# Tom Tomorrow

Tom Tomorrow is the pen name of editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins (b. April 5, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas). His weekly comic strip, This Modern World, which comments on current events, appears regularly in more than 80 newspapers across the United States and Canada as of 2015, as well as in The Nation, The Nib, Truthout, and The Daily Kos

## Quotes

* There's clearly going to be some conflict between the worldview of a left-leaning, alternative press cartoonist and that of a wealthy New York real estate and publishing magnate.
** No Mort Tomorrows, by James Ledbetter The Village Voice, (February 18, 1998)
* There were millions of people in the streets protesting the war, but no one listened to us. It’s really amazing how quickly it went from sugar to shit and so obvious... Right wing blogs used to write about their contribution to the war, which was, I guess, typing.
** Beyond Chron Profile: Tom Tomorrow, by Jacob Schneider (March 31, 2006)
* Waiting for the next debt crisis.
** Always Crashing in the Same Car, The Nation, (January 8, 2013)
* A NRA Debate Tips. Afraid of big government taking away your guns? Here are six arguments you can use to defend yourself.
** The Nation, (January 22, 2013)
* Gun Talk: With Your Host, the Glib Sociopath Because, freedom. Duh.
** Guns and Gun Control, The Nation, (January 29, 2013)
* Running Out of Stuff to Do? Try Freaking Out. If you get through all of these suggestions, try doing them again!
** The Nation, (May 26, 2020)
* As protests erupt across the country, the president hides behind a big, beautiful wall.
** One Week in Trump’s America, The Nation, (June 9, 2020)
* The Right Is Scared of the Protests. Defunding the police? Dethroning Confederate monuments? What’s next, a better tomorrow?
** The Nation, (June 16, 2020)
* These protests must stop! Things are fine! There is no problem we can't address with vague promises of incremental reform. Now these whiners are upset because some old man got pushed over and fractured his skull! And because some protesters have been tear gassed! Or you know, shot in the head with rubber bullets and maybe lost an eye here and there!
** Stop Making Sense, The Nib, (June 16, 2020)

## Quotes about

* Take his depiction of the recent boom of right wing bloggers. The strip begins with a large man posting pro-war messages on his blog. When an e-mail asks him why he doesn’t enlist if he’s so supportive of the military, he’s hit with carpal tunnel syndrome, desperately shouting “Ma, do we have any more Cheetos?” The cartoon wasn’t particularly popular with conservative bloggers, but then again that’s not the point...Don Perkins, the man behind Tom Tomorrow, explained at a book reading at The Booksmith on Haight St. “Literally every right wing blogger in the world spent the rest of the week writing about how they’re not, you know, fat.”
** Beyond Chron Profile: Tom Tomorrow, by Jacob Schneider (March 31, 2006)
* Tom Tomorrow’s comics usually feature biting satire of political leaders, especially conservatives, and always have smiling characters reminiscent of 1950s pop art. Hell in a Handbasket contains four years worth of strips encompassing the Bush administrations response to the September 11th attacks and the war on Iraq. In one panel published around the battle of Baghdad, Dick Cheney quips “Let’s skip to the quagmire!” in anticipation of a long stay in Iraq. In fact, though his art may be farcical, Perkins said he merely puts on paper what many Americans are thinking.
** Beyond Chron Profile: Tom Tomorrow, by Jacob Schneider (March 31, 2006)
* After less than six months, cartoonist Tom Tomorrow has lost his biweekly gig at U.S. News & World Report. Tomorrow's departure does not stem from a conflict with U.S. News editor James Fallows. "I love his work," Fallows told the Voice, expressing "personal regret" over Tomorrow's involuntary termination. "I probably like his strip more than anyone else in the world," Fallows said. In fact, the two shared an amicable postdismissal dinner last week at Hamburger Harry's... The decision not to renew Tomorrow's contract, knowledgeable sources say, was influenced by U.S. News owner and editor in chief Mort Zuckerman.
** No Mort Tomorrows, by James Ledbetter The Village Voice, (February 18, 1998)

## See also

This Modern World