Here’s the third in Ink Spill‘s series of New Yorker cartoonists talking about an important cartoon connection in their lives. The earlier posts: Felipe Galindo on Steinberg , and Tom Cheney on Charles Rodrigues. Shannon Wheeler, a New Yorker contributor since 2009 (his first cartoon for the magazine appears above), as well as the creator of the
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New Yorker Blog Post of Interest; Rea Irvin Virgin Island Illustrations; 3 Days to go for Gahan Wilson Documentary Film Kickstarter Campaign; Shannon Wheeler and The Quarterly Vol. V
From newyorker.com, August 7, 2013, “Performance Enhancement in Baseball” — an illustrated post by Jason Novak and Mike Duncan. (Above: one of Mr. Novak’s drawings from the piece). and… Another interesting post from Attempted Bloggery, August 9, 2013, “Rea Irvin: Vacationtime in the Virgin Islands”
Read moreEskenazi Laments; Marchetto’s ‘Cancer Vixen’ HBO project moves ahead; Wheeler & SXSW & Grumpy Cat
From newyorker.com, March 13, 2013, “Farewell Fung Wah” this video by Marc Philippe Eskenazi, wearing one of his many hats (he’s also a stand-up comedian, a New Yorker cartoonist, and an assistant cartoon editor at the magazine). Mr. Eskenazi sets his tune to Bob Dylan’s 1965 song, “Farewell Angelina” (found on Sony’s 1991 release, Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series, Vol.2)
Read moreLooking Ahead to 2013: New Books by Gahan Wilson, Pat Byrnes, VIP, Shannon Wheeler, and more
Too early to look ahead to cartoon books coming out in 2013? Nah! Looking through Amazon’s listings for next year, the first title I came upon that caught my eye: VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch by Jon Baril (July 20, 2013, Fantagraphics). From the publisher: VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch is the first time Partch’s
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