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Comics Folk Respond To The Election Of Jeremy Corbyn And Leader Of The Labour Party

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Jeremy Corbyn MP has just been elected as Leader of the Labour Party in Great Britain. A radical left wing political figure, he ended up on the ballot by the skin of his teeth expecting to do poorly, but had a ridiculously high mandate from the membership of the Labour Party, even as he lacks support amongst his own MPs. But he is now a very anti-monarchist, public transport taking, non car-owning  Leader Of Her Majesty's Opposition with his own limosine and driver. His deputy has been elected as Tom Watson MP, the not-quite-as-lefty-bit-still-radical political blogger. The cartoon I did, above, for Guido Fawkes has proved rather predictive.

But here's what other comic book folk, prominent folk and, basically, anyone who's tweets I thought were interesting, said…

 

https://twitter.com/thalestral/status/642713642883018752

https://twitter.com/kerihw/status/642750421254172672

https://twitter.com/BillBailey/status/642674829536182272

https://twitter.com/Holbornlolz/status/642663619369504768

https://twitter.com/creepygrrl/status/642690099998756864

https://twitter.com/DapperDanHart/status/642653766286753792


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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