Here’s a GoFundMe effort to help bring closure to Barbara Shermund’s story. Read all about it here. Ms. Shermund was one of the best of the early New Yorker cartoonists. Her life and work are currently being celebrated at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum out in Columbus Ohio. Ms. Shermund’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Barbara Shermund (self
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The Guardian On Comics & Graphic Novels; Cartoon Companion Rates Latest New Yorker Cartoons; Shermund’s Santas on Attempted Bloggery
The Guardian‘s Comics and Graphic Novels page is a fun go-to site. Currently there is a podcast featuring Ken Krimstein, and several Liana Finck posts. Both of these New Yorker contributors have new books well worth looking into: __________________________________________________ The CC boys, “Max” and “Simon” are back with their rated takes on the cartoons appearing in the latest New Yorker
Read moreBob Eckstein Is The Erma Bombeck Humor Writer Of The Month; Article Of Interest: Cartooning Thriving In Vermont; More Spills With Barbara Shermund, Cartoon Companion, Roz Chast, Arno & Company
Bob Eckstein Is The Erma Bombeck Humor Writer Of The Month Bob Eckstein, who began contributing his cartoons to The New Yorker in 2007 has been named the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month. Read here. Mr. Eckstein’s most recent books are shown above. ___________________________________________________ Article Of Interest: Cartooning Thriving in Vermont From the Bennington Banner, December 5, 2018,
Read moreAttempted Bloggery On Auctioned Addams “Dear Dead Days”; Book Of Interest: Ludwig Bemelmans; More Spills!
Here’s Attempted Bloggery on the recent auction of Charles Addams’ original cover art for his 1959 anthology, Dear Dead Days. ______________________________________________________ Book Of Interest: Ludwig Bemelmans Not out til June of 2019, but certainly worth looking forward to! From the publisher (Thames & Hudson): “Ludwig Bemelmans offers a visually rich view into the life and work of this much-loved artist
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