The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker
The Cover: Raking leaves & masks
The Cartoonists & Cartoons:
Twenty-one cartoons, twenty-one cartoonists. One duo, that we know of (the Spill counts duos as one cartoonist). Two newbies: Gingle Pingle, and Michael J. Johnson (sorry, cannot find a link to more about Mr. Johnson) the 24th and 25th additions to the cartoonist stadium this year, and the 126th and 127th cartoonists brought in since Emma Allen assumed the cartoon editor reins in 2017. The longest active contributor in the issue is Sam Gross, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in the issue of August 23, 1969.
Number of pumpkins appearing in cartoons in this issue: 3
Number of winged creatures: 5
Number of dancing amphibians: 1
See all the issue’s cartoons here on a slide show.
The Cartoon Caption Contest Cartoonists: Shannon Wheeler, David Borchart, P.C. Vey.
The Rea Irvin Talk Watch:
Back in May of 2017, the above 92 year old Rea Irvin design was whooshed away to a secret location, and replaced — if you can believe it — by a redraw. Let’s hope the original comes back to us soon.