Friday Spill: Interview Of Interest…Liza Donnelly Discusses New Yorker Women Cartoonists On “The Daily Heller”; More Spills…”Funny Stuff” Reviewed…7 Days Cartoon Issue…Emma Hunsinger To Debut New Book

  Interview Of Interest: Liza Donnelly On The Daily Heller From Print Magazine, July 12, 2024, The Daily Heller, “Liza Donnelly And The Women Cartoonists At The New Yorker” — Ms. Donnelly speaks to the venerable Mr. Heller about Women Laughing, her film-in-progress as well as how things have developed over time for women cartoonists at The New Yorker. ______________________________________________________________________

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Tuesday Spill: More MAD; Ad From The Past:”Big Hilarious Book”; Article Of Interest…”Funny Stuff” Co-Author, Phil Witte

More MAD The New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield has a very nice round-up of thoughts about his visit to the MAD exhibit currently on display at The Norman Rockwell Museum. Lots of photos as well! Read it here.    _________________________________________________________________________ Ad From The Past: “Big Hilarious Book” The Fifth New Yorker Album From the January 3, 1933 New Yorker, this

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Wednesday Spill: A Bunch O’ Books On The Horizon

A number of books by or about New Yorker cartoonists are on the way. Yippy!  Here’s a round-up of all known to me, in order of their pub dates, beginning with the soonest (If I’ve left anyone out, please let me know): May 14th…   Bob Eckstein, Footnotes From The Most Fascinating Museums (Princeton Architectural Press). Mr. Eckstein began contributing

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Wednesday Spill: Two Books… “Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons” & “Hold That Thought: 12 Cartoonists On Their Worlds Of Humor””

  Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons   Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons by Phil Witte and Rex Hesner, won’t be out til the Summer of 2024, but here’s the just released cover, featuring a Mick Stevens cartoon.  From the publisher (Prometheus):  “Funny Stuff is a tribute to a unique art form: the single-panel gag

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