Cartoon Books

Guest Post by Maria Scrivan: Artist Spotlight

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Hi! I’m Maria Scrivan, creator of the daily panel, Half Full, syndicated by Andrews McMeel, and the middle grade graphic novel series, Nat Enough, published by Scholastic.  “Where do you get your ideas?” is the probably the most common question asked of cartoonists, usually followed by, “What pen do you use?” I don’t know where…
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Guest Post by Bob Eckstein: Artist Spotlight

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Today we bring you an extra special guest post by my good friend, the talented New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein. We believe Bob is the only cartoonist to be published in MAD magazine, The New Yorker, Playboy, National Lampoon AND SPY magazine. And for the record, many of those titles are not running anymore. Bob is the Cartoon Editor for Princeton Architectural Press’s…
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Guest Post by Tom Toro: Bath Time and Its Terrors

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Today we bring you an extra special guest post by my good friend, the talented New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro. One of the delights of being cartoon editor for The New Yorker was bringing new talent to the magazine and watching them flourish. That has certainly been the case with Tom. His first cartoon appeared…
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Murder! She Drew…

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We love murder. More specifically, consuming murder-related content: news, podcasts, books, documentaries. There’s something addictive about true crime. It’s got all the elements of a good story: compelling characters, urgency, and tension released with a satisfying AHA! when all is revealed in the end. Since NPR’s award-winning podcast Serial hit the airwaves, true crime has…
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Send Help! A Collection of Marooned Cartoons

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This post is part of a series of guest posts promoting books by some of our favorite cartoonists. You can find previous book posts here. If asked which books I would bring with me if stranded on a desert island, my answer would be “short ones.” I don’t have much time. I’m going to die…
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