Cartoon Companion has posted Part 1 of an interview with long-time New Yorker cartoonist, Frank Cotham. Read it here. Above: one of Mr. Cotham’s porch drawings published in the New Yorker,. April 1, 2013 (click on it to enlarge). Note: For more Cotham, you might enjoy this Spill interview from 2013 __________________________________________________________________ Karasik Talks
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“That’s Him!”… Police Lineup Cartoons in The New Yorker
Police-related cartoons have long been a New Yorker staple. The very first one, by Gardner Rea, appeared in the very first issue, and the magazine’s second cover, by Al Frueh, featured two policemen riding on a tiny car.
Read moreResist! #2 Arrives July 4th With An Abundance of New Yorker Contributors
The second issue of Resist!, a free “political comics zine of mostly female artists” (a “Man Cave” section is included) edited by Nadja Spiegelman and The New Yorker‘s art editor, Francoise Mouly, will be distributed this coming July 4th in comic book stores and out on the streets by volunteers (approximately 60,000 copies of the first Resist! were distributed
Read moreBooks of Interest Round-Up: Twohy, Toro, Cuneo, Wheeler, Blitt, Karasik, and Chast
It’s mid-year, which is as good a time as any to round-up the New Yorker cartoonist-related books that’ve come out recently and those that will be coming out. Mouse and Hippo by Mike Twohy. From the publisher: “Mouse creates a painting for his new friend Hippo—and Hippo returns the kindness in an unlikely way—in this delightful story…” Published February 2017.
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