Humor Times

The [http://www.humortimes.com/index.html Humor Times] is an American monthly newspaper that "reviews the news" using humorous editorial cartoons, columns by political comedians, a "fake news" section ala [http://www.theonion.com The Onion] and more. The paper was founded in Sacramento, California by [http://www.humortimes.com/blog/blog.htm James Israel] , with the premiere issue appearing in April, 1991. It was originally titled the "Comic Press News".

The publication features editorial cartoons that comment on current events in the United States and throughout the world. Some of the editorial cartoonists include:
Pat Bagley, Mike Baldwin, John Darkow, Walt Handelsman, Mike Keefe, R. J. Matson, Mike Lane, Jeff Parker, Rob Rogers, Steve Sack, Dan Wasserman and many more. These cartoons are grouped by subject, with short quips written by publisher/editor James Israel above each cartoon, stringing them together in a storyline that adds even more humor to the subject. The sections are titled separately — for example, a page on President Bush may be titled "Bushed."

The paper also features political strip cartoons by various artists. These include:
Lloyd Dangle’s Troubletown,
Ruben Bolling’s Tom the Dancing Bug,
[http://lambiek.net/artists/s/siergey_jim.htm Jim Siergey’s] Cultural Jet Lag and more.

Other, non-political cartoons are also featured, such as
Dan Piraro's Bizarro, and
[http://cornered.co.nr/ Mike Baldwin's] Cornered.

More features of the paper include:
Will Durst’s comical political observations,
Grist Magazine's environmental news column, and
Jim Hightower’s [http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/ Hightower Lowdown] .

The "fake news" section is titled [http://www.humortimes.com/fakenews.htm Faux News] , and features articles that mimic real news stories, but are full of satirical twists. Authors are from various sources, and usually include a "Humor Times" original each issue.

The "Humor Times" began as the "Comic Press News" in April, 1991, changing its name with its 16th anniversary issue in April, 2007. The name-change was noted in a [http://www.humortimes.com/16th%20Anniv-Bee%20article.htm major article] in Sacramento's only daily newspaper, the Sacramento Bee.

The publication was distributed free in the Sacramento area for the first 16 years, 9 months, being supported by advertising. The last free issue was the December, 2007 edition. The weekly Sacramento News and Review published an [http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=599876 article about the change in its 11-22-07 issue] .

The publication is printed on newsprint, with color on the front, back and center pages. Subscriptions can be obtained for most anyplace in the world, and a downloadable PDF version of the paper is also available, at a lower rate.