That Deaf Cartoonist

“X-Men: First Class” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist I love when movies prequels like Batman, Star Trek and Superman. Here’s the deaf parody of the new X-Men prequel! My very good friend, Brandon is an ASL instructor and the webmaster for all of my sites. So in honor of his birthday I featured him in this “Deaf Reel”. You can see him trying [...]
Thu, Jun 02 2011

“Kung Fu Panda” Cartoon Parody (May 26)
That Deaf Cartoonist One of my favorite all time animated films is Kung Fu Panda. I really related to Po’s struggle with his identity and his journey of self-discovery. I am also a fan of the Austin Andrews in the You Tube: Deaf Ninja: Origin. If you have never seen it, google that title. I loved the idea [...]
Thu, May 26 2011

“Pirates of the Caribbean” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist Finally Jack Sparrow is ashore and all he wants is a drink. Unfortunately, he has landed at Martha’s Vineyard. He must sign his order or go dry. God speed Jack Sparrow. It is a well known fact that In the 1800’s Martha’s Vineyard town folk (both deaf and hearing) used Sign Language since a large [...]
Thu, May 19 2011

“Thor” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist Hammer Time! Ok, not M.C. Hammer (although that would be very interesting) but Thor and his magical hammer v.s.Mark The Hammer” Hamill. I wonder which one would win? Why not you tell me? Tweet why you think so and my wife, 5 year old son and I will vote on the most creative reason. The [...]
Thu, May 05 2011

“Fast and Furious” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist The Fast and Furious movie has become a franchise. We are now at number 5. I couldn’t help but think what would be the deaf culture equivalent and this is what I came up with. Instead of racing cars for “pinks”, a deaf person would fingerspell furiously for one. I am sure you have met [...]
Thu, Apr 21 2011

“Scream” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist The Deaf Scream. Oh, the fond memories of college. I learned this technique from other deaf people. When you’re too lazy (I call it like I see it) to get a deaf person attention you do a guttural yell from deep in your gut. You would use your hands like a megaphone. and sure enough [...]
Thu, Apr 14 2011

“Your Highness” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist For my Deaf Reel parody, I wonder what one would say after meeting a deaf King. I am sure you would be afraid that your ASL would not be worthy of his highness. It reminds me of the old ASL story about the deaf King who beheaded anyone who didn’t have perfect ASL storytelling skills. [...]
Tue, Apr 12 2011

“Mars Needs Moms” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist What does the deaf community need the most in terms of facilitating communication? Interpreters! Of course. I am sure that Mars has a shortage of qualified interpreters just like the deaf community on Earth. For this hapless interpreter, not only has she been abducted, but she has no clue how to interpret ASL — Alien [...]
Thu, Mar 03 2011

“The Roommate” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist My awesome friend Mikey, who loves my “Deaf Reel” humor, suggested this idea based on the recent horror movie called, “The Roommate”. During college, we all had horrifying experiences with our roommates. Nothing helps us define our boundaries like having a college roommate. I heard several college stories about a residence office accidentally placed a [...]
Thu, Feb 24 2011

“Death Race” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist One of the classic jokes in our deaf community is hearing people pronouncing “deaf” with a “th” like death. So when I heard about the movie “Death Race 2” being release on DVD, I came up with My “Deaf Reel” slant on the movie. The premise of the movie is incarcerated criminals racing to the [...]
Thu, Feb 17 2011

“Gnomeo and Juliet” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist This Deaf Reel comes from a well known classic-romance story by Shakespeare. Two family clans who are the worst of enemies find themselves in a predicament. Two of their young ones have fallen in love. But this tale is spun in a land even “further” away. A land of Gnomes. In my version, Juliet, who [...]
Thu, Feb 10 2011

“Soul Kitchen” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist After viewing a few movie trailers, I found the movie “Soul Kitchen” (August 2010) an independent film that is the perfect subject for my “Deaf Reel” parody. When I was traveling in Europe with my wife. We learned the french word for deaf – sourd. So the above parody translates into Deaf Kitchen. Like other [...]
Thu, Jan 27 2011

