Read Story Transcript. The editorial cartoon is facing an "existential threat" in the face of shrinking newsrooms and meme culture, according to a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist.

Over the years, cartoons have captivated not just children but also adults. But have you noticed that there are some cartoon characters whose faces are never revealed to the audience? From Tom and ...

The title is "Cartoon face generation," but the patent is more narrow than that, specifically covering a technique for generating realistic and attractive cartoon images from a person's image.