5 cartoons of mass destruction about Dick Cheney’s legacy

Artists take on hall of fame, pearly gates, and more

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This political cartoon is titled “A final toast to Dick Cheney, one of the greats.” The characters toasting him with champagne are Pennywise the Clown, Thanos, Voldemort, the Alien, and Maleficent.

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon depicts Dick Cheney arriving at the pearly gates. Air Force Two is in the background and a grumpy Cheney looks at his watch impatiently. An angel in the background looks confused and holds a Magic 8-Ball. St. Peter flips a coin and says, “I know, I know! But Liz Cheney is his daughter!”

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts a living room where Dick Cheney is on a television screen with the words “Former V.P. Dick Cheney 1941-2025.” A woman points at the screen and says, “There were never any WMDs, were there?” A man missing a leg is in a wheelchair labeled “Iraq War Vets.” He responds, “If by WMD you mean, Who’ll Miss Dick, you’re right.”

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

Dick Cheney is pictured in this cartoon. He has an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. Both are reading from lists. The angel says, “Well, you came out against Trump!” The devil says, “And you lied us into a war, and you shot your friend in the face…Ha! I WIN!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Uncle Sam looks somberly at a monument which reads “Iraq War Fiasco. 2001-2011. One Million Dead.” A man next to him tries to hand him a book and quill pen to write a condolence for Dick Cheney. Uncle Sam says, “Too soon.”

(Image credit: Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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