Mike Luckovich cartoons: Olympics 1996-2008

Mike Luckovich cartoons: Olympics 1996-2008

mike luckovich cartoon gallery of olympic sketches from Atlanta 1996 through Beijin 2008

July 1996

July 1996

July 1996: The world literally came to Atlanta's doorstep for the Games.

July 1996: As anyone who rode MARTA knew, the trains could be a little crowded.

July 1996

July 1996: Visiting journalists had some criticism of transportation.

July 1996: Mike's illustration of the spirit of the Atlanta Games after the Olympic Park bombing.

July 1996: A father tells his son that the man wearing a bomb disposal suit is not Izzy, the Atlanta Games mascot.

July 1996: Celebrating the reopening of the Olympic Park after the bombing.

July 1996: Track star Carl Lewis was a paragon of longevity.

August 1996

August 1996: People who complained about commercialism often bought into it, too.

Nagano, Japan,1998: Picabo Street was a popular U.S. skier.

Sydney, Australia, September 2000

Sydney, Australia, September 2000

Sydney, Australia, September 2000

Salt Lake City, January 2002

Salt Lake City, January 2002

Turin, Italy, February 2006

Turin, Italy, February 2006

Beijing, China, 2008: Cartoon was published in July 2001.

Beijing, China, 2008: Cartoon was published in March 2008

Beijing, China: Cartoon was published in July 2008

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