Michael Maslin


	Edward Sorel's Certitude; Q & A with Emily Flake; Interview: Glen Le Lievre 06/26/09 Sam Cobean's "Dream Cartoons" 06/23/09 Paul Karasik's latest blog entry; J.C. Duffy website and blog added to Links 06/22/09 Mick Stevens' Hellth Club; Ward Sutton on HuffPo; Tom Bloom covers Between the Covers for 20 years 06/19/09 Mankoff & movies; Chast & birds 06/13/09 NY Observer piece: Jason Polan 06/10/09 Fun Island; Humor piece by J.C.Duffy; Early Works by Noted Cartoonists 06/08/09 New Posted Note 06/03/09 New Cartoon collection from The New Yorker: On The Money: The Economy in Cartoons 1925 - 2009 05/30/09 Review of Leo Cullum's latest collection; Seth on the radio 05/28/09 Website added: Frank Modell 05/27/09 Booth inspires 05/23/09 The Gotham Jazzmen (with Lee Lorenz) at the Bruno Walter Auditorium 05/22/09 Bob Mankoff & captions & money ; Chast & Addams 05/20/09 Addams Family press galore; New Yorker Cartoons read out loud 05/15/09 Seth video, article 05/08/09 Mike Twohy interview: More of Henry Martin's spots 05/07/09 Thurber in The (Thurber) House; Michael Shaw audio interview; Virgil Partch appreciation; A Sneak Peek at Clowes' new work; Spiegelman Washington Post interview; Note 05/05/09 Suits illustrates I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears...; Shannon Wheeler added to the A -Z; Bob Gallivan added to the A -Z; Louis Jamme A -Z entry expanded 04/28/09 Feiffer appearance, exhibit; Felipe Galindo's "Manhatitlan Codex" at Rutgers; Virginia Snedecker's work at Rutgers; Roz Chast's honorary degree; New Posted Note: Home At Last: Thurber & Nugent's Male Animal 04/24/09 The Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival 04/18/09 Comics Conference at SCSU; Gahan Wilson aplenty 04/15/09 Andy Friedman New CD Release; Matt Diffee and the next Steam Powered Hour; Leo Cullum's new collection "Suture Self" now out 04/13/09 Paul Karasik blogs about Pordenone 04/12/09 Benita Epstein exhibit; Whitney Darrow children's book debate; Tom Spurgeon on buying comics during a recession 04/09/09 Bairnsfather tribute and auction 04/04/09 Revisiting Barbara Shermund 03/26/09 Chast speaks in Brooklyn; Morgan screens "Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird" 03/22/09 Mankoff speaks in Boston 03/21/09 Douglas Florian interview; Mouly & Spiegelman Toon talk 03/20/09 Reminder: Lee Lorenz moderates Three Paths to The New Yorker this Wednesday 03/15/09 Steinberg's Illuminations now in Hamburg; Ward Sutton graphically reviews new Rolling Stones book; review of Donald Barthelme bio; a Weekend book review roundup, including Brunetti; A Note on The Center for Cartoon Studies 03/14/09 New Graphic Novel due from John Leavitt & Molly Crabapple; Roz Chast's And Here's The Kicker interview; Booth & Bliss illustrate Children's books 03/11/09 Rod Gilchrist, of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, dies at age 58 03/07/09 Kudos for Karasik and Mazzucchelli's City of Glass: The Graphic Novel; Henry Martin's Spot Drawings; Seth's "Quiet Art of Cartooning" 03/07/09 The Nation weighs in on The Morgan's New Yorker Money exhibit 03/06/09 Thurber's Many Moons at Columbus's Phoenix Theater for Children 03/05/09 Edward Sorel illustrates Certitude; Roz Chast speaks in New Jersey 03/03/09 Roz Chast and dark energy; Caldwell and faxes; Playbill update on the Addams musical; Liza Donnelly's Happy on Youtube; Out March 10th: Cheever: A Life 02/28/09 Addams Family Musical website; The Columbus Dispatch reviews"On