Here, by way of newyorker.com‘s Culture Desk, is a terrific piece, with slideshow, by Andy Friedman. Mr. Friedman has worn a number of hats outside of the magazine as well as within the magazine, including cartoon assistant to Bob Mankoff, illustrator, and cartoonist (often under the name, Larry Hat). Link here to Mr. Friedman’s website
Read moreMonth: May 2015
New Yorker Cartoonist Joe Dator Tells Us About “The Cartoons on Peggy Olson’s Wall”
On this momentous Mad Men weekend, it gives me great pleasure to post an Ink Spill exclusive from my New Yorker colleague, Joe Dator. I can’t think of a better cartoon-related way to salute this classic series. My thanks to Joe for bringing this terrific piece to the Spill. [click on the cartoons to enlarge them ] And
Read moreRaconteur #7 with Anderson, Klossner, Lynch, Maslin, and Piccolo
Raconteur #7 is now available. And what is Raconteur you might ask? From the jacket: Raconteur is a collection of true stories written and illustrated by cartoonists who usually specialize in other formats. This issue
Read moreKarasik Reviews Kurtzman Bio; Audio: Matt Diffee
Here’s Paul Karasik’s graphic review of the new Harvey Kurtzman biography ____________________________________________________________________________________ and here’s Matt Diffee on the weekend edition of NPR, speaking about his brand new book, Hand Drawn Jokes For Smart Attractive People
Read more