Cartoonists Abound For “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration” A boffo opening reception last night at The Society of Illustrators for their Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration exhibit. Over 500 folks jammed into the Society (a record for any event ever held there). Above is a group photo (spliced together from a video taken by
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Gil Roth Interviews Will McPhail The fab Gil Roth, who has interviewed numerous New Yorker contributors (including this one) speaks with Will McPhail. Mr. McPhail (below) began contributing to The New Yorker in 2014. His new book is IN, out now. Visit Mr. McPhail’s website here. Go here for the list of Comics and Cartoonists interviewed by Mr. Roth. ________________________________________________
Read moreOf all the Thurber books published in his lifetime it’s the cover of Let your Mind Alone! that I’ve always liked best. Notice I said the cover, and not the book (I like the book too, but it’s not my favorite). The cover relies on a single Thurber drawing, “Motorman Concealing His Sex Life from a Woman Psychologist” (it appears,
Read moreThe Cover: The “Cartoon Takeover” theme begins on Robert Sikoryak’s cover as cartoon characters whitewash text. Read a Q&A with the cover artist here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Right off the bat, it should be noted that this issue is unlike the “Cartoon Issue” once produced this time of the year beginning in 1997; that series ended after a fifteen
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