Friday Spill: Edward Gorey Exhibit At The Society Of Illustrators; Netflix Promo For “The New Yorker At 100”

Edward Gorey Exhibit At the Society Of Illustrators Edward Gorey, a two-time New Yorker cover artist (one of the covers appeared after Gorey’s death), is being celebrated at the wonderful Society of Illustrators in an exhibit, Something Else Entirely.  From the SOI’s website: “This exhibition showcases more than 80 original illustrations curated from the archive of The Edward Gorey Charitable

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Wednesday Spill: Article Of Interest…Hilary Campbell; Tom Toro On The Difference Between Cartoons and Illustrations; Latest Addition To The Spill Library…The 2025 Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame Book

Article Of Interest…Hilary Campbell   From The Press Democrat, October 14, 2025, “New Yorker Cartoonist Makes Hometown Appearance In Sonoma” Ms. Campbell began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017. She is currently on tour promoting her new book, The Joy Of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir About Food, Love & Family (Andrews McMeel). Visit her website here. ______________________________________________________________ Tom Toro On

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Friday Spill: Peter Arno Inducted Into The Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame; Who’s At This Weekend’s NYC Comic Con; Donnelly, Galindo, Arroyo Receive Awards At St. Just Festival Of International Press Cartoons

Peter Arno Inducted Into The Society of Illustrators Hall Of Fame Peter Arno was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame last night in Manhattan at an awards ceremony that also included five other recipients (including The New Yorker cover artist, Kadir Nelson). I was honored to be asked to help induct Mr. Arno. Here’s what I had

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Tuesday Spill: Homecoming

Homecoming Not too long ago (a week-and-a-half at most) Liza Donnelly and I drove into Manhattan and picked up a carload of original cartoon art that had been exhibited at The Society of Illustrators (“Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration”).This event — the exhibit and the retrieval of the work — was a Liza Donnelly operation. I was

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