The Cover: This week’s issue sports a wonderful dog-in-the-park cover by John Cuneo. We’re told in a Q & A that it’s his tenth cover for the magazine. Very nice to see an early version of the cover in the online “Cover Story.” More of Mr. Cuneo’s work can be found on his website. The Cartoonists: The Illustrations: Four-and-a-third full
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Auction Of Interest: Press Forward Auction Includes Cartoonists Galore!
News of an auction of cartoon art (both original work and prints) to support Press Forward. According to their website PF is an independent initiative whose mission is to change culture in newsrooms. Also to be auctioned are a number of fun experiences including this: Behind the Scenes Experience with New Yorker Editor David Remnick and Cartoon Editor, Emma Allen
Read moreFrank Modell’s Brendan Gill; Tom Chitty Has A Question; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: Christopher Weyant; More Steinberg; Today’s Daily Shouts By…Seth Fleishman
Frank Modell’s Brendan Gill I came away from a recent visit to my favorite (used) book store, Rodgers Book Barn in Hillsdale, New York with the brochure handed out at Brendan Gill’s memorial back in 1998 (see the details of the tribute below). I’m indebted to one of my book store haunting friends, Mark Burns for digging the brochure out
Read moreNew Yorker Artists Aplenty At NCSFest; Profile Of Interest: John Cuneo; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Brendan Loper
From Downthetubes.net, February 26, “NCSFest, A Major New US Comics Festival, Announces Full Guest Line-up” — a new comics festival, way out west. Among the contributing New Yorker cartoonists attending: Pat Byrnes, Jason Chatfield, Mort Gerberg, and Lars Kenseth. Also attending, New Yorker cover artists Daniel Clowes and Liniers. Link here to the Fest’s site. _________________________ Profile of Interest: New
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