_____________________________________________________________ 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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A Facebook Page For Bill Woodman Word this morning from Mike Lynch that Bill Woodman’s daughter has created a Facebook group in honor of her father, who passed away February 12th. Visit the page here. And…check out Mike Lynch’s recent post: “Sketching With John Klossner and Bill Woodman” Read Ink Spill’s Woodman appreciation here. ________________________________________________________________ Video Of Interest:
Read moreSam Gross Is On Facebook! The one, the only, the fabulous Sam Gross now has a Facebook page. Mr. Gross’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker, Mr. Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He’s edited
Read moreI came across this block of Thurber stamps while looking through a bag of materials saved from an early 1990s trip to Columbus Ohio. Liza Donnelly, Roz Chast, Danny Shanahan and yours truly attended an exhibit of cartoons at The Thurber House and gave a talk. It made me wonder how many other New Yorker cartoonists have been honored with
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