If Thomas Nast, who is considered the “Father of the American Cartoon,” has an heir, it is Gibson, who goes one step further and elevates caricature and commentary into art.

Thomas the Train is getting a new friend, as the iconic British television franchise 'Thomas & Friends' introduces its first autistic character, voiced by Chuck Smith, an autistic actor.

Britt Allcroft, a British producer, director and writer who adapted the antics of a cheerful, impetuous locomotive into a TV series, “Thomas & Friends,” which became a sprawling franchise and ...