The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Surprise, surprise — two non-political New Yorker covers in a row. Last week was John Cuneo‘s wonderful big falling leaf; this week, in a debut appearance, Jenny Kroik gives us a lovely bookstore scene (it’s titled “At the Strand” but really
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Jack Ziegler New Yorker Covers: Hits & Misses; The Tilley Watch Online
Jack Ziegler’s daughter, Jessica has posted five covers submitted to, but alas, rejected by The New Yorker over the course of Mr. Ziegler’s long career (one of them appears above). To see the others and to sign up for the Ziegler newsletter go here. ____________________________________________________________ It’s been a interesting week on newyorker.com. Some highlights: Emily Flake weighing in on the
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of October 16, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Wowzers! 23 cartoons in this issue, and it’s not even a double issue. The cover was mentioned here last week. If you want to read what David Plunkert, the cover artist had to say about his design, go here. Without pausing
Read moreBook Launch Reminder: Wertz’s Tenements,Towers & Trash; Books Of Interest: R. Crumb: From the Underground to Genesis; Cartoon County: My Father and His Friends in the Golden Age of Make-Believe
Book Launch Reminder: Wertz’s Tenements, Towers & Trash A book launch for Ms. Wertz’s book will be held October 5th at the Powerhouse Arena. All the info here! Joining Ms. Wertz will be two New Yorker colleagues, Emily Flake and Liana Finck ____________________________________________________________ R. Crumb: From the Underground to Genesis Due December 26th, 2017 from IDW Publishing, R. Crumb: From the
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