Nate Beeler / Washington Examiner (click to start slideshow)

Most cartoonists hate drawing them, but readers love it when their favorite celebrities are memorialized in cartoon form. In 2011, we lost greats like Andy Rooney, Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Falk, among others. 

Check out a collection of the best cartoon tributes of 2011 in our Year in Celebrity Memorial Cartoons slideshow.