Cartoon Companion Rates the Latest New Yorker Cartoons; The Chinese Edition of The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker; Essay of Interest: David Sipress on the Loss of a “Pizzeria Extraordinaire”

Cartoon Companion Rates the Latest New Yorker Cartoons The Cartoon Companion has posted its ratings for the drawings appearing in the latest issue, August 28, 2017.  Among the cartoons under the CC boys’ microscope is a David Sipress cartoon featuring animated luggage and a Liam Walsh cartoon filled with unusual cubicles.  See it all here. ___________________________________________________________________________ The Chinese Edition of

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The Monday Tilley Watch

The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. The week begins with the eclipse eclipsing political news, if only for a moment. Good luck with that, eclipse.  As noted here last week the cover of the new issue (dated August 28, 2017) has received more notice than usual.  Read

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Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; Paul Noth’s Game; Next Week’s NYer Cover Revealed

Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated The Cartoon Companion boys are back with their 1 – 6 ratings of the drawings appearing in the issue of August 21st.  Work assessed includes a well-appointed tator tot, and an interesting game of hopscotch. Read it all here. ____________________________________________________________________________ Paul Noth’s Game Due in early October, is Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates —

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Monday/Tuesday Tilley Watch

And now for Part 2 of the Monday Tilley Watch… Continuing on:  a cat and twister drawing by Julia Suits  — who could ask for more. Ms. Suits first New  Yorker cartoon appeared in 2006. On the very next page, a cartoon, with a slip of color, by  P.S. Mueller (first New Yorker cartoon, 1998). Mr. Mueller specializes in what

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