Inktspot #2014-2015

This Dutch annual anthology collects what its subtitle promises — "de beste spotprenten van het politiek jaar 2014–2015," the best political cartoons of the year — making it a sharp, satisfying survey of satirical cartooning at its most pointed. The cover says it all with elegant economy: a bold red silhouette of a human head in profile, a fountain pen nib hovering at the temple with a single white drop falling from its tip, the image quietly equating thought, speech, and the power of ink. Published by Bas Lubberhuizen in 2015, it's a handsome keepsake for anyone who appreciates the art of the political cartoon.