In the thirteen years Ink Spill has existed there have been a number of stories that have been difficult to report. They were alike in that they concerned the passing of colleagues at The New Yorker. Often those cartoonists were people I knew well over long periods of time. I considered many of them friends. This week brought a very
Read moreAbove: The New Yorker War Cartoons 1945 Special Edition For The Armed Forces. For more on The New Yorker‘s special war editions go here. The above War Cartoons cover by Alan Dunn originally appeared on The New Yorker issue of August 11, 1945. Nearly a year later Mr. Dunn revisited the Honor Roll with this cover of July 27, 1946:
Read moreSam Gross Is On Facebook! The one, the only, the fabulous Sam Gross now has a Facebook page. Mr. Gross’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker, Mr. Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He’s edited
Read moreI’m on record as believing Thurber’s “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” is a perfect drawing. It appeared in The New Yorker, July 14, 1934, but we didn’t get any kind of closure on Millmoss until February of 1991 when he turned up at a Returns counter in a Danny Shanahan cartoon. Two more Shanahan Thurberesque drawings over the
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