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Paul Fitzgerald

Paul Fitzgerald

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Paul Fitzgerald, a.k.a. Polyp, is a radical cartoonist. He is the author of 'Paine: A Fantastical Visual Biography' (2022), a graphic novel about Thomas Paine.
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Image of the week: ‘Free Speech (For Us, Not Them)’, by Polyp

  • byPaul Fitzgerald
  • 1 August 2026
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The Conspiracy Zone

  • byPaul Fitzgerald
  • 4 May 2026
THEY DON’T ACTUALLY WANT YOU TO BELIEVE THEIR CONSPIRACY THEORIES! That’s not the point at all… A few…
genie
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IImage of the week

Image of the week: ‘The Iranian Genie’, by Polyp

  • byPaul Fitzgerald
  • 5 February 2026
Related reading Neither turban nor crown, but Woman, Life, Freedom, by Maryam Namazie Iran: On Power, Inheritance, and…
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Image of the week: ‘Sinners’, by Polyp

  • byPaul Fitzgerald
  • 5 November 2025
Find more cartoons by Polyp here.
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Image of the week: ‘Entitlement’

  • byPaul Fitzgerald
  • 13 August 2025
Find more cartoons by Polyp here.
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Image of the week: ‘The Satanic Amendment’, by Polyp

  • byPaul Fitzgerald
  • 15 March 2025
With reference to the ongoing battle for religious freedom in America, particularly the Rev. Dr. T ‘Chaz’ Stevens’s…
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