Latest New Yorker Cartoons Dissected on Cartoon Companion; Chast’s New Book Reviewed; Exhibit of Interest: “Unnatural Election”; Conversation of Interest: Art Young Authors Discuss the Artist; Event of Interest: Julia Wertz in Brooklyn

Latest New Yorker Cartoons Dissected On Cartoon Companion The Cartoon Companion is back with a look at the cartoons in the latest issue of The New Yorker.  The CC’s “Max” and “Simon” inspect cartoons by Joe Dator, J.A.K., BEK, Barbara Smaller, and Paul Noth,  among others. While on the site be sure to read part 2 of their interview with

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Cartoon Companion’s Amy Hwang Interview (Pt.1); Columbia University Libraries’ “Comics In the Curriculum”; The Tilley Watch:The New Yorker Festival

Cartoon Companion’s Amy Hwang Interview (Pt.1) Cartoon Companion has expanded its features, offering glimpses of rough drawings and interviews with New Yorker cartoonists.  Here’s the latest with Amy Hwang, who began contributing to the magazine in November of 2010.  Link here to her website. ___________________________________________________________________ Columbia Universities Libraries’ “Comics in the Curriculum” Karen Green, over at Columbia University, has been

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Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated…and a Bonus; Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 16: Steig Remington Rand Shaver Ads:

Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated If you like your New Yorker cartoons poked and prodded and looked at this way and that, the Cartoon Companion is for you. This particular CC post comes with a bonus: a look at a rough sketch by New Yorker cartoonist, Amy Hwang.   See it here.  ______________________________________________________________ Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part

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