"Trotsky and Mercader Reflect 85 Years Later"

Having finished 'Grapevine', and my other comics project 'Police Sketchy' not going so well, I turned back to my political cartoons to keep me creatively stimulated. With the 85th anniversary of Leon Trotsky's assassination, and having worked within the Trotskyist movement when starting university, I figured I would commemorate the event with Trotsky and his assassin, Ramón Mercader (note the dishevelled wallpaper and general vibes on his side). Though quite a slapdash cartoon, I credit it for getting me into the swing of drawing more quickly, and doing cartoons to this day.

Originally created on 25th August 2025, and uploaded to Instagram.

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