Simon Bond: 1947 -2011; Interview: Shannon Wheeler

From The UK’s Independent, July 26, 2011, this obit of Simon Bond, whose cartoons appeared in The New Yorker five times, from August 6, 1979 through April 25, 1988:   “Simon Bond: Cartoonist and illustrator best known for his book ‘101 Uses For a Dead Cat’”   From geekgirlonthestreet.com. July 25, 2011, “Geek of the week: Eisner award winning cartoonist,

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Mankoff on Thurber’s Swoop; Shannon Wheeler’s Cartoon-A-Day; Interview: Drew Dernavich; Profile: Ronald Searle

Blog-spottings: From the Desk of Bob Mankoff (newyorker.com): “James Thurber’s Giant Swoop” this piece on James Thurber’s influence on modern cartoonists.   Shannon Wheeler has begun posting a cartoon-a-day on his site. Today is day two.   From The Passenger Diaries, June 15, 2011, “Drawing Inspiration: Talking with New Yorker Cartoonist Drew Dernavich“   From Thinking About Art, June 14,

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