“True Grit” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist “True Grit” is another perfect title for my “Deaf Reel” parody. “True Biz” is an American Sign Language slang where we emphasize the concept of “honestly-I-swear-on-my-mother’s-grave” or “Stick-needle-in-my-eye-I-am-telling-the-truth!”. The only FIRST to FIFTH person who twitters me and tells me how I made this parody more DEAFafied (yes, I know that is not a word [.....
Thu, Jan 13 2011

“Green Lantern” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist Happy New Year to you all! Here’s a deaf parody movie called “Green Lantern”. Have you had experienced at some dining places where their lights were dimmed so dark and only a tiny candle lit the table? Most of the time these candles only gave off and slight glow not enough to sign by– for [...]
Thu, Jan 06 2011

“How Do You Know” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist Even though I haven’t seen that movie, “How Do I Know” is the perfect title for my “Deaf Reel” parody. How many times have I been asked “how do you sign ‘...’ in American Sign Language?” You fill in the blank but most of the time people want to know how to sign some form [...]
Thu, Dec 16 2010

“Tron Legacy” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist I don’t care if this movie will be a flop or not, I am a loyal Tron fan! I remember during my early teens, when I saw that classic movie. I loved the idea of getting trapped in a video game world. Remember the Light Cycle racing? CHAMP! That movie made a huge impression on [...]
Thu, Dec 09 2010
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That Deaf Guy
That Deaf Cartoonist Howdy! I hope you all having a fun holiday season. With so much shopping, preparing, and celebrating it is the perfect time to share some great news. My wife Kay and I have decided to join creative forces for my webcomic “That Deaf Guy” (TDG). Kay and I have always collaborated on this project. She [...]
Tue, Dec 07 2010

“Tangled” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving week—I sure did. One of the highlights was seeing the movie “Tangled”. I already know the story of Rapunzel but I enjoyed the re-telling of this classic fairy tale, anyway. Of course Disney always has their own interpretation and added some fun characters like Pascal the Chameleon [...]
Wed, Dec 01 2010

Gobble Gobble!
That Deaf Cartoonist This Thanksgiving I have a lot to be grateful for. I feel very blessed to be able to do what I love and have a wife, son, mom, and dad, who support me and my love of cartooning. I am also appreciative for ZVRS and Relay who also believes in me and respects cartooning as [...]
Wed, Nov 24 2010

“The King’s Speech” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist The movie entitled The King’s Speech could not go untouched by this artist. I had to use it as a parody. I mean, after all, the word speech is the title. What if a King with a speech impediment used Cued Speech in order for people to understand him? Of course everyone in his “Kingdom” [...]
Tue, Nov 23 2010

“Skyline” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist Another Alien movie? I guess Hollywood never gets tired of making movies about little green men, big ugly monster bugs, or the sky falling in. So with Skyline I couldn’t help thinking about the newest communication fad-Skype. I figured more people are inside on their computers than running around outside looking at the Skyline – [...]
Fri, Nov 19 2010

“Megamind” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist A villain who can conquer the world is old school but one who can win a ASL storytelling contest hands-down (pun intended) is a villain to be feared. We Deafies love our ASL stories. We watch them in rapture and when these stories are spun poetically it can cause us to lower our defenses. ZAP! [...]
Thu, Nov 11 2010

“Babies” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist When I saw the advertisement for the movie “Babies” I knew this was going to be a fascinating movie. I loved the idea of filming babies from birth to one year and show how they are raised in four different cultures, on four continents. Witnessing such vast differences in cultures and how these families approached [...]
Sun, Nov 07 2010

“Takers” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist This parody came to mind when school began in the Fall. It cracked me up to think of a deaf mafia leader who had the power to require FULL access–including a private notetaker to assist him in conducting his criminal ventures. So to all you notetakers—a big hand wave to you. I am sure there [...]
Thu, Oct 28 2010

“Clash of the Titans” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist After I rented this movie, I had the inspiration for my Deaf Reel version. It makes me laugh. Most of my cartoons make me laugh because what would be the point if they didn't? But this one REALLY makes me laugh. After defeating Medusa, the Kraken, The blind witches, and countless other mythological beast its [...]
Fri, Sep 03 2010

