Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932-:'Where was that Kiwi moonman when we wanted him?' 18 March 2011

Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932-:'Where was that Kiwi moonman when we wanted him?' 18 March 2011
Date
2011
Reference
DCDL-0017326
Description

The cartoon shows members of the 'Japan Seismic Institute studying an earthquake graph; one of them says 'Where was that Kiwi moonman when we wanted him?' Depicted also is thew 'moonman' Ken Ring as a wizard studying an astrological chart. Behind them all Japan is depicted as a devastated wasteland. Context - the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 4th March 2011 and the present threat of a nuclear catastrophe. Also the so-called Moon Man, astrologer Ken Ring, who predicted that Christchurch would be hit by a huge earthquake today (20 March 2011). His claims have terrified Cantabrians and led to people fleeing Christchurch.

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Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons
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Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932-:'Where was that Kiwi moonman when we wanted him?' 18 March 2011. Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons. Ref: DCDL-0017326. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22428766

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