{"id":11924,"date":"2014-02-10T15:48:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T20:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=11924"},"modified":"2014-02-10T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T20:53:12","slug":"a-note-from-tlv-on-michael-ikeda-chandlers-cartoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/a-note-from-tlv-on-michael-ikeda-chandlers-cartoons\/","title":{"rendered":"A Note from TLV on Michael Ikeda-Chandler’s Cartoons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Readers,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Ikeda-Chandler recently let us know that he wanted to stop doing political cartoons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just don\u2019t have my heart in it anymore,\u201d Michael said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the hate mail that changed my mind, I\u2019ve been ready to move on from political cartoons for a little while now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael has been involved as a regular contributor to The Local Voic<\/em>e since April of 2008, when he was first interviewed as an up-and-coming artist, and he drew the cover of TLV #52. Michael\u2019s political cartoons first appeared in issue #73, when The Local Voice started publishing our Comix page. In fact, our Comix page was pretty much built because of Michael Ikeda-Chandler\u2019s awesome art.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, we are disappointed and we are sure you are too. Michael has been one of the most consistent and recognizable parts of The Local Voice<\/em> for the last six years. In addition to his political cartoons, Michael Ikeda-Chandler has illustrated many covers, articles, and stories. Although no one agrees with every cartoon or opinion, Michael\u2019s perspective is a breath of fresh, local air. <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve invited him to keep contributing to The Local Voice<\/em> as much as he wants. Perhaps one day he will reconsider and start doing political cartoons again, but in the meantime, we\u2019d love to recruit another local or Mississippi-based cartoonist to contribute. We would much rather run local artists than national syndicated cartoonists.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you or anyone you know is interested, please send samples to us at thelocalvoice@thelocalvoice.net. <\/span><\/p>\n

And we\u2019d also love to hear your opinion on Michael\u2019s sudden retirement!<\/span><\/p>\n

–TLV Editorial Staff<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

This note from TLV editors was printed in TLV <\/em>#196 (published January 23, 2014). To download a PDF of this issue, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

To read the “Letter to the Editor” about Mr. Ikeda-Chandler’s work from TLV<\/em> #194, click HERE<\/a>.
\nIf you choose to read Mr. Latham’s letter, we here at TLV<\/em> also strongly urge you read the “Letter to the Editor” written two issues later (TLV #196) in response, located HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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