Bush (and Dick Cheney) Well, although I couldn't find a specific week-on-week story to tie Dubya to, he's cast his shadow over the whole year with the on-going wars on Terror, Afghanistan and Iraq. The King of Spades - Jacob Zuma - 28 December South African Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, was appointed President of the African National Congress, effectively ensuring him as a shoe-in for the Presidency next year, despite the on-gooing controversies in his personal life, from financial irregularities to his recently acquitted rape trial, where he admitted that his defence against AIDS was, er, to have a shower afterwards. The Ace of Diamonds - Shane MacGowan - 21 December Former Pogues frontman and raging alcoholic Shane MacGowan was back in the news this week with the re-issue of 'best Christmas song ever' Fairytale of New York (with the late Kirsty McColl) was censored by BBC Radio One, removing the words faggot and slut. The Jack of Diamonds - Fabio Capello - 14 December Newly-appointed England manager Fabio Capello makes the card this week, having promised to learn English within the month. Queen of Diamonds - Chrisopher Biggins - 7 December King of the Jungle is my Queen of Diamonds, having won TV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here with it's Bush Tucker Trials which invariably involved eating unpleasant animal parts. The King of Clubs - David Abrahams - 30 November Apparently publicity-shy businessman David Abrahams was trust into the limelight this week when it was revealed he was making substantial donations to the Labour party through intermediaries, conveniently side-stepping party-funding regulations and bringing the sleaze spotlight onto Labour party fundraising. Labels: ace, cards, christopher biggins, clubs, david abrahams, diamonds, dick cheney, fabio capello, george w bush, jack, jacob zuma, king, queen, shane macgowan, spades Posted at 7:26 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, November 16, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 46 - Prince (10 of Diamonds)  Risking the censure of the small purple one, week 46 is the turn of the Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Prince, who this week started a campaign to rid the internet of any unauthorised images of himself, and anything else that vaguely refers to himself... Labels: cards, diamonds, prince, ten Posted at 6:19 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, October 05, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 40 - Lewis Hamilton (the Nine of Diamonds)  Week 40 - In this week, British Formula One racing prodigy was under investigation for allegedly causing an accident deliberately at the Japanese Grand Prix last week. He was subsequently cleared of any blame. Labels: cards, diamonds, lewis hamilton, nine Posted at 8:10 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Saturday, September 08, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 36 - Luciano Pavarotti (the King of Diamonds)  And now for week 36, and operatic tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, famous for his signature piece, Nessun Dorma which was used by the BBC for their coverage of the Italian World Cup in 1990, died this week from kidney failure at the age of 71. Labels: cards, diamonds, king, luciano pavarotti Posted at 4:40 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, August 17, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 33 - Amy Winehouse (the Four of Diamonds)  Week 33, and the turn of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, who pulled out of a few gigs this week due to taking time out to address 'health issues', amidst rumours of alcohol, cocaine and heroin abuse and a return to rehab. Labels: amy winehouse, cards, diamonds, four Posted at 11:30 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Saturday, August 04, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 31 - Chris Langham (the Six of Diamonds)  ...and bringing us right up to date we have the 6 of diamonds with disgraced comic actor Chris Langham, star of TV's 'The Thick of It' and former writer for the Muppet Show, who this week was convicted of child porn offences, which he had been downloading for 'research' for a character. Labels: cards, chris langham, diamonds, six Posted at 12:44 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, June 15, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 24 - Paris Hilton (the 3 of Diamonds)  Back from my hols, inside sheltering from the rain. Someone else back inside is celebrity heiress and sometime porn star Paris Hilton, who this week was ordered back into prison to finish her term in prison for drink driving. Labels: cards, diamonds, paris hilton, three Posted at 7:33 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, April 27, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 17 - Phil Spector (the 8 of Diamonds)  Week 18, and this week it's the legendary creator of the Wall of Sound and gun nut Phil Spector. The court case in which he is accused of the murder of actor Lana Clarkson opened this week in Los Angeles. Labels: cards, diamonds, eight, phil spector Posted at 4:11 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Thursday, March 08, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 10 - Martin Scorsese (the 5 of Diamonds)  Labels: cards, diamonds, five, martin scorsese Posted at 5:57 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, February 23, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 8 - Britney Spears (the 7 of Diamonds)  Labels: britney spears, cards, diamonds, seven Posted at 6:01 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link Friday, January 19, 2007 Card-i-cature a week... Week 3 - Jade Goody (the 2 of Diamonds)  Week 3, and this time it's Big Brother's Jade Goody (stretching the definition of 'celebrity' as far as it can go). Labels: cards, diamonds, jade goody, two Posted at 8:15 PM  | 0 Comments  -  Post a Comment  |  Backlinks Comments (0): Post a Comment Links to this post:   <$BlogBacklinkTitle$>   <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link

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