This video shows a simple sketch of a cartoon panda using pencil on paper. The process focuses on building shapes, adding ...

Cartoons, of course, are more than just sketches. They spark, capture and shape political discourse. They editorialize and, often, indict. They depict an ethos, sometimes of the entire nation.

The comic is a way of shape-shifting, a concept that runs through Scott's work, and makes Wendy so much more interesting than satire.

Could Kraft or Barilla come out with a new model every year (something other than novelty cartoon shapes, that is)? These are the questions Hara hoped his exhibit might answer.

Lederer on Language: How cartoons and comic strips shape our language ... Comics have been the source of well-known phrases in American culture. (Photo by Erik Pedersen/SCNG) ...