This promises to be an interesting exhibit (see the poster for all the pertinent information). According to the show’s promotional material: “Rejected works handpicked by each artist will be shown alongside originals that ran in the magazine.” Keeping my fingers crossed that this exhibit makes its way east. The poster above features a Bob Eckstein drawing. Also circulating online
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Brief Q & A with Bob Mankoff; Working for The Man @ MoCCA; More Blown Covers
From Creative Week New York, “Creative Week Session Spotlight: A Session with Bob Mankoff of The New Yorker” Link here for more info on Mr. Mankoff’s appearance. From The Beat, May 1, 2012, “Working for The Man: MoCCa 2012” ( with Shannon Wheeler and Liza Donnelly content). From NPR’s All Things Considered, May 1, 2012, audio: “‘Blown Covers’:
Read moreVideo: Drew Dernavich; Diary: Shannon Wheeler
From 20X2 11.0 at SXSW 2011 – Why Did You Do It? (on Vimeo), Drew Dernavich explains what inspired him to work in wood cuts Over at The Comics Journal, Shannon Wheeler’s been keeping an online graphic diary of his recent visit to New York City (including a stop at The New Yorker).
Read moreSimon 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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