The cover If you haven’t already seen the school busses on the road, or the signs posted everywhere advising that school is back in session, Chris Ware’s cover is yet another reminder that it’s back to school time. The cartoons Here, for the record, are the contributing cartoonists in the issue: A quick survey of each drawing: Ms. Suits gives
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The Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of April 30, 2018
Baseball in the air, on the field and on the cover of the latest issue of The New Yorker (actually, stickball’s on the cover, which appears, to me anyway, as if it’s a page out of an illustrated book). Fewer illustrations/photos this week than last, but still, there are three full pages (including a full page photo of Hitler), and
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of April 16, 2018
Tom Gauld’s cover for this new issue is one of the best covers I’ve seen in the post-Lee Lorenz as editor era (Mr. Lorenz was the New Yorker‘s art editor from 1973 through 1993, and cartoon editor from 1993 through 1997. During his years as art editor he edited both covers and cartoons). Here’s Mr. Gauld talking about his Spring
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of April 9, 2018
Here’s Bruce McCall speaking about his gluten-free-gluten cover, along with three cover sketches (a nice touch). And here are the cartoonists in the issue: A slightly different Monday Tilley Watch this week…I’m listing my first response as I (electronically) flip through the issue, as if the drawings are flashcards. Bruce Eric Kaplan…rodents and a tiger — I really like the
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