Cartoon Saturday - Halloween Edition

A sailor cleaning a deck gun who accidentally fired on the port of Gdynia in Poland, has been offered a commission as an admiral in the German navy; workers are still trying to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, from which two steel rods and a steel crossbeam unexpectedly fell earlier this week; challenger Abdullah Abdullah has threatened to boycott the upcoming Afghan runoff election...former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali may be recalled from retirement in Baden-Baden to negotiate; according to my fancy Garmin GPS mapping device, my son's address in Los Angeles doesn't exist; and pirates are demanding $7 million ransom for a British couple whose yacht they seized in the Indian Ocean (editorial opinion: if they were stupid enough to sail a yacht in pirate-infested waters, they should just be left there).

BWA-HA-HAAAAAAAAA!!!! As if the news wasn't scary enough, Cartoon Saturday is here to scare you into realizing there are some things worse than the thought of what Amy Winehouse could possibly wear to go trick or treating...

So, tell me ... what is it with the current fascination with zombies? Why are there books and movies about them, why do we elect them to Congress, and why on earth do we pay attention to them when they organize tea parties? At least we can use the cartoons about them...

Zombies can even provide a cautionary tale about computer security ...

Of course, even zombies like to look good sometimes...

The classic Halloween costume for the stereotyped ghost has always been the sheet-over-the-head-with-eyeholes-cut-out, but that's not good enough for most young children today. It's good for a few cartoons, though ... first, one that combines two of the most terrifying issues of the day: ghosts and health care ...

And it really is true that size matters, I guess ...

What would Halloween be without witches? ... this cartoon is a little funnier if you're familiar with the TV game show "Family Feud" ...

I've eaten here before ...

There are self-help groups for everyone else, why not for witches?

And what witch doesn't want to take advantage of the latest technology? ...

A few takes on the classic Halloween story about the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow ...

and ...

We just can't have Halloween without fearsome bloodsuckers. No, not the Internal Revenue Service, I'm talking about real vampires...

Few of us do mornings well ...

Most of us can relate to this frustration, even if we're not really vampires ...

And, finally, what would Halloween be without a visit from that dreaded Hollywood monster Roman Polanski ... uh ... I mean, Frankenstein ...

Well, that's it for our special Halloween edition of Cartoon Saturday. If you are taking your little ghosts and goblins trick-or-treating tonight, keep them safe and always remember: even after the Halloween candy is gone, there's one more demon lurking out there waiting ... the dentist.

Have a good day and a Happy Halloween. More thoughts tomorrow.

BWA, HA, HAAAAAAAAA.....!!

Bilbo