the Money" 02/27/09 Feiffer profile 02/26/09 An Updike biographer signs with HarperCollins 02/23/09 Remembering Peter Arno 02/22/09 An exhibit of Liza Donnelly's cartoons in the Israeli Museum of Caricature and Comics 02/21/09 Art for Cats Auction begins tonight; Mound Wisdom ( New Yorker Cartoons & Baseball) 02/20/09 Bob Mankoff on Sean Delanos's controversial cartoon in The New York Post 02/19/09 Roz Chast Speaks in DC 02/18/09 Carol Lay Interview; Bob Mankoff Speaks in Oklahoma 02/17/09 Note: CBS Sunday Morning airs Donnelly & Maslin segment, "Drawn Together" 02/13/09 Note: Cartoon Marriage book signing on Valentine's Day 02/11/09 Art for Cats Auction with work aplenty by New Yorker artists ; Ward Sutton's B&N Reviews 02/09/09 Cartoon Marriage news; Ernie Kovacs' "transformed" New Yorker; Bob Mankoff at The Morgan Library & Museum, plus other Morgan New Yorker events 02/06/09 Bob Eckstein interviews Liza Donnelly; John M. Price obit 02/04/09 Happy Birthday, New Yorker!; Bloomberg's "On The Money" review 02/02/09 Writer at Rest; New York Times reviews The Morgan's "On the Money"; On Charlie Rose: "An appreciation of John Updike" with David Remnick 01/31/09 Cartoon Marriage out today; A Cartoon Marriage review 01/27/09 On the Money at the Morgan; A Passion for Comic Books; Carol Lay's "Big Skinny" reviewed 01/25/09 Andy Friedman aka Larry Hat interviewed; Review of "Don't Mind Me, and Other Jewish Lies" (illustrated by Roz Chast) 01/21/09 Boris Drucker: 1920 -2009 01/18/09 News of Stage ( Charles Addams) & Screen (Marisa Acocella Marchetto) 01/14/09 Narrative Magazine's Cartoon Art Volume 1; Daniel Beyer: What the heck is Magazine Cartooning?; New books: Seth, Sempe 01/06/09 Sweating the Details: That Was the Cartoon That Wasn't 01/02/09 Morgan Library Exhibition of New Yorker Cartoons 01/01/09 Coming in '09: The New Yorker Book of Stock Market Cartoons; A note on The New Yorker Cartoon Yearbook 2008 12/31/08 New Yorker's 20 Most Popular Cartoons of 2008; Paul Karasik profiled 12/24/08 Roz Chast: Sunday Arts video profile 12/23/08 Peter Steiner Exhibition of Paintings 12/21/08 Ink Spill Update 12/16/08 Mick Stevens new look; Emily & Marshall Hopkins new magazine 12/11/08 Francoise Mouly on comics; Holiday Comic anthology round-up; Zap comix; Victoria Roberts' latest "My Sunday" 12/10/08 Bliss talks to Playboy; Spiegelman slide show; Supermen on the way 12/07/08 Steinberg: The man who put the inking in thinking; Mike Lynch on James Stevenson's Op-Art; Bob Mankoff: Here's what I'm doing 12/06/08 Dernavich, Sipress, Diffee, and Noth at The Jersey City Museum; Cartoonists draw portraits at Saks Fifth Ave.; New New Yorker Humor collection, "Disquiet, Please!" reviewed; Tom Chalkley added to The A - Z 12/05/08 Rina Picollo, Michael Biddle added to The New Yorker Cartoonists A - Z; Bob Eckstein interview; Arthur Geisert teaches 12/04/08 Arnie Levin's Cartoon of the Month; Bob Staake on his most recent New Yorker cover; Bob Mankoff takes part in a comedy round table; Victoria Roberts' "My Sunday by Hillary Rodham Clinton"; Liza Donnelly's Wowowow Cartoon of the Week 12/02/08 More Steinberg, including a remembrance by Adam Gopnik 11/28/08 Bruce Bairnsfather site added to the A -Z; Chris Ware & Seth speak; J.C. Duffy's Thanksgiving Procedure 11/24/08 The Times of London: Mankoff on Steinberg, Art Spiegelman interview 11/22/08 Websightings: A review of "The Best American Comics 2008" edited by Lynda Barry; More Shanahan; French edition ( with new