Addams Darker Work
From Den Of Geek, October 5, 2021, “Charles Addams Cartoons Are Far Darker Than The Addams Family Films”
Linda Davis, whose Addams biography comes out on the 19th of this month in a new edition, talks about the Addams Family films and more.
Charles Addams A-Z Spill entry:
Charles Addams (Born in Westfield, New Jersey, January 7, 1912. Died September 29, 1988, New York City. New Yorker work: 1932 – 1988 * the New Yorker has published his work posthumously. One of the giants of The New Yorker’s stable of artists. Key cartoon collections: While all of Addams’ collections are worthwhile, here are three that are particular favorites; Homebodies (Simon & Schuster, 1954), The Groaning Board (Simon & Schuster, 1964), Creature Comforts (Simon & Schuster, 1981). In 1991 Knopf published The World of Chas Addams, a retrospective collection. A biography, Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life, by Linda Davis, published in 2006, comes out in a new edition in 2021 (Turner). Visit the Addams Foundation website for far more information : charlesaddams.com
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A New Yorker State Of Mind Digs Deep Into Two 1932 Summer Issues
A Spill fave blog gives us an exceptionally close look at the above issues in this latest post. (IIlonka Karasz is the cover artist for the July 30th issue, and Alajalov is the August 6th artist).
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Here’s an interesting title that came out this summer.
The publisher’s text includes this:
Got great cartoon ideas but can’t draw? How to Think Funny And Make Cartoons Even If You Can’t Draw gives you everything you need to create hilarious single-panel cartoons without any artistic ability. It includes over 100 public domain, copy right free cartoon images with web links. Just print them out and add a caption or talk bubble. Need help with the words? The book also contains simple formulas for writing funny captions.
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Exhibit Of Interest: Felipe Galindo (feggo)
From Felipe Galindo (aka feggo), who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2002, an exhibit: “Portraits Of My Community” …all the info here.
I love this line from the how to cartoon book blurb, “Get started now and laugh all the way to the bank.” Reminds me of the Kliban cartoon, “Out of the way, you swine! A cartoonist is coming!”
That book may be dangerous in the wrong hands (I’m thinking my hands!)