Liana Finck on parenting, patriarchy + brevity What is your process for writing a cartoon? How many drafts does it take to get to the perfect, pithy final? Do you think there’s some inherent brilliance in brevity? I do think there’s an inherent brilliance in brevity. That said, my cartoons tend to be better when […]
Cartoon artist John Peck, also known as The Mad Peck, has passed away. John F. Peck aka The Mad Peck November 16, 1942 – March 15, 2025 From the WPRI obituary: John Peck, the artist behind the poster who signed his art as “The Mad Peck,” died at the hospital on Saturday after a sudden […]
The New York Transit Museum is celebrating The New Yorker’s centennial with an exhibit called Commentary on the Commute: A Century of The New Yorker’s Transportation Cartoons that will open next week in the Museum’s Grand Central Gallery & Store. The exhibit will showcase cartoons and magazine covers from 57 artists. The exhibit highlights the […]
The New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly was on yesterday’s Sunday NYTReadalong to discuss the exhibition she curated for the Society of Illustrators entitled Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration. The interview is below. Her 30 minute segment starts around minute 00:11:50 through 1:26:00. The exhibition opened January 8 and runs through May 3 […]
Paul Noth is the winner of The 2025 (and 2nd annual) Thurber Prize For American Humor In Cartoon Art. The Thurber House announced the winner. From the Thurber house twitter account and on their Facebook page. On 4/25 at 54Below in NYC, Paul will receive his award & the writing award winner will be announced […]
Walt Handelsman in New Orleans at Mardi Gras time, Hearst 2024 celebrates Hilary B. Price and Popeye, The New Yorker cartoonists party at the Centoonial, Tom Tomorrow accepts the Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award, and a passle of Smercomics by Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, Jack Ohman, and Scott Stantis. Some Favorite Walt Handelsman […]
The National Cartoonists Society officially (it has been an open secret since last year’s gathering) announces the the time and place for 2025’s Reuben Awards and NCS Conference. The NCS Board is thrilled to announce that the 2025 NCS Conference and 79th Annual Reuben Awards will be held AUGUST 14-16th in BOSTON, MA. We have […]
A panel of judges have chosen 21 (21!) cartoonists and related people to be automatically inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame for 2025 with another six (out of 18 nominee) cartoonists to be voted on by fans for inclusion in the class of 2025 for a total of 27 entries this year joining the […]
Jeanne Young O’Neil obituary; USPS postage stamps for 2025; Famous Cartoonists School course art; Garry Trudeau versus Mort Drucker and Jerry Dumas; Peanuts collectibles; 2024 children and young adult bestsellers. Jeanne Young O’Neil – RIP Jeanne Young O’Neil, the daughter of Blondie creator Chic Young, the sister to current Blondie producer Dean Young, and the […]
Here is a roundup of articles celebrating the 100th Anniversary of The New Yorker’s publishing debut. We at The Daily Cartoonist featured all the editorial drawings and cartoons from that first issue. Others delved into the history of the magazine. Origins Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker […]
The first issue of The New Yorker was cover dated February 21, 1925. But as we all know periodicals are on the newsstands, and newsstands were prolific in 1925 unlike today, several days, sometimes even weeks, before the date printed on magazine covers. From Defining New Yorker Humor by Judith Yaross Lee: [T]he first issue […]
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Jeopardy television game show featured “The New Yorker at 100” as an opening Jeopardy category, with The New Yorker editor David Remnick reading the answers. Here is a closer look at The New Yorker at 100 “answers: And here is David Remnick reading the answers via The New Yorkers […]
With Michael Maslin, Peter Arno, Bob Mankoff, Charles Schulz, Jeannie Schulz, Brian Anderson, Caitlin McGurk, Ernie Bushmiller, and winners of the 52nd Annie Awards. Bootlegged Books – Michael Maslin Edition Peter Arno biographer Michael Maslin has discovered pirated editions of his book (scroll to bottom): I realized a year or two ago that there were […]
The New Yorker has published its 100th Anniversary Issue (scroll down at that link!). The Centennial Issue, dated February 17 & 24, 2025, comes with the original Rea Irvin cover and 5 variants. A highlight is Seth‘s four page illustrated appreciation of cartoonist Rea Irvin. Michael Maslin heralds the issue and notes other highlights: There […]
Some silly stuff and nutty nonsense in the comics world. The Far Side Teases a Three-Panel Comic “Coming Soon” Robert Wood at ScreenRant reports: In a now-deleted post on TheFarSide.com, Larson shared a mysterious image. Under the website’s ‘New Stuff’ tab, Larson posted an image of three tall, empty comic panels on a totally white […]