Items of interest this mid-week: Two reminders of upcoming events. On January 29, the great illustrator Robert Andrew Parker (shown below), whose work has appeared numerous times in The New Yorker, will be featured at The New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium. Details here. ________________________________________ On January 30th, Long-time cartoonist Mort Gerberg will be in conversation with The New Yorker‘s
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The Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of January 28, 2019
The Cover this week — rushed released days earlier — is from the masterful pen of John Cuneo. Below is an early version of the published cover, provided courtesy of Mr. Cuneo. The Cartoonists (note the Spots contribution from Ed Steed) : The Cartoons: A little bit of something for everyone in this issue: an ice fisherman, a whale, a
Read moreThe Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of January 14, 2019; A Charles Addams Birthday Tribute
Two weeks in to the new year without a Trump cover! Anna Parini makes her cover debut (it’s titled “A New Leaf”; not for the last time, I wonder why we need titles for the covers. Viewed online, various elements of the cover are animated. Snow blows, wind blows the woman’s hair and ruffles a few pages of her book.
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of September 17, 2018
The cover If you haven’t already seen the school busses on the road, or the signs posted everywhere advising that school is back in session, Chris Ware’s cover is yet another reminder that it’s back to school time. The cartoons Here, for the record, are the contributing cartoonists in the issue: A quick survey of each drawing: Ms. Suits gives
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