To my readers: This being the time we’re in, the online issue has not yet been posted (as of 11:00am), so what follows is a shortened version of The Monday Tilley Watch. Long-time visitors might recall I prefer first sightings of new cartoons in situ, but in order to provide at least some basic info, I’ve gone to the slideshow (it’s posted here — scroll way down).
The Cover: The last time we saw a Pascal Campion cover (Jan.6, 2020) the Spill pointed out its uncanny resemblance to an Arthur Getz cover from 1965. This week Mr. Campion speaks with The New Yorker‘s art editor, Francoise Mouly, about Mr. Getz’s (and Sempe’s) influence on his work.
The Cartoonists:
The Cartoons:
Just as The New Yorker ran a good number of war cartoons during World War II (enough to fill an Album of war cartoons), we are beginning to see a number of corona virus-related cartoons during this particular war. In the latest issue, five of the eleven cartoons are tied-in to the virus, with another few possibly so.
Update after the digital edition was posted: a color strip by Ed Steed is also virus-related.
The Rea Irvin Masthead Talk Masthead Watch:
Without access to the digital edition, I can’t say for sure that Christoph Niemann’s Talk masthead redraw(!) still appears instead of Mr. Irvin’s iconic masthead. If I had to guess, I’d say the real deal (just below) is still on a shelf, waiting to be dusted off.
Update after the digital edition was posted: the redraw remains…for now.
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Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
Jeremy Nguyen on what everyone’s doing again.
Mr. Nguyen began contributing to The New Yorker in
2017. Visit his website here.