When a friend sent us news that legendary New Yorker cartoonist George Booth had died, we realized that his work has provided joy, comfort, and uplift throughout our entire adult life. In a single drawing, he managed to convey the wild complexity of ordinary lives through the simplest of details, embedded with a deeply life-affirming message.
Read More
Having used Rapidograph technical drawing pens forever, I finally switched to the disposable little Sakura’s Pigma Micron pen and love it. Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of the New Yorker, draws all his pointillistic funnies with one. It costs a mere $2.98, as opposed to $25+ for a Rapidograph.
Read More
The New Yorker routinely assigns a cartoon artist to draw a cartoon based on the day’s events. Christopher Weyant managed to express what is in everyone’s hearts…in a CARTOON! Related posts: stephen colbert on boston’s fierce spirit and grit boston: spirit and bravery as antidote for boston (redux)
Read More