First And Last: W.B.Park A series of quick looks at an artist’s very first New Yorker cartoon and their last W.B. Park Born, 1936, Sanford, Florida. Died, January 2, 2021. New Yorker work: 1981 –2000. Cartoon Collections: Off The Leash (Topper, 1989); Far Off The Leash (Ravette, 1989) I always liked Mr.
Read moreLatest Cartoon Pad Podcast Guest: Ivan Ehlers The Cartoon Pad duo, New Yorker cartoonists Michael Shaw & Bob Eckstein, are back with a brand new pod featuring Ivan Ehlers, who began contributing to The New Yorker in July of 2021. The episode can be found here. _________________________________________________________________ Latest Addition To The Spill Cartoon Library: Joe Farris’s A Soldier’s Sketchbook Very
Read moreThe Cover: this week’s cover (titled “Welcome to Congress”) by Barry Blitt was mentioned here last week (it was released early). It received a bit of media attention. One example: this Huffington Post piece. The Cartoonists, the Cartoons: 13 cartoons this week. 19 illustrations, with 5 of them full page. Two items of note in the list of cartoonists: a
Read moreThe New Yorker’s current cartoon editor, Bob Mankoff on Joe Farris, who passed away last week at the age of 90. “Joe Farris’s Top-Of-The- Line Cartoons” ______________________________________________________________________________ Emily Flake has returned to the The Daily Cartoon. Last time around was the summer of 2013.
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