I grew up on comics and cartoons and I like them forever. However, comic strips and comic books were favorites in my boyhood (those of Croatian comics genius Andrija Maurović especially): while as an adult I enjoy more cartoons and caricatures.

A caricature, which is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified and/or exaggerated way, can be insulting or complimentary for a political purpose or solely for entertainment. It is essential that the subject of a caricature is recognizable, so an accompanying text is unnecessary. I like the "no-text" feature in cartoons also, even more, because it engages your own imagination in rendering the message included. Well, most cartoons come with a caption or speech balloons but the best - that’s my assessment - come without them. As an example, take a look at the cartoon on the right, a complete social story by the Croatian cartoonist Dinko Žibrat, first published in 1975.