The Cover: Kara Walker’s early release Toni Morrison cover was mentioned here previously. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: Good to see Tom Bachtell‘s fab “Spots” work this week…As you can see, there’s another duo effort from Pia Guerra and her husband, Ian Boothby…No Newbie (or Newbies) this week…Cartoon placement (sizing) in this issue: a few look just right (Bruce Kaplan‘s fun
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Fave Photo Of The Day: Leighton, Kaplan & Chast; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Amy Hwang’s Daily Shouts
Fave Photo Of The Day From last night’s Ultimate Cartoon Book Of Book Cartoons event at NYC’s Grolier Club. L-r: Robert Leighton, Bruce Eric Kaplan, and Roz Chast (missing from the photo: the book’s editor, Bob Eckstein). Robert Leighton began contributing to The New Yorker in 2002. Bruce Kaplan in 1991, and Roz Chast in 1978, Bob Eckstein in 2007.
Read moreThe Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of June 24, 2019; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: J.A.K.; A Kickstarter Campaign For The Surreal McCoy’s “Wolf Of Baghdad” Soundtrack
The Cover: A debut by Olimpia Zagnoli. According to The New Yorker‘s art editor, Francoise Mouly, the cover is a tribute to Pride Month. Read about the cover here. Note: with this issue the cover artist’s name has been returned to the Contributors page (p.4) after disappearing for the past two issues. The Cartoonists: Co-credited cartoons are not as
Read moreExhibit Of Interest: William Steig; Profile Of Interest: Frank Cotham; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: Maddie Dai; A Weekend Shouts By Liana Finck; The Tilley Watch For The New Yorker (Combined) Issue Of June 10 & 17, 2019
Exhibit Of Interest: William Steig A current exhibit at The Carle Museum focused on William Steig’s classic Sylvester and the Magic Pebble includes “Steig’s preliminary sketches, story boards, and dummy books related to the seminal publication.” Info here. William Steig’s entry on the A-Z: Born in Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 14, 1907, died in Boston, Mass., Oct. 3, 2003. In a
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