This is a tale of one-thing-leads-to-another. A few weeks ago I posted a link to Mike Lynch’s blog about an article, “Those Cartoonists!” provided to Mike by Dick Buchanan.The article was written by Charlie Rice. Mr. Rice wore many hats over his 60 years, including author (he collaborated with W.C. Fields on Fields For President), and columnist (“Charlie Rice’s Punchbowl”). He
Read moreA Virgil Partch Bonanza Dick Buchanan has dug into his voluminous files for a whole lot of Virgil Partch. Mr. Partch’s cartoons (he signed his work “VIP”) appeared in The New Yorker just a half dozen times, but could be found in many of the major (and some of the minor) magazines of his day . Mr. Buchanan gives us
Read moreA Case For Pencils is visited by Tom Toro this week. Check it out! Link here to Mr. Toro’s website. _______________________________________________________________________ …Mike Lynch celebrates the 99th birthday of Virgil Partch aka VIP… …Two pieces on The New York Review of Books new New York Review Comics, including titles by Abner
Read moreHere’s a little gem of a cartoon collection I found not long ago. Colliers had the very good habit of collecting cartoons that appeared in its pages. It’s A Gift!, published in 1947, includes work by New Yorker contributors John Ruge, Gardner Rea, Virgil Partch aka VIP, Hank Ketcham, Larry Reynolds, Garrett Price, and Barney Tobey. The editor, Gurney Williams,
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