Hoby Cartoons on w4mp

We started publishing monthly cartoons on the site in March 2008, commissioned from hobycartoons.com, and they are so good that we keep asking him to continue. One day we’ll publish a book of them.

You can read older cartoons on this archive page

Hoby Cartoon for December 2025

Hoby Cartoon for November 2025

Hoby Cartoon for October 2025

Hoby Cartoon for September 2025. The Gemini description is:
This is a four-panel black and white comic strip. The cartoon is set in a parliamentary office with three characters: Sir Justin (an older man in a suit with a bushy mustache), Lucinda (a woman with long, dark hair), and Trey (a younger man with light-colored hair).

Panel 1
Sir Justin stands at a window, which looks out onto a street with the Palace of Westminster and its clock tower in the distance. He is wearing a pinstripe suit and greets two staff members. He says, “MORNING CHAPS! GOOD TO SEE YOU.” A woman with long hair (Lucinda) and a man with short hair (Trey) are shown looking at him, and Trey replies, “WELCOME BACK SIR.”

Panel 2
In a close-up shot, Sir Justin is not in the panel, and Lucinda and Trey are talking. Lucinda holds her mug with both hands and says, “WELL IT WAS NICE WHILE IT LASTED. I ALWAYS GET THE OFFICE RUNNING SO SMOOTHLY DURING RECESS. AND THEN HE RETURNS AND DISRUPTS EVERYTHING.” Trey stands opposite her, holding his mug and listening.

Panel 3
This is a close-up of Trey, who is speaking directly to Lucinda. He has a worried expression and says, “REALLY LUCINDA, YOU DO EXAGGERATE. SURE, HE CAN SOMETIMES GET IN THE WAY AND THERE’LL ALWAYS BE THE **OCCASIONAL MISHAP.”

Panel 4
The final panel shows all three characters. Sir Justin is gesturing dismissively with his arm and a large column of black smoke is rising behind him, filling the background of the office. He’s talking to Trey and Lucinda, who are both looking at the smoke in the background with wide-eyed, concerned expressions. Sir Justin says, “BUT HE’S HARDLY THE ONE-MAN WRECKING CREW YOU MAKE HIM OUT TO BE.” Simultaneously, Trey, looking at the smoke behind Sir Justin, asks him, “UM, WHERE DO WE KEEP THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER? NO PARTICULAR REASON.”

Hoby cartoon for August 2025. The description (via Gemini) is:

A four-panel, black and white cartoon featuring an MP, Sir Justin, and his aide, Trey.

Panel 1: Trey is at his desk in an office, with Big Ben visible out the window. He is on the phone with his boss, Sir Justin, who says, “Hello? Trey? Hi, it’s Sir Justin. Listen, you must be bored couped up in the office with all this nice weather we’ve been having.”

Panel 2: A close-up on Trey listening to the phone. Sir Justin continues, “Why don’t you come down to the constituency for a change of scenery and some fresh air?”

Panel 3: Trey looks flattered as Sir Justin says, “I need some help with an important event and I think you’re the only one with the requisite skill and expertise.” Trey replies, “That’s very flattering sir, thank you!”

Panel 4: The scene cuts to a golf course. Sir Justin, dressed in golfing gear, is holding a club. A dejected-looking Trey stands beside him, holding a heavy bag of golf clubs. Sir Justin thinks to himself, “Can’t believe I fell for that. Especially as it’s not the first time.” He then says to Trey, “Five iron please.”

Hoby cartoon for July 2025

Hoby cartoon for June 2025

Hoby cartoon for May 2025

Alt-text generated by Google Gemini – it almost nailed it apart from confusing Lu and Sir Justin, so have corrected it

Panel 1: Lu, in a black dress, looks at her phone while Trey stands beside her with his hands clasped behind his back. Lu says, “Trey, Sir Justin has asked me to review working practices to make the office more professional and efficient.”

Panel 2: Lu turns to face Trey, looking slightly perplexed, and says, “Specifically, he feels you could benefit from aligning more closely with my methods when undertaking our duties.” A small thought bubble above Trey’s head shows him saying, “How so?”

Panel 3: Lu gestures towards a neat stack of papers on a desk and says, “For example, our approach to casework. Today I’ve taken mine, completed it early and prepared a neat stack of letters ready for Sir Justin’s signature.” Trey looks on with a skeptical expression.

Panel 4: Trey gestures with his hands and replies, “Whereas you’ve taken yours and used it to build some kind of fort.” In the background, a small, messy structure made of papers is visible beside Trey’ss desk. Trey looks surprised and says, “More of a clubhouse, really” while a head pops out from it and says “And members only I’m afraid.”