Oh my goodness! It’s Day 31!!!! It’s New year’s Eve in my time zone. for some of you, it’s already next year! What ever time zone you are in, take a deep breath, sleep in, if you can, and think about how you are going to combat authoritarianism this year!
I’m going to do it by speaking out here, and in the real world, and keep drawing my ‘toons that speak my truth!
WE need to do better in 2020! What can possibly go wrong?
Panda on!
Bob T Panda
I hope you are spending the morning in your PJ’s, surrounded by those you love. Holiday’s are not all they are cracked up to be, for many people, so if you have a complicated relationship with supposed joyful times of year (whatever holiday you do or don’t celebrate) cut yourself a great, big length of slack. Just remember, if your holiday is not what you wish it was, Donald tRUmp’s is turning out even worse than that. 🙂
Meanwhile, sit back and enjoy our feature presentation (starring Pinky!!!)…
Zank hebben…for leettle bears!
Wait…who did you say is the star?
How many times do we have to tell you, DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR!!!!!
Babette can talk anyone into anything.
Uh oh.
When trouble arrives, it’s time to call for some MEIHEM!!!!!
This may be a job for…Inspector Panda!!!!
Inspector Panda has arrived! He’ll…um…solve everything!
Where is Babette taking them?
Cue the scary music!!!!
Will Pinky save the day?
How about that! Pinky DID save the day!
Happy New Year’s Eve and a (Im)peachy New Year!
Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda
My sincerest thanks, and fondest thought are with you all! Thanks for another great year in panda fandom!
We are on the downhill slope:
towards the shortest day of the year…
towards the vote to impeach HWMNBN
We shall have one more day of kinder, gentler pandas from a more innocent time, before heading paws first into the maelstrom! A healthy serving of cake (by which I mean a really large one with extra frosting) may be in order as well.
Princess Pinky and her very first tutu, gifted to her by her big brother Tai Shan!
Just the thing for a cozy evening at home with mom and the panda cam!
Huzzah! It’s Bert and his brother Ernie!
…and their jammies! Huzzah!
downloadable paper panda upgrade
Ready for panda kindergarten!
Happy 100th day Birthday! More frosting!
What the well dressed panda cub is wearing this season!
Still one of my favorite ‘toons…
You better watch out….
Consider this my Werld Peez Pandifesto
Panda on!
Bob T Panda
Day 13…Friday the 13th…could we be any unluckier? Wait! Step away form the TV or Radio!
Time to forget about the great National tragedy for a few minutes while we join Mr. Wu, Bee the Bear, and all the rest of the gang for the exciting conclusion of …
You won’t like this, Mr Wu!
Those darn cats!
Repeat after me, “It’s a story” ‘kay?
Everytime a bell rings, a panda gets a cuppycake.
Yay! The heartwarming schmoopy ending!
A bear and his mom…together forever?
Keep Panda-ing On!
Bob T Panda
Oh my! Day 8 of 31 days of Pandas is upon us!
Panda Socks are (mostly) all in the post, and some have even arrived! Huzzah! But now, let’s not waste another minute obsessing about whether this is the end of democracy, the beginning of the end for Mittens, or the end of the beginning!
When we were very, very small…
Why look! Eet ees Bebe Maurice!
Off with her head!
Is that turtle Too Much McConnell? Who needs a mallet to the butt more than he does?
Oh tidings of treason and greed.
Panda on
Bob T Panda
Happy Caturday! For those of you who serve cats, congratulations! While my feline overlord has gone to her reward (unlimited tuna and no one bothering her, one might guess) I look forward to the day when once again I can hear the pitter patter of thundering paws. How an animal so small can make so much noise is beyond me!
Our story continues…
What did we tell you?
Bubba wouldn’t be such a smarty pants if he wasn’t up in that tree (and couldn’t disappear at will)
I don’t know if I would eat that mushroom, Pinky!
Don’t eat that, Pinky!!!!
Be the Bear!
Bob T Panda
It’s Day 5 and Pinky is back!!!! Unfortunately for her, so are the Meihems, and they made a list, checked it twice, and brought it along so they could be sure that they didn’t forget any of Pinky’s crimes! And there are a lot of them!
