My thanks to Scott Burns for sending along this wonderful piece by Eldon Dedini, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1950. Mr. Dedini also had a long association with Playboy. Below: from the Dedini exhibit at the Billy Rose Cartoon Library & Museum Mr. Dedini’s entry on the Spill’s A-Z : Born 1921, King City, Calif. Died January
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A Foot of Rejected Cartoons
Rejection is a New Yorker cartoonist’s constant companion. We are rejected every single week we submit work to the magazine (I’ve heard tales of contributors selling up to a half-dozen drawings out of one batch, but I’ve yet to hear of a contributor selling their entire batch. Please advise if that’s ever happened). Example: I submit cartoons weekly to the
Read moreAttempted Bloggery’s E. Simms Campbell Fest Begins
E. Simms Campbell, a somewhat obscure New Yorker cartoonist, better known for his work elsewhere (Playboy, and more importantly, Esquire. He created that magazine’s mascot, Esky) will be the next focus (ala Syd Hoff) of Stephen Nadler’s blog. The above scans of Mr. Campbell’s work are all from Chris Wheeler’s wonderful blog. Here’s Mr. Nadler on Mr. Campbell: Cartoonist E.
Read moreFeiffer’s Playboy Cartoons; Liza Donnelly is the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month; Interview of Interest: Roz Chast
Feiffer’s Playboy Cartoons From the Los Angeles Review of Books, February 1, 2018, “The Playboy Funnies: Hefner Editing Feiffer” ___________________________________________________________________ Liza Donnelly is the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month From the University of Dayton’s Writers’ Workshop, this notice concerning Ms. Donnelly. Link here to Liza Donnelly’s website ___________________________________________________________________ Interview of Interest: Roz Chast From Vice, January 29, 2018,
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