Review

A new book showcases the career of Posy Simmonds, one of Britain's best-known satirical cartoonists

By Colin Steele
November 16 2019 - 5:00am
Posy Simmonds is one of Britain's best-loved cartoonists. Picture: Supplied
Posy Simmonds is one of Britain's best-loved cartoonists. Picture: Supplied

Posy Simmonds (The Illustrators) is the inaugural volume in a new series showcasing the most significant illustrators of the modern era. It is fitting that the series begins with Posy Simmonds, one of Britain's best-known satirical cartoonists and author of both children's books and graphic novels. Her work, infused with literary allusions, skewered middle class mores and blazed a feminist trail in the 1970s and 1980s.

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