The NYTs On Barbara Shermund: “Overlooked No More” Hurray for Barbara Shermund! The paper of record has finally got around to noting her life and work. The first Barbara Shermund obit — at least as far as I’ve been able to discover — was the notice, above left, published September 9, 1978. I found it online years ago in
Read moreThe latest American Bystander (March 2020) has landed on my desk — it’s a treat! Here are The New Yorker cartoonists whose contributions you’ll find in the issue (and in the case of John Cuneo, on the issue’s cover): George Booth (besides a full-page Booth drawing there’s a lovely photo of Mr. Booth on the very last page), Roz Chast
Read moreInterview Of Interest: Liana Finck From Publishers Weekly, February 25, 2020, “Liana Finck on Pop-up Magazine and Taking Her Cartoons To the Stage” Ms. Finck began contributing to The New Yorker in 2013. Visit her website here. _____________________________________________________________ John Cuneo At The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium A crowded room last night at the New School for John
Read moreEarly Reveal: Next Week’s New Yorker Cover Upcoming New Yorker covers are usually posted early Monday morning, but occasionally we get an advance look. Barry Blitt is the cover artist for next week’s issue. _______________________________________________________________ Exhibit Of Interest: Underground Heroes: New York Transit In The Comics Opening today at the New York Transit Museum in downtown Brooklyn, this fabulous exhibit
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