Do you want to catch people’s attention? Maybe you need to make a difficult point — but with a smile? Cartoons give you that power. In fact, the reason a cartoon can be such an effective communication tool for you is because the right one can make the unpalatable, palatable. Dave Carpenter’s mastery of this…
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“Dining Turtles” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
This drawing by Phil Witte, who together with Rex Hesner writes the “Anatomy of a Cartoon” feature for this website, is set in a restaurant, where two large turtles are seated at a table. The turtle on the right is addressing the waiter. Judging by his companion’s and the waiter’s expressions, the turtle has said…
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Best Seller Spotlight: Sam Gross
My dear friend Sam Gross has been cartooning almost as long as I’ve been alive. For nearly seventy years, he’s cranked out over 32,000 cartoons and appeared in almost every magazine that had cartoons, most notably The New Yorker, The National Lampoon, and Esquire. As Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker, I was often asked…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Halloween
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at Halloween cartoons. The evening of October 31st will be a welcome respite from the mask wars; it’s Halloween, so everyone will be wearing a mask! In a strange…
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Joe Dator’s New Book INKED: Cartoons, Confessions, Rejected Ideas And Secret Sketches.
Hi All, A few months ago, I received an advance copy of Joe Dator’s new book, INKED: Cartoons, Confessions, Rejected Ideas And Secret Sketches. I’ve known Joe since he was a young man at loose ends in the early ’90s looking to get his act together, but not sure what that act was. By the…
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