Not even Pinky is above the law. And if SHE isn’t, then Mittens sure as heck isn’t either!
Panda on!
Be the Bear!
Hand over that Cuppycake!
Bob T Panda
You knew it had to happen sooner or later: Pinky would declare herself above the law! It was bad enough that Mittens did it, now Pinky is getting her inner criminal on!
Obeying Pinky is not in the Consditooshun!
Be the bear and Buy Stuff with Pandas!
Bob T Panda
My annual note about Panda Commerce:
I started writing these ‘toons in early 2008, after reading an article in the Atlantic Magazine about the Panda ranches in China. I did not know where this compulsion to draw pandas was going to take me, I just knew I had to draw them. And so I drew, and eventually I started this website.
Because one of the reasons I started drawing panda ‘toons was because I was depressed because the economy had crashed and no one was buying art, it was important to me that this panda portal would be forever free to anyone who wanted to read my ‘toons. If they could help me, well, maybe they would cheer up other people who needed to be cheered and might not have the resources to subscribe to something as silly as panda satire.
So here we are, 11 years later! I still keep this blog and the archives available and free to to all. I do, however, spend time and resources drawing these toons and keeping them here for you. And so, I have run several Kickstarter campaigns, I now have a page on Redbubble where you can buy things with pandas on them, and my first non-Kickstarter Sock project was a big success. Buying things with my pandas on them, through me, Kickstarter, or Redbubble helps to support my work with Panda Satire.
My ‘toon collections, which are all available on Amazon, Â also help to keep me in ink and paper. I hope eventually to get my graphic novels published through traditional publishing, but that is kind of the long game. For those who really want something special, I do sell my original ‘toons, once they have been published in a book.
For those that have the means and inclination to buy things with pandas, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. For those who don’t, I hope you’ll keep coming back to read the new ‘toons, comment on the goings on of Pinky, the Meihems, Bubba, and all the rest of the pandas. Art is not art until it has been seen and appreciated. Everyone of you are welcome here. It wouldn’t be nearly so much fun without you!
Are you excited? I know I am! I am excited for so many things! First, 31 Days of Pandas is my excuse to go full panda for an entire month. Secondly (and very importantly,) the socks are on their way to me even as we speak! The folks down at Pin Game Strong are great to work with. One of the many kind things they do, is to send pictures of the finished items as they receive them, before sending them on to me.
What could be better than wearing pandas on your feet?
I should have the socks in my hot little paws by Tuesday afternoon. My goal is to get them packed and shipped by Friday. There are about a half dozen people who have not responded to their invoices yet, so if you are one of them, please check your spam folder to see if the invoice is there, and pay the PayPal invoice promptly. I won’t be shipping unpaid orders. I’ll send out another reminder on Monday.
I’m still getting set up, but there are a whole bunch of fun things you can buy with my pandas on them, AND they are having a site wide 25%-60% off sale, which means YOU can buy MORE Stuff with PANDAS!!!! Here’s the LINK! I have things with Pinky, Bubba, Mr. Wu AND things from Pandamorphosis (For those who like more fine art pandas!)
Curiouser and curiouser…
Pinky: mommee is making jokes again!
Was that Mr. Bun????
Sometimes being spontunerous can get you in over your head, Pinky!
Drink mee!
Be the Bear and Buy Stuff with pandas!
Bob T panda
Yes, it’s time for that other holiday favorite, A Halloween Carol! (With apologies to Dickens! Sorry, Chuck!)
Bubba’s first feature role!
you…is…not…da…yawn…boss of…pinky…
Mr Wu makes a very cute ghost, don’t you think?
Hey! who said Wu could poof things?
One of Pinky’s misdeeds has come back to haunt her… can her campaign survive this?
Hmmm… Pinky still does not seem impressed. Perhaps the ghost of Halloween present will have more influence over her.
Uh oh, the ghost of halloween present just caught up with Pinky…
Was that list in small type, single spaced?
The Spirit of Halloweens yet to come is not a spirit to be messed with, right?
Surely you didn’t think she would totally reform, did you?
Panda on!
Bob T Panda
And as a special bonus:
He’s small for now, but Bubba Bei Bei is shaping up to be a whole lot of panda!