He also illustrates and writes a parody political cartoon for The Onion under the pseudonym of "Stan Kelly", depicting the wrong-headed one-panels of an ultraconservative middle-aged cartoonist.

"[5] "He has a very unique take on what is going on in the world," said Mills, "and it does tend to upset some people, but that's the job of an editorial cartoonist, to be a provocateur.

He has also designed silk-screened posters for a variety of musical acts, including Beck, Radiohead, Phish, and Pearl Jam.

After winning the award, Sutton quipped that then president Donald Trump could benefit from editorial cartoons, saying "They're shorter than the presidential briefings that he reportedly has no patience for.

[1][7] In 2022 Sutton received the Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for political cartooning from the National Press Foundation.