“[…] The political cartoon is virgin territory for the Greek researcher. There is no specialized bibliography. But the worst part is that there have never been either “originals” or other copies.  Research into the Greek political cartoon started and stopped at Themos Anninos. Any students who turned their head to look behind the conscientious researcher, would turn back again with disgust, and would note their revulsion in a few lines.

[…] Our popular political cartoon, although an advanced form of expressing dynamic speculation and satire, in the true sense of the word, has not found a place either in the museum of our popular culture; nor has the popular press been preserved on library shelves even though, from one point on, it became the bearer of this satire. Only in rare cases, has the popular satirical press been preserved “in a complete series”. I spent ten years putting together scattered chronologies, going from library to library and from city to city. By examining the ancient Greek origin of the species, one can easily confirm how much time one wastes by following traces of the “evidence”. Thus groping uncertainly, I made my way through the research, which although it is not complete, has at least made a start for the next researcher.  Besides, I am protected by the justification of being the first.” (p.10)