A Most Happy Birthday to Gahan Wilson, born on this day in 1930. Mr. Wilson began contributing to The New Yorker in 1977. Link here to his website. As well as The New Yorker, Mr. Wilson’s work is closely associated with The National Lampoon and Playboy. _____________________________________ A Soglow Scarf On Attempted Bloggery Stephen Nadler’s Attempted Bloggery continues its look
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Society Of Illustrators Names Hall Of Fame Inductees; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Shannon Wheeler; More Gerberg; Event Of Interest: Chris Ware; Even More Shermund; Interviews Of Interest: Bob Eckstein, Gahan Wilson
From The Daily Cartoonist, February 14, 2019, “Society Of illustrators 2019 Hall of Fame” — Read here! (Spoiler: Two New Yorker folks named!) _______________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoon Today’s Daily cartoon, tuned in to today’s heart-shaped celebration, is by Shannon Wheeler, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2009. _____________________________ More Gerberg From amNewYork, February 14, 2019, “Mort Gerberg retrospective
Read moreGahan Wilson’s Retirement Announced
Gahan Wilson‘s step-son, Paul Winters announced in a Facebook post that Mr. Wilson has retired. Mr. Wilson, a star cartoonist for Playboy and National Lampoon, began contributing to The New Yorker in 1976. Here’s the announcement: “It is with great sadness that I inform all of you who love Gahan Wilson, that he is retiring. After 60 plus years as
Read moreThe Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue Of October 29, 2018
It’s not a trick: this post about the October 29, 2018 New Yorker looks and feels and reads suspiciously like the Spill’s now defunct Monday Tilley Watch, but it’s not a Monday Tilley Watch…I think. So often in the past 90+ years of The New Yorker ‘s existence, an issue dated October 29 (or 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, or
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