Above is the early-released cover of next week’s issue of The New Yorker by Kadir Nelson. Go here to see what the magazine calls “a closeup examination…of the cover” ________________________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online An end of week list of New Yorker artists who contributed to newyorker.com features. June 8-12, 2020: The Daily Cartoon: Victor Varnado, Maddie Dai, Tim Hamilton,
Read moreTag: Victor Varnado
Victor Varnado: “How I Became A New Yorker Cartoonist”; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Revisiting A Video Of Interest: Jenny Kroik; Al Jaffee’s Last MAD Fold-In
I’m always interested in hearing every New Yorker cartoonist’s story of their first sale to the magazine. It’s a “moment” they’ll never forget. Here’s Victor Varnado talking about his. Mr. Varnado’s first New Yorker cartoon appeared in the issue of July 8, 2019. Visit his website here. And as long as we’re talking about Mr. Varnado…he’s Today’s Daily Cartoonist. See
Read moreThe Weekend Spill: New Yorker-Centric Books Stepping Up; Article Of Interest: “Behind The Covers”; The Online Tilley Watch, June 1-5, 2020
New Yorker-Centric Books Stepping Up Here at Spill headquarters we ran out of bookshelf space quite awhile ago; even the places to “temporarily” place them have become crowded. A few weeks ago, a few old favorites and new favorites — all New Yorker-centric (but one) — began being placed at the bottom step of our thirteen hallway steps. Then a
Read moreThurber Thursday: The Seal On The T-Shirt; Blitt In Conversation; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
Thurber Thursday: The Seal On The T-Shirt Thurber’s “All right, have it your way — you heard a seal bark!” published in The New Yorker January 30, 1932 was a moment: a moment for Thurber, a moment for The New Yorker, and a moment for cartoon art (and judging by the above photo of a fave t-shirt: a moment for
Read more