Todd Umbarger will be appearing with Suzanne Benton and Florin Ion Firimita next month at the Silo Gallery, on the grounds of the lovely Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford, CT. The opening reception is September 18 from 3-5 pm. The show runs until October 24. Come on out- it’s less than two hours from New York, and autumn in Litchfield County is a beautiful time of the year.

For directions: hunthillfarmtrust.org

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New Haven Advocate Wintertimes Cover by Todd Umbarger

The cover of this week’s New Haven Advocate demonstrates the anger and resentment of the holidays in the form of packed ice and twigs.

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In mere weeks, Left 4 Dead fans will be getting fully acquainted with the new cast of rescue-seeking Survivors. It probably won’t be a final farewell to Louis, Francis, Bill and Zoey, however their time as the franchise stars is certainly ending. Here’s my tribute to the best zombie video game EVER.

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On the newsstands across southern Connecticut this week are the Election ’08/Halloween editions of the New Haven Advocate and Fairfield County Weekly newspapers, both featuring this cover illustration by Todd Umbarger. The presidential candidates become characters from the Wizard of Oz, with an appearance by flying monkey Joe Lieberman.

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For almost three years I’ve been excoriating American political culture in my cartoon series “The Wisdom of Bush.” Today I’m proud to announce my 300th edition, on the belittling of community activism at the GOP convention. Raised in rural Western Connecticut by two small-town politicians , I’ve always had an interest in government and ridiculing anything produced by it. I began political cartooning because I found myself developing concepts too frequently to create a full-color digital illustration for each. With a looser, black-and-white style I can confront each day’s breaking events with speed:  http://www.toddumbarger.blogspot.com/

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