Malice Palace

The Young and the Restless

Robert Trussell — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:30:15 +0000

The Accidental Cartoonists

Donna Trussell — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:33:13 +0000

From “The Accidental Cartoonists” by Robert and Donna Trussell published in the Sunday magazine of The Kansas City Star:

office art by Robert Trussell

The cartoons began as a subversive attempt to amuse and distract my colleagues at The Kanas City Star during long office meetings.

Often the characters were circus clowns or men screaming because their hair was on fire. Nick Sawdust, a “hardworking reporter,” was a recurring character. His lofty journalism ambitions were always scuttled by a phalanx of editors with an obtuse chain of command. Maybe I was the inspiration.

Regardless, many of them were photocopied and distributed in notebooks labeled “Office Art,” which ran through its print run of 20 almost immediately. That came as no surprise, considering the price: zero. And that’s about as far as my cartooning went until…

Read the rest at kansascity.com. And here are a few “office art” cartoons that do not appear in the magazine.

Yo!

Robert Trussell — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:41:34 +0000

Welcome to Malice Palace, home of “accidental cartoonists” husband/wife team Robert Trussell and Donna Trussell. Read The Kansas City Star magazine article. It all began with a humble collection of xeroxed sketches titled Office Art. Then, from 2009 to 2011, we drew several political cartoons per week for the now-defunct Politics Daily. We’ve also satirized journalism and clowns, and we’re working on a book: Good Morning Cancer! Read our bio here. And drop us a line at trusselltoons at gmail dot com.

Here’s Your Change, Obama

Robert Trussell — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:59:01 +0000

How Obama Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Oligarchy

Robert Trussell — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:25:10 +0000

The Craft of Fine Writing

Robert Trussell — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:38:37 +0000

Who says newspapers aren’t innovative? Before there was reality TV…

Thanks a Lot, Media

Robert Trussell — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:46:45 +0000

Created June 8, 2011, by Robert and Donna Trussell at wordle.com: What you need to know, according to the media.

They asked us to leave. What could we do?

Robert Trussell — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:52:41 +0000

New Actual Malice cartoon by Trussell & Trussell: They asked us to leave. What could we do? View cartoon here.

Malice Palace T-shirt

Donna Trussell — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:40:07 +0000

For sale at zazzle.com for $20.35. Many more Malice Palice t-shirts to come!

J-School of Hard Knocks

Robert Trussell — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:50:37 +0000

New Actual Malice cartoon by Trussell & Trussell: J-School of Hard Knocks. View cartoon here.