Kadir Nelson‘s cover (a tribute to Aretha Franklin) was posted last week. Not mentioned here at the time (but noted on the New Yorker‘s Table of Contents): the image was inspired by Charles W. White’s Folksinger. The new issue’s “Fall Preview” accounts for the abundance of arts ads and illustrations. The cartoons: Now we’re talkin’: sixteen cartoons in this
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A Thursday Round-up: Fall Cartoonist Panel of Interest Includes Eckstein, Acocella, Borchart, and Weyant; New Yorker State of Mind’s Look at the Issue of June 8, 1929; Fawkes’ Bronte Book
Fall Cartoonist Panel of Interest Not too early to pencil this one in on your Fall calendar: Bob Eckstein, Marisa Acocella, David Borchart, and Chris Weyant will appear September 29th at the Milford Readers & Writers Festival. Here’s a piece about the festival. __________________________________________________________ A New Yorker State of Mind Goes deep into the New Yorker issue of June 8
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Cartoon Companion is back with their deep-ish takes on every cartoon in the latest issue of the New Yorker (May 28, 2018). Charlie Hankin is awarded the CC’s “Top Toon” ribbon. Read it here! Mr. Hankin has been contributing to The New Yorker since August of 2013. Link to his website here. ____________________________________________________________ Fave Photo of the Day Five New
Read morePhotos of Interest: George Booth Event at the Society of Illustrators; Interview of Interest: Tom Toro; Lecture of Interest: Karasik & Newgarden; Brendan Loper’s Town Square; Book of Interest: Peter Kuper
Photos of Interest: George Booth Event at The Society of Illustrators As visitors to this site know, there’s an exhibit of work by George Booth at The Society of Illustrators. The show is a real treat. Last night Mr. Booth was on stage in front of a packed house, telling stories and answering questions. Here are some photos, courtesy of
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