Even More (Charles) Addams Family It’s an awful lot of fun seeing the recent splurt of ink on “The Addams Family” and the master himself, Charles Addams. The occasion is of course the arrival of the new “Addams Family” animated film. Here’s a good piece from The Smithsonian, “The Cultural History of ‘The Addams Family’” — Homebodies was published by
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Podcasts Of Interest: Joe Dator, Chris Ware; AddamsFest Begins In His Hometown; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; A Daily Shouts By…Amy Hwang
Podcast Of Interest: Joe Dator Mr. Dator, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2006, was a guest on The Better Breakroom. Visit his website here. ________________________________________________________________ Podcast Of Interest: Chris Ware Chris Ware was Gil Roth’s most recent guest on his long-running (and cartoonist-filled) podcast The Virtual Memories Show. Mr. Ware began contributing to The New Yorker in 1999.
Read moreThe Weekend Spill: Liana Finck At The Strand; Illustrated Narrative Of Interest: Marcellus Hall; The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of September 16-20, 2019
Reminder: Liana Finck At The Strand Monday Liana Finck’s book tour for her just-about-to-be-released Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints and Notes to Self begins tomorrow at NYC’s legendary Strand bookstore. All the info here. Ms. Finck began contributing to The New Yorker in 2013. Visit her website here. And… From Attempted Bloggery: Ms. Finck’s promotional postcards tied-in to the purchase of
Read moreMick Stevens’ “Instathing”; Profile Of Interest: Liz Montague; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Today’s Daily Shouts…By Liana Finck
Mick Stevens’ “Instathing” The long-time New Yorker contributor Mick Stevens (his cartoons began appearing there in December of 1979) has recently posted a goodly number of his drawings on Instagram under @secretlivesofthings. In an email to The Spill, Mr. Steven’s called it an “Instathing” which I think is awfully catchy. Here’s how Mr. Stevens introduces the work you’ll see: Here’s
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