A Great Cartoonist…Arnie Levin Arnie Levin, in my humble opinion, is one of the great post-James Geraghty era New Yorker cartoonists. Levin arrived at the magazine in 1974, not long after Lee Lorenz was appointed The New Yorker‘s art editor (back then the art editor’s duties included editing cartoons, covers, spot drawings, and illustrations — in other words: all art).
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56 Years Ago this Week In The New Yorker Regular visitors to the Spill know that I’ve made a habit of pulling bound volumes of “vintage” New Yorkers off the shelf, flipping through and reporting on some of the things that jump out. Here’s a quick tour of the issue of November 25, 1967. Above is a splendid drawing by
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Ed Himelblau Returns To The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Mr. Himelblau, who began contributing cartoons to The New Yorker in December of 2021, makes a return appearance on the CCCP, joining co-hosts Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, and Nicole Chrolavicius (filling in for Paul Nesja). — photo above from Mr. Himelblau’s first appearance: from upper left, going clockwise: Beth
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Henry Martin’s “Good News/Bad News” From Allan Holtz’s The Stripper’s Guide, May 23, 2023, “Under The Radar: Good News Bad News” — piece about Henry Martin’s syndicated single panel strip. Left: Mr.. Martin’s 1977 collection. Henry Martin’s A-Z entry: Henry Martin ( Pictured above. Photograph taken 1984) Born 1925, Louisville, Kentucky. Died, June 30, 2020, Newtown, Pennsylvania. New Yorker work:
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