_____________________________________________________________ It’s a ways off (May of 2023) but no time like the present to note Julia Wertz’s next book, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story. From the publisher: “In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronicles her haphazard attempts at sobriety and the relentlessly challenging, surprisingly funny, and occasionally absurd cycle of addiction and
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The Who, What, Where, Why, And When Of Cartoons As anyone knows who comes to this site on a regular basis, it’s no surprise that I find The New Yorker cartoon world ever-present, ever-inspiring, and yeah, even ever-mysterious. The who, what, where, why, and when of The New Yorker
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Here’s a volume I spent a lot of time with some years back when writing Peter Arno’s biography (Brendan Gill’s Arno obit is in the issue of March 9th). Arno was, at the time of his death, still fully engaged with the magazine; his New Yorker contract for the coming year awaited his signature; he had finished off what would
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The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Koren Of the nearly 700 artists who have contributed cartoons to The New Yorker in its 97 years, Edward Koren is among the half-dozen who have contributed 60 years or more. 60 years of cartoons and covers! That is a massive amount of commitment, resilience, artistry,
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