Interview of Interest: Barry Blitt; Vermont’s New Cartoonist Laureate

      From Mother Jones, April 2, 2017, “Cartoonist Takes On the Sketchiest President Yet” an interview with Barry Blitt (his anthology, Blitt, will be in book stores this October) ______________________________________________________________ From Vermont’s Seven Days, March 28, 2017, “Alison Bechdel to Be Next Vermont Cartoonist Laureate” –This piece on the April 6th passing of the pen from Edward Koren

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Fave Photo of the Day: Blitt, Telnaes, Galindo, Taylor and Donnelly; Rating New Yorker Cartoons: Cartoon Companion Looks at a Giant Snowman, Escaping Clowns and More

Here’s a photo from last night’s event “Cartooning the New Reality” at The Museum of The City of New York.  From left to right: Barry Blitt, Ann Telnaes, Felipe Galindo, Whit Taylor, and moderator, Liza Donnelly _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________       The Cartoon Companion duo hand out some tough and  tender love as they assess the cartoons in this week’s

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Reminder: Barry Blitt, Felipe Galindo, Liza Donnelly, Whit Taylor, Ann Telnaes at The Museum of the City of New York Tonight!

  A reminder of tonight’s event  at The Museum of The City of New York: Barry Blitt, Felipe Galindo, Whit Taylor, Ann Telnaes are on a panel moderated by Liza Donnelly. The subject is:  Cartooning the New Reality. From the Museum’s website: Barry Blitt, cover artist and illustrator for The New Yorker Felipe Galindo, cartoonist for The New Yorker Whit Taylor, cartoonist for The Nib,

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