From NJ.com, May 16, 2012, “It really is a scream: Charles Addams gallery opens at Westfield theater” From The Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2012, “Unlikely gathering of Comix legends comes together at U. of C.” (among those gathering: R. Crumb, Lynda Barry, Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Ivan Brunetti, Ben Katchor, Daniel Clowes)
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Cartoonists to gather at The University of Chicago
From The University of Chicago website, April 6, 2012, “Conference to bring together influential cartoonists” — of the 17 cartoonists attending a number are associated with The New Yorker, including Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb, Ivan Brunetti, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and Ben Katchor. The magazine’s art editor, Francoise Mouly, will be on hand to discuss the new book, Blown Covers.
Read moreNCS Divisional Award Nominees; Polan continues to see things; Sutton on Mad Men’s future ; Paul Karasik curates
From the National Cartoonists Society, the 2012 Divisional Award nominees include a number of artists from The New Yorker: Edward Sorel, Barbara Smaller, Glen LeLievre, Matthew Diffee, Zachary Kanin, Ben Katchor, and Bruce McCall. Winners to be announced May 26th, 2012. Over at The New York Times (online), Jason Polan has posted his second in a series of What
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