''Humor Times'' is an American monthly magazine that "reviews the news" using political satire.

History

The publication was founded in Sacramento, California by publisher/editor James Israel, with the premiere issue appearing in April, 1991, originally titled the ''Comic Press News''. It features various editorial cartoons, columns by political comedians, a fake news section ala '' The Onion'', and more. The ''Humor Times'' began as the ''Comic Press News'' in April 1991, changing its name with its 16th anniversary issue in April 2007. The name-change was noted in Sacramento's ''

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''. The publication was distributed free in the Sacramento area for the first 16 years, 9 months, being supported by advertising. The last free issue was the December 2007 edition. It is now available in stores and by subscription, in print or digital formats. The ''Humor Times'' has celebrated its anniversaries locally in Sacramento with events through the years, such as a show by ''The

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Description

The ''Humor Times'' is printed on newsprint, with color on most of the pages; it is also available in digital form, which is all color. The publication features editorial cartoons that comment on current events in the United States and throughout the world. Some of the editorial cartoonists include: Pat Bagley, Mike Baldwin, John Darkow,

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, R. J. Matson, Mike Lane, Jeff Parker, Rob Rogers,

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Adam Zyglis Adam O. Zyglis (born July 9, 1982) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning"Buffalo News cartoonist Adam Zyglis wins Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning", ''Buffalo News'', April 20, 2015 American editorial cartoonist who works for the ''Buffalo News'' of ...

, Michael Egan and many more. These cartoons are grouped by subject, with short quips above each cartoon, stringing them together in a storyline that adds even more humor to the subject. The sections are titled separately — for example, a page on climate change might be titled ''Wake-up Call''. The paper also features political strip cartoons by various artists. These include: *

Ruben Bolling Ruben Bolling (born c. 1963 in New Jersey) is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher, an American cartoonist, the author of ''Tom the Dancing Bug'' and ''Super-Fun-Pak Comix''. His work started out apolitical, instead featuring absurdist humor, parodying com ...

's ''Tom the Dancing Bug'' *

Jim Siergey Jim Siergey (4 October 1949, USA) is an American cartoonist and animator. He is known for having created the underground comix strip 'Cultural Jetlag' together with Tom Roberts in the 1990s, which appeared in many alternative press publications, a ...

's ''Cultural Jet Lag'' * Michael Egans Editorial and Political cartoons and more. Other, non-political cartoons are also featured, such as *

Dan Piraro Daniel Charles Piraro (born 1958) is a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist best known for his syndicated cartoon panel ''Bizarro''. Piraro's cartoons have been reprinted in 16 book collections (as of 2012). He has also written three books of pro ...

's ''Bizarro'' * Mike Baldwin's ''Cornered''. More features of the paper include: *

Will Durst Will Durst (born on March 18, 1952) is an American political satirist. He has been called a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers. Early life Durst was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He went to 14 different schools before graduating from Wau ...

's comical political observations, ''Strange But True'', a compendium of weird news stories * Jim Hightower's

The Hightower Lowdown James Allen Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author. From 1983 to 1991 he served as the elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture. He publishes a monthly ...

. A satirical news section is titled "Faux News", and features articles that mimic real news stories, but are full of satirical twists. Most are original to the ''Humor Times'', from a stable of authors.

References

External links

Official website

Subscriptions website
Satirical magazines published in the United States Satirical newspapers American political satire American satirical websites Independent newspapers published in the United States Newspapers published in California