Book Of Interest: A User’s Guide To Democracy, Illustrated By Tom Toro Today is publication day for A User’s Guide To Democracy, by Nick Capodice & Hannah McCarthy, with illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro (he began contributing to the magazine a decade ago). Ordering info and more on the book and its authors here on the publisher’s site.
Read moreThurber Thursday: The Seal On The T-Shirt Thurber’s “All right, have it your way — you heard a seal bark!” published in The New Yorker January 30, 1932 was a moment: a moment for Thurber, a moment for The New Yorker, and a moment for cartoon art (and judging by the above photo of a fave t-shirt: a moment for
Read moreToday’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon Mort Gerberg on Zoom(ing) this day. In just two days Mr. Gerberg will celebrate the 55th anniversary of his first published New Yorker cartoon, shown below. Visit his website here. Mort Gerberg’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Mort Gerberg Born, March 11, 1931, New York, NY. New Yorker work: April 10, 1965 – . Co-edited,
Read moreThe Cover: The “Cartoon Takeover” theme begins on Robert Sikoryak’s cover as cartoon characters whitewash text. Read a Q&A with the cover artist here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Right off the bat, it should be noted that this issue is unlike the “Cartoon Issue” once produced this time of the year beginning in 1997; that series ended after a fifteen
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