cover) of "Sex & Sensibility"; New Patty Marx children's book with illus by Roz Chast 11/18/08 Book signing/reading : Danny Shanahan & Friends; Steinberg's "Illuminations" travels overseas 11/17/08 Blogspotting: Robert Mankoff on Political Humor 11/13/08 Carol Lay's cartoon memoir; an Andy Friedman print exhibition 11/06/08 Coming in 2009: a collection of Leo Cullum's medical cartoons, and a George Booth 40th Anniversary collection of dog cartoons 11/03/08 Blogspotting: New Yorker Cartoonists and Most Influential Books 11/02/08 Chas Addams musical "pre-Broadway world premiere" in Chicago, November, 2009; Bob Mankoff on Charlie Rose; Edward Sorel's Waverly Inn mural 10/30/08 The Best of Punch; Art Spiegelman Harvard Crimson interview 10/25/08 Websighting: Harry Bliss interview; Blogspotting: Mad Cover Art Auction 10/21/08 Bob Mankoff on American Public Radio; Jules Feiffer's new anthology of Village Voice strips 10/18/08 New Humor Collection including Donnelly, Shanahan, Crawford 10/15/08 Websighting: Librarie Super Heros; Edward Sorel's latest book; "All Smiles" New Yorker Festival post 10/06/08 Reuters: "The New Yorker gives red ink a black eye" 10/02/08 Roz Chast in Colorado; 50 Things Every Comics Collection Needs 09/29/08 Robert Mankoff, "The Editor of Laughs" ; William Steig's Animated work; Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert's Entertainment Weekly Cover and Q & A 09/26/08 Sighting: The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book 09/23/08 Websighting: Time's Drawing Room 09/18/08 Blogspotting: Victoria Roberts lecture at The Society of illustrators; Gahan Wilson's Playboy work collected 09/16/08 Websighting: Robert Mankoff's Extremely Short History of Humor; Blogspotting: Opening: Kim Deitch exhibit at MoCCA 09/12/08 Daniel Beyer added to New Yorker Cartoonists A -Z ; Mike Lynch 9/12/08 Mr. Media podcast rescheduled 09/11/08 Posted Note: On a Bench with Steinberg 09/11/08 Emily Flake added to New Yorker Cartoonists A - Z and to Links; Michael Rae-Grant added to the A - Z; Mike Lynch interviewed live by Mr. Media 09/09/08 Exhibit: Felipe Galindo / Feggo: "Manhatitlan Codex"; Peter Steiner L'Assassin signing 09/08/08 Websightings: Edward Sorel's "New Dexter" cover; Art Spiegelman's new book; Peter Steiner interview on NPR; Blogspotting: Mick Stevens wraps up his Unsung Heroes series 09/07/08 Websighting: Crumb celebrated in his hometown ; Blogspotting: Soglow's Ambassador ; Tooting Our Own Horn Dept. 09/05/08 Spiegelman in North Carolina ; More Clowes 08/31/08 Clowes in Seattle 08/27/08 Websighting: Bruce Petty's new book; Mick Stevens meets up with Jack Ziegler in Denver 08/23/08 Blogspotting: Felipe Galindo interviewed by Bob ( The Snowman Expert) Eckstein; Summer Note: Addams in the Attic 08/17/08 Websighting: "The Man Behind Shrek" ; Summer Note: Instant Library 08/11/08 Blogspotting: Frank Beaven in Radio Craft; Websighting: Derek Van Gieson & The Cartoon Lounge; 08/06/08 World War 2 Saxon drawings come to light 08/02/08 Paul Karasik's Eisner 07/30/08 Thurber's "13 Clocks" Revisited 07/26/08 Dean Vietor: 1931 -2007 07/24/08 Peter Steiner's new book, L'Assassin is released 07/23/08 Lobsters 07/22/08 Times of London Ed Arno obit 07/18/08 Another Side of Syd Hoff 07/14/08 David Remnick on Blitt cover ; Talk of the Web: Blitt's Obama Cover 07/14/08 William Steig appreciation ; Harry Bliss on his new book, and more... 07/13/08 Peter Steiner's Next Chapter ; The Independent's Ed Arno obit ; Suzy Becker & Sipress & Sutton ; Portrait of the Artist: Gerald Scarfe 07/10/08 "Cartoonist of the Month" blog takes a breather ; "The Cartoon Lounge" starts its engines ; Rea Irvin piece in Print ; Vintage Books reissues two Joseph Mitchell classics 07/07/08 Websightings: John Astin ( Gomez Addams ) speaks ; News on the upcoming theatrical production, The Addams Family ; New Yorker notes Ed Arno's Death; NYTs Ed Arno Obit ; A Note of Thanks 07/05/08 Blogspotting: Video of Liza Donnelly on Sex & Sensibility Exhibit ; Note 06/25/08 Ed Arno, Long-time contributor to The New Yorker, Has Died 06/24/08 Blogspotting: Bob Eckstein interviews Evan Forsch 06/22/08 New book forthcoming: "The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics" 06/20/08 Dog days 06/17/08 Gallery show: Robert de Michiell 06/14/08 New "Punch" anthology coming in September ; Steig exhibit helps launch SF's new Contemporary Jewish Museum 06/09/08 Websightings: "Sterne and Steinberg: Critics Within" exhibit ; Dedini's Playboy work 06/07/08 Cartoonists amid throng at The New Yorker Spring Books Party 06/05/08 Peter Steiner's new novel coming in July 06/02/08 J.B. Handelsman remembered by Eli Stein ; "Up From the Underground" -- a piece on Jay Lynch 05/31/08 Victoria Roberts about to depart New Yorker blog, Crawford steps in ; Blogspotting: Review of Feiffer's "A Room With A Zoo" ; Websighting: Bob Staake talks about his recent New Yorker cover 05/30/08 Blogspotting: Richard Taylor's early work ; Good book: Dr. Seuss 05/27/08 Cartoon Caption Contest Dust Up featuring Jack Kirby and Harry Bliss 05/22/08 Websightings: Lynda Barry's "What It Is" reviewed ; Matthew Diffee's "Unnamed Music & Comedy Show" ; Random House lists Donnelly & Maslin's "Cartoon Marriage" collection for January 2009 release 05/20/08 NYTs reports: The Cartoon Research Library at Ohio State Doubles its Collection 05/19/08 Websightings: two forthcoming books by Art Spiegelman 05/19/08 Websightings: Upcoming books of interest ; Seth and "old fashioned media" ; Blogspotting: Mike Lynch spotlights Vahan Shirvanian 05/15/08 Nine years ago today 05/12/08 Cartoonists turn out for Cartoon Bank Event ; Blogspotting: Steinberg's "Reflections and Shadows" 05/09/08 Websighting: Andy Friedman Interview; Cartoon dust-ups 05/07/08 Websightings: Cover image for "The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" on Amazon; P.S. Mueller's new website ; Where Cartoonists Lunch 05/03/08 Websighting: Roz Chast at The Wilton, Ct. Library May 7 ; Blogspotting: a report on the "Sex and Sensibility" Algonguin event 05/02/08 Reminder: Wednesday, April 30th, "Sex And Sensibility" book party at The Algonguin ; New Yorker's "Cartoonist of the Month" of May is Victoria Roberts; Blogspotting: Whitney Darrow, Jr. covers The '64 Worlds Fair 04/29/08 Chast, Modell, Koren, Feiffer art in benefit auction ; Algonguin "Sex & Sensibility" note 04/27/08 Julia Suits, Signe Wilkinson, and more "Sex & Sensibility" contributors at The Algonguin 04/24/08 Blogspotting: Sempe mural ; Websightings: Saxon revisited ; Edward Sorel subject of Rants & Raves 04/21/08 Websightings: Sempe -- a short appreciation ; new kids books with illus by Edward Koren, James Stevenson ; Society of Illustrators hosts "Sex & Sensibility" contributors 04/18/08 Websighting: Ring Tales' New Yorker animations nominated ; Blogspotting: Raw Junior's online publication 04/14/08 Websightings: "Intrigue With Faye" ; More Bruce Petty ; Adrian Tomine's "Shortcomings" reviewed; Blogