Let The Pre-Laughing Begin: Joe Dator’s “Inked” An advance copy of Joe Dator’s Inked has arrived in the mail. The book’s not out til October, so in the spirit of pre-ordering (which I hope Spill visitors will do), I’m pre-laughing. This is not a review of Mr. Dator’s book (the Spill doesn’t review colleagues’ books) — not a review, but
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Liza Donnelly To Live-Draw Tonight’s Debate For NYT Opinion Ms. Donnelly, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 1982, will live-draw tonight’s Presidential debate for The New York Times Opinion section. She made the announcement yesterday via Twitter: _______________________________________________________ New Yorker Cover Artist Gayle Kabaker’s 100 Portraits Here’s a short video introduction to New Yorker cover artist Gayle Kabaker’s exhibit
Read moreHenry Martin’s New York Times Obit From The New York Times, July 7, 2020, “Henry Martin, Wry New Yorker Cartoonist, Dead at 94″ Here’s Richard Sandomir’s obit for the wonderful Henry Martin, who passed away a week ago today, just two weeks shy of his 95th birthday. __________________________________________________________________________ Personal History: Cartoonist Correspondence One of the many pleasures of being a
Read moreTonight at 6 watch long-time New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly draw live as part of the Society of Illustrators Art Out Loud Online series. Info here. Ms. Donnelly’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Liza Donnelly Born, Washington, D.C. New Yorker work: June 21, 1982 – Key book: Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Greatest Women Cartoonists and Their Cartoons (Prometheus, 2005).
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