The corrido (ballad) was a favorite narrative device in TGP broadsides. Artists combined satirical images with the folk storytelling technique, using humor to address harsh political realities. The Corrido de Don Chapulín warns farmers against exploitation: Don Chapulín (Mr. Grasshopper), a pest that threatens farmers’ crops and livelihood, is a metaphor for the corrupt middleman. The TGP also used corrido broadsides to commemorate the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), creating calaveras (animated skeletons) to illustrate current events. The formats of the corrido and calavera continued graphic traditions popularized by José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913).