Eric Shansby

Eric Shansby (born 1985) commonly known as Shansby, is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator. His cartoons appear in American news outlets, most prominently in The Washington Post alongside columns by humorist Gene Weingarten. He created both editorial cartoons and a strip OxyMoron. There, he met Washington Post writer Gene Weingarten when Weingarten gave a guest lecture in Shansby's journalism class. When Weingarten first saw Shansby's work, he noted it was "breathtaking stuff."

For his work in high school, Shansby won The Freedom Forum's Free Spirit Scholarship and the Maryland Scholastic Press and Quill & Scroll Society/National Newspaper Association's editorial cartoon awards. In addition, he came in second place for his cartoon portfolio and third place for editorial cartoons. His political cartoons covered AIDS, environmental issues, gay marriage, human cloning, public education, and the Iraq War.

In September 2018, Shansby left Below the Beltway as part of the redesign of The Washington Post Magazine. Wiengarten stopped writing the column in 2021.

Personal life On the Kojo Nnamdi Show, Shansby identified himself as a “culturally Jewish, American atheist.”

As Contributing Artist Compleating Cul de Sac. Thompson, Richard, et al. Team Cul de Sac and ComicsDC, 2015. Failure by Design: The Story Behind America’s Broken Economy. Bivens, Josh. Cornell University Press, 2011. World Politics in a New Era, 4th Edition. Spiegel, Steven L., et al. Oxford University Press, 2008. Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2007. Brooks, Charles (Ed.). Pelican Publishing, 2007. Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2006. Brooks, Charles (Ed.). Pelican Publishing, 2006. Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2005. Brooks, Charles (Ed.). Pelican Publishing, 2005. Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2004. Brooks, Charles (Ed.). Pelican Publishing, 2004.