The marvelously talented Steve Brodner, nominated for a prize by the design community, says he is pioneering a semi-new kind of drawing, the "illographix," which involves graphing and charting as well as illustration. Here's one example, worked out with two notables editors, and submitted for a prize:
Not sure how new this concept really is. After all, Ted Rall often draws cartoons based on shocking facts. Here's his latest:
Rall also has a spectacularly informative talk/essay (for SWSX Interactive) on the facts of political cartooning in the age of the Internet…and a solution for content providers and papers!
Kit Stolz 