Robert Kraus’s “Monster In The Basement” (With Lee Lorenz!) Friend of the Spill, David Pomerantz has sent in this outta-the-blue-never-woulda- believed-it-in-a-million-years story about a 1962 homemade horror film by New Yorker cartoonist, Robert Kraus, starring, of all people, Lee Lorenz. Link here for the full story (with more photos) in Famous Monsters magazine (the story begins on page 58). —My
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: The beach…and mom The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Thirteen cartoons, fourteen cartoonists (Roz Chast has the cover). No newbies, no duos that we know of. Noted that there’s a drawing by birthday boy, Sam Gross — he turned
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The Sam Gross Cartoon Pad Interview New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw’s Cartoon Pad podcast (appearing every other week) is back. This week’s guest is the one-and-only Sam Gross. Mr. Gross talks about Charles Addams, Peter Porges, and Roz Chast, among others. Listen to it here. Sam Gross’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Sam Gross Born
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Latest ToonStack Posted It’s ToonStack time. The latest installment has been posted. ToonStack is a themed group effort by mostly New Yorker cartoonists. This week’s contributors include Hilary Campbell, Jason Chatfield, Ellis Rosen, Emily Flake, Johnny diNapoli, Kendra Allenby, and J.A.K.. __________________________________________________________________ Mort Gerberg’s “Cartoon Pad” Conversation With Michael Shaw & Bob Eckstein Now Posted: a brand new episode of
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