I realize that technically this should be the Xenophobia virus, but had to shorten it to Xeno for the joke to work. After writing this strip, I googled “Xeno virus” and found that it is a song by the California death metal band Deeds of Flesh. So, apologies to them.
Jen Sorensen is a cartoonist for Daily Kos, The Nation, In These Times, Politico and other publications throughout the US. She received the 2023 Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning from the National Press Foundation, and is a recipient of the 2014 Herblock Prize and a 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. She is also a Pulitzer Finalist.