Sam Gross, Mort Gerberg, and Edward Koren. NYC, Spring, 2017. The Ink Spill Interview: Mort Gerberg This week marks the 56th anniversary of the publication of the first cartoon Mort Gerberg sold to The New Yorker. The cartoon was
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Interview of Interest: Roxie Munro; Blog of Interest: New Yorker State of Mind; Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; More Hef: Playboy Comedy, Comedians and Cartoons; More Bloggery
Interview of Interest: Roxie Munro From the blog Smack Dab in the Middle, this interview with Ms. Munro who contributed some spectacular covers to The New Yorker, including the one above. Link here to her website. _______________________________________________________________________ Blog of Interest: A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading Every Issue of The New Yorker An irresistible site if you love getting
Read moreRabbit At Rest: Hugh Hefner 1926-2017
Hugh Hefner, cartoonist turned mogul, died yesterday in California. For quite some time his creation, Playboy Magazine was the alternate universe for a good number of New Yorker cartoonists. Beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s with other major cartoon markets folding, Playboy became the next best place for cartoonists to take their work; the decision to bring one’s
Read moreNew Trailer & The Poster for Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird
We recently told you that Steven-Charles Jaffee’s documentary “Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird” will be shown in NYC this October — and now there’s a new trailer The nearly two minute clip includes appearances by the one and only Hugh Hefner as
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