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Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
- Date
- 2008-2018
- By
- Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956-; Salient (Newspaper); Scoop (Firm)
- Reference
- DC-Group-0040
- Description
Cartoons by Martin Doyle on New Zealand and international political issues. From 2008-2009, cartoons were published in the Salient weekly magazine (Victoria University). Since April 2009, Doyle's cartoons have been regularly published on the Wellington-based Scoop website, www.scoop.co.nz
Part of the NZ Cartoon Archive
Martin Doyle (born 1956) is a self-taught artist who lives in Wellington, New Zealand. His visual work has appeared for several years on the Scoop news website, Salient, and Capital Times. As at 2018, his work was appearing sporadically on Scoop.co.nz, as well as on his own Facebook page. He has also worked as a writer for both radio and television and holds a Masters degree in Public Policy.
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- Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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UnknownDoyle, Martin, 1956- :Violating recruits in Indonesia. 21 November 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0029950
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states, 'Indonesia's insistence that its female police recruits be virgins, backed up with vaginal inspections by police staff, is a serious form of sexual assault. If this is how police officers are treated, one can only fear for the rest of the population.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Passport to hell. 24 November 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0029971
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states, 'With dozens of countries currently experiencing horrific terrorism and suicide bombing, New Zealand is almost "quaintly Old World" in its deliberations over passports and security. Cartoon depicts a hypothetical suicide bomber (using a NZ passport). The title "Passport to Hell" feeds off Robin Hyde's 1931 novel of the same name.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Emperor Obama. 24 November 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0029970
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states, 'Granting immigration rights to five million overstayers off his own bat does seem a tad "imperial" on President Obama's part. One wonders who they will vote for in 2016. Cartoon depicts President Obama as a Chinese Emperor, and Republican John Boehner, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, on a chain gang.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Where did it all go wrong. 24 September 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0029501
Description: Accompanying commentary from the artist reads 'The Labour Party is so riddled wth problems at the moment that it's questionable whether they are sufficently qualified to conduct an honest autopsy on themselves.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :There's always hop. 23 September 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0029500
Description: Accompanying commentary from the artist reads 'What not to do in the event of NOT winning the General Election appears not to have crossed anyone's mind in the Labour Party. If it's too hard to work out, then they should be grateful they're not having to do something really challenging - like running the country. cartoon depicts Labour leader David Cunliffe.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Oh yes, your undies. 17 September 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Facebook (Firm); Twitter Inc (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0029499
Description: Accompanying commentary from the artist reads 'John Key's suggestion that our partners, but not the GCSB, might be spying on New Zealanders is surely not a a way to put our minds at rest. Either way, it's a case of privacy invasion or industrial espionage.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Slaughterhouse blues. 22 September 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0029498
Description: Accompanying commentary from the artist reads 'John Key's "steak" versus "a lamb chop" (comparison between National and Labour) before the Election became a slaughterhouse for Labour once the votes were counted. Embarrassing matters like mass surveillance will now be cut away from the agenda like unwanted offal.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Journal of the Plague Year. 7 October 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0029588
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Not only has there been no succession planning for the leadership of the Labour caucus but the current list of candidates reads like an electoral death wish. Cartoon depicts Labour MPs David Cunliffe, Stuart Nash, Grant Robertson, and Andrew Little.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Another Fault in Wellington. 9 October 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0029591
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'As if the wind, the cold, the politicians aren't enough... Now some bright spark has discovered some gaping new earthquake fault right through the heart of Wellington. Cartoon depicts patrons in a Wellington bar reacting to the news.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Every one's a winner. 13 October 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0029595
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'How is it possible that a party that has been so ineffectual for years and years in Opposition can produce so many candidates claiming to possess qualities that they have not hitherto demonstrated?' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).