CARTOON of the WEEK: Career Change?

Crain's Detroit Business - May 20

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing made news when he announced that he would not seek reelection to the top post in the economically challenged city, but he made even more news when he immediately added that he was exploring the possibility of running for the post of Wayne County Executive - currently held by (somewhat) embattled Robert Ficano. Does the idiom "Out of the frying pan into the fire" sound familiar?
That's the Point!

Off the Drawing Board: This week, there were two major news stories to consider for my Crain's Detroit Business editorial cartoon - Mayor Bing's announcement and the 45-day report on the City of Detroit issued by Emergency Manager Kevin Orr. Here are a couple of ideas that my editors and I considered on that topic:

CARTOON of the DAY: Detroit 911

Crain's Detroit Business - March 18

Did somebody call 911 on behalf of financially beleaguered Detroit? Uh, yeah ... a long time ago ... but the first responders were parked outside the city limits until all the shouting in City Council was over (well, at least until the shouting subsided a bit). Let's keep our collective fingers crossed that the response was in time because a healthy Southeast Michigan depends on the recovery of the City of Detroit.
That's the Point!

Off the Drawing Board: For nearly two weeks, Jennette Smith, my editor at Crain's Detroit Business, and I worked on variations of EM editorial cartoons that played to the timeliness of both the Papal selection process and the naming of Detroit's Emergency Manager. Timing wasn't our ally, but I want to share of few of the roughs with you because, frankly, we were pretty happy with the concepts! (... and see if you can tell which one of the roughs below gave me a head start on the EM cartoon that appeared this week.)

CARTOON of the DAY: Hello, Mr. Gilbert, Can We Interest You in Some Prime Real Estate ...?

Crain's Detroit Business - February 13

Why not? Now, the only catch may be that Mr. Gilbert is too smart to take advantage of this "opportunity," but hey, all he can say is "no," right?
That's the Point!

Off the Drawing Board: An early rough of the Crain's Detroit Business concept that ran this week; and an alternative idea I sketched for the editors to consider. The Pistons' four-game winning streak took the edge off this idea, but only momentarily - they returned to their losing ways. - ds