Cartoons make us laugh. Politics, in general, does the opposite. I’ve seen it time after time when I tell someone what I do for work—nothing wipes a smile off a person’s face faster than admitting you work in politics. I get it. Politics is dirty. It’s divisive. It’s angry. Maybe you’ve seen it in your…
Continue Reading…
Cartoon Books
Guest Post by Maria Scrivan: Artist Spotlight
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…
Continue Reading…
Guest Post by Bob Eckstein: Artist Spotlight
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…
Continue Reading…
Guest Post by Tom Toro: Bath Time and Its Terrors
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…
Continue Reading…