The “going out of business sale” is underway at 399 Borders stores across the country, marking an end to the once-strong bookstore chain. As sad as the closure and the job losses will be for the local communities Borders serves, it is somewhat ironic that the very store that helped push independent bookstores out of existence is now suffering the same fate due to Amazon’s power.

What do cartoonists think of Borders’ shutdown? Check out our Bankrupt Borders cartoon collection to find out.

Gary McCoy / Cagle Cartoons (click to view cartoon collection)