Word of a new blog by an 18 year veteran of the gag writing profession has caused me to ruminate on the long and winding road traveled by cartoonists and gag writers at The New Yorker. When I began contributing drawings (cartoons) to the magazine back in the late 1970s one of the unexpected and unsolicited consequences was the regular
Read moreMonth: June 2015
Liza Donnelly on Live Tweet-Drawing in Iceland
From newyorker.com, June 28, 2015, “A Cartoonist In Iceland” — this post by Liza Donnelly about her recent visit to the land of light and darkness where she was live tweet-drawing at the We2015 Conference.
Read moreBook of Interest: Monster Mash
Who doesn’t like monsters? I’d bet almost every cartoonist has had a monster phase, or even more than a phase. Charles Addams, for one. Monster Mash looks like a great deal of fun — the inclusion of Mr. Addams’ “Addams Family” in this heavily illustrated volume makes it an Ink Spill Book of Interest. [Monster Mash: The Creepy ,
Read moreLiza Donnelly interviews Kathy Griffin
Continuing her “Funny Women” series of interviews, Liza Donnelly recently spoke with Kathy Griffin (left). The piece can be found here on Donnelly’s Forbes column. Link to Kathy Griffin’s website here. Link to Ms. Donnelly’s New Yorker work.
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