“The Other Guys” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist As my family and I were driving in West Hollywood the other day, we saw a way-over-the-top HUGE billboard for the movie “The Other Guys”. Hollywood is like that. When things are done here they are done in a BIG way. So I guess the Hollywood and Highland mall cop was taking his inspiration from [...]
Fri, Sep 03 2010

“Toy Story 3
That Deaf Cartoonist Hey folks, Here is another a cartoon parody that represents the classic tale growing up deaf. I am sure many of us had the experience of feeling confused about our true identity. Especially when so many people were telling us what to do to become normal. Teachers, parents, therapists, doctors and even deaf people themselves [...]
Thu, Aug 19 2010

“Dinner for Schmucks” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist This is a perfect cartoon parody that represent the classic tale growing up deaf and having dinner with people who don’t use sign language. It's never fun. We may even be tempted to call them Schmucks but we wouldn't dare. Because after-all we love them or we wouldn’t be having dinner with them. So let [...]
Tue, Aug 17 2010

“Inception” Cartoon Parody
That Deaf Cartoonist It’s summer. It’s hot. So it would make sense that there would be a hot summer movie that everyone is talking about. So here is my comic spin on the blockbuster movie, “Inception”. I couldn’t help but laugh thinking of the deaf version of this movie. The world could be in a dream state collapsing [...]
Thu, Aug 05 2010

DeafNation World Expo Experience
That Deaf Cartoonist Ok. Well my eyes and brain are still reeling from so MUCH stimulation from attending last weeks DeafNation World Expo in Las Vegas. As many of you may know I was sponsored by a very cool group of people at Zvrs. They bought and distributed for FREE over 400 of my “In Deaf Culture” and [...]
Fri, Jul 30 2010

Deaf Reel #8 Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist I hope you are enjoying my new comic series: Deaf Reel so far. Well if you not...I sure am!! So much fun that I decided to develop my own Deaf Reel website to house my collection. This week Robin Deafhood has dropped his bow and arrow and is on a lecture tour of Nottingham to [...]
Fri, Jul 30 2010

Deaf Reel – Movie Madness Trio Cartoons
That Deaf Cartoonist Grab some popcorn and munchies to enjoy the humor of Deaf Reel in 3D!!!! Ok so I can’t really do my cartoons in 3D but wanted to jump on the 3D band wagon and give you guys something in 3’s. So how about 3 Deaf Reel cartoons? Since I will be in Vegas next week [...]
Thu, Jul 15 2010

Deaf Reel – Double Feature Movie Cartoons!
That Deaf Cartoonist Hi everyone, I am just having a ball coming up with these deaf movie posters. My mind is always in creative mode but I feel like it is in overdrive now. Plus I live in Hollywood land so I am exposed to BIG movie billboards which just fuel my creativity even more. I hope you [...]
Thu, Jul 08 2010

Got Sponsored!
That Deaf Cartoonist I am beyond thrilled to share with you all my great news. ZVRS is sponsoring me to attend the World Deaf Expo in Las Vegas this summer.I will be at their exhibition booth!! I will be representing ZVRS as a deaf cartoonist. I will be on hand to meet and great folks, do sketches of [...]
Thu, Jul 01 2010

Deaf Reel #2 Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist Howdy! I hope you like the first Deaf Reel cartoon, ‘Shriek' for “Shrek”. It is one in a series of deaf movie parodies. This has been a fun project because I love seeing movies and doing cartoons, what a great combination! Here’s the version of “Alice in Wonderland”... ummm, what a coincidence that there was [...]
Thu, Jul 01 2010

How can we be the BEST deaf generation?
That Deaf Cartoonist “One of Matt Daigle's earliest drawings at age 5″ Howdy my friends, I wanted to share my wonderful experience past weekend... I was invited to attend as a motivational speaker at a summer camp program for deaf and hard of hearing students who are in transitioning from high school to college. I had so much [...]
Thu, Jun 24 2010

Deaf Movie Lovers – Unite!
That Deaf Cartoonist Hey there everyone, I know, it’s been awhile but I have been working on a new cartooning endeavor. As I was cruising an awesome captions movie search engine/website called CaptionFish, I had a stroke of deaf cartooning genius or so I think! I thought why not develop a deaf cartoon version of some well known movies? [...]
Thu, Jun 24 2010

One Hand Signing Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist Ya know, in deaf culture, we are able to sign with one hand while holding a variety of things in the other. So I came up with this cartoon thinking about the different skill levels of a person using one-handed signing. I was wondering if anyone could come up with an even more challenging/dangerous thing [...]
Fri, May 21 2010

Guess what arrived!?
That Deaf Cartoonist Well, a lifelong dream has finally come true! I have always wanted to publish a humor book and now it has happened!! Not one but two books!!! YAHOOOO!I I had many folks who pre-ordered the books so I only have about 30 left. So if you are interested in one or both— please order [...]
Thu, May 13 2010

A Cartoon for the FCC
That Deaf Cartoonist I want to say thank you to FCC! With the recent news that the FCC rate MAY be cut this statement may seem a bit strange. But I had to be careful not to react to this news with anger. I always think of my mother’s favorite saying “be loving”!! So I think the best way [...]
Wed, May 12 2010

Got Sudoku? Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist Happy Thursday! Wanna do something fun? Try to solve my Sudoku puzzle and email me the answers!! The first five people to send me the right answer — will get a FREE 8.5” x 11” M.Daigle cartoon print autographed! Good luck! ‘Til next time—Matt
Thu, May 06 2010

Iron Man Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist I’m counting down the days until the movie Iron Man 2 opens. I really enjoyed the first one and am looking forward to seeing the sequel with some more super villains. I love the idea of a beaming light in the chest of Iron Man... and how that may not be effective way to communicate [...]
Thu, Apr 29 2010

WDI #6 Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist Howdy y’all! Wacky Deaf Inventions is one of my favorite comic strips. I always had so much fun developing a wacky solution that breaks-down communication barriers. So, here’s one of my inventions, called “Communicaption”, a solution for a signer and a non-signer to communicate. Isn’t that a wacky idea? ‘Til next time—Matt
Thu, Apr 22 2010

King Kong & Coffee Cartoons
That Deaf Cartoonist What an exciting busy month for me! Getting back to the blogging, new books in my store, new webcomic, “That Deaf Guy” and being on HGTV! I’m feel blessed and look forward to the future with my new adventures. Again, many thanks to all of you who sent me words of encouragement. I enjoy hearing [...]
Thu, Apr 15 2010

iPad Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist What a week with all the breakthrough news about launching the Apple product– iPad! I love the invention of the iPad and all that swiping n’ swooshing through pages of great stuff! However, I prefer to wait for a product from Apple that is accessible functionally for a deaf person like me. Like an installed [...]
Thu, Apr 08 2010

Check-up Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist This cartoon is never been published and seen, so here it goes! In my opinion this kind of chart would be more accessible for deaf patients. I remembered when I was a kid, I had to say each letter and I always felt so awkward reading to my eye doctor when my first language was ASL. [...]
Thu, Mar 25 2010

ABC Arm Cartoon
That Deaf Cartoonist What a week! After the “Antonio Treatment” show, emails came pouring in with tons of compliments and support from awesome people everywhere. Some were from my high school. It was great to reunite with many classmates I had lost touch with years ago. So a big THANK YOU to friends, family, cartoonists and members of [...]
Thu, Mar 18 2010

Forget Me Not!
That Deaf Cartoonist Happy Friday! Reminder to you all. Please check out my “That Deaf Guy” webcomics on Tuesdays for and my blog on Thursdays! ‘Til next time—Matt
Fri, Mar 12 2010

That Deaf Cartoonist is on TV!!
That Deaf Cartoonist Yep. My family and I will be on HGTV’s The “Antonio Treatment” show. The show is entitled “Sign for Design”, this episode with air on SUNDAY March 14th! Check your local listing for times. Here is the HGTV link --- for more information! We are a little nervous but exciting to see how we [...]
Thu, Mar 11 2010

That Deaf Guy!
That Deaf Cartoonist Finally! After years of contemplation, meditation, blood, sweat, and tears I have decided to start my own webcomic called “That Deaf Guy”, based on my life being deaf. Yeah, I know...its sorta a no-brainer but lots of brains, brawn, and humor – it has. I will post a new strip every Tuesday! Welcome to Desmond [...]
Tue, Mar 09 2010