Steve Benson for May 31, 2023

She was an amazing person with a lot of inner strength to go through all she did and come out on top. Rest in Peace.

Ave atque vale, Tina.

What a tough, dynamic, spirited woman. She put everything she had into every song she sang.

Only the best…

That was a Creedence Clearwater Revival song originally.

Why are we still putting women through the same misery Tina went thru?

The Best!

Nicely rendered! A wonderful tribute to Tina ♥

Obituary toons are tricky; often they’re an excuse for lazy cartooning: If it’s someone beloved, you show them arriving at the Pearly Gates of Heaven; if you disapprove of the person, you show them arriving in hell (when Ted Kennedy died Glenn McCoy did one of each, posted here on successive days).

Obituary cartoons are expected, and I’m surprised that (so far) this is the only one I’ve seen about Ms. Turner. As stated above, I think this is a good one. There’s no mention of (or allusion to) the trauma received early in her career. Yes, she went through that, but should that be how we define her legacy? Is that how she would wish to be defined and remembered?

As I mentioned above, this cartoon recalls the period of her greatest vitality (if not her greatest agency). And again, it conveys departure/passage without the maudlin implications of “loss”.

Five stars out of five.

Never knew “The River” was the Mississippi and not the Styx of Greek myth.

Nicely done.