system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why do the vast majority of political cartoonists all use extremely similar (almost identical) drawing styles?
gpt
A lot of them are emulating Thomas Nast who is history's most influential political cartoonist. Nast was the first person to depict Republicans as Elephants and Democrats as Donkeys. His influence is akin to Jack Kirby's kinetic comic book drawing style that revolutionized super hero comics.