http://xkcd.com/944/
Topic- The cartoon is addressing an issue that all americans have been worrying about recently, hurricanes.
Story- Someone is saying that after so many hurricanes, no names are left. He or she suggests an alternative way to name the storms and hopes for no more to come.
audience - The cartoon was produced recently in America. The text is liberal and uses humor to get the audience's attention.
Argument- It seems that the cartoon is making fun of the system for naming hurricanes and of those predicting weather.
Composition- The cartoon is composed of one single frame with two text boxes and two pictures.
Word and image- Word and image are both used in this comic. The words steal the show while the pictures provide support and a little sarcasm. The picture of the hurricane adds humor to the comic by contradicting the narrator's last words.
Imagery- There is a very simple drawing of the back of a stick figure and a storm map with numerous hurricanes off the coast.
Tone- The cartoon is definitely comic and is intended to make the reader laugh. It is slightly serious just because of the nature of the storms being discussed.
Character and setting- There is only one character whom the audience knows nothing about, not even gender. I assume male.
Cultural resonance- The cartoon refers to the hurricane that just recently hit the United States's east coast.
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