Sam Gross, Mort Gerberg, and Edward Koren. NYC, Spring, 2017. The Ink Spill Interview: Mort Gerberg This week marks the 56th anniversary of the publication of the first cartoon Mort Gerberg sold to The New Yorker. The cartoon was
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Wednesday Spill: Addams Darker Work; A New Yorker State Of Mind On Two 1932 Summertime Issues; New Book: “How To Think Funny And Make Cartoons Even If You Can’t Draw”; Exhibit Of Interest…Felipe Galindo (feggo)
Addams Darker Work From Den Of Geek, October 5, 2021, “Charles Addams Cartoons Are Far Darker Than The Addams Family Films” Linda Davis, whose Addams biography comes out on the 19th of this month in a new edition, talks about the Addams Family films and more. Charles Addams A-Z Spill entry: Charles Addams (Born in Westfield, New Jersey,
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Friday Spill: Charles Addams Syndicated Panels Unearthed!
Every so often something turns up here at the Spill that makes me wonder What Else Is Out There?…Yesterday the editor in chief of Comics DC, Mike Rhode emailed me asking if I was aware of the Charles Addams syndicated strip, Out of This World, and he sent along this panel: ©
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Weekend Spill: New Books On The Horizon; Latest ToonStack: “Ready! Set! Shop!”
The end of summer means different things to different folks. One of the things it means to me is a new crop of books coming out by New Yorker artists. Over the past month or so the Spill has mentioned various early release covers and/or spoken of advanced copies received. I thought it would be fun this weekend before
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