American Bystander’s Cartoon Quarantine Calvacade Michael Gerber, publisher and driving force behind The American Bystander has begun a Cartoon Quarantine Calvacade. He tells the Spill, he began it as an “outlet” for “both the audience and the contributors.” See it here (and subscribe to the Bystander while you’re there!). _______________________________________________________________________ From a 14 year old Kansas filmmaker, Carter Rostrom, this
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Comics Journal Of Interest; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
Comics Journal Of Interest The Summer-Fall Comics Journal features a “Career-Spanning” interview with Gary Groth (founder and President of Fantagraphics Books). Read a little more here. Roz Chast’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Roz Chast (pictured above. Photo by Bill Franzen) Born, Brooklyn, NY. New Yorker work: 1978 – . Key collections: Unscientific Americans (Dolphin/Doubleday, 1982), Theories of Everything
Read moreThe Weekend Spill: Cartoonists Offer #Cartoonrelief To Those Hit Hardest By Covid-19; The Tilley Watch Online, March 30 – April 3, 2020; Tom Gauld’s Collection Reviewed
_____________________________________ While checking in on a New Yorker cartoonist Slack group a few days ago I noticed a number of my cartoonist colleagues had begun using their art to help those in need during this pandemic. I asked if one of the organizers would explain in detail what they were up to. So here is my New Yorker cartoonist colleague,
Read moreThe Wednesday Watch: Liza Donnelly’s Daily Live-Draw; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
__________________________________________________________________________ Liza Donnelly Live Draws For You If you’ve been on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram in recent years you’ve probably run into some of Liza Donnelly‘s live-drawing (either seeing her actually drawing, or stories of where she’s been live-drawing). A pioneer in the field of visual journalism, she’s gone around the globe drawing people and places. Now at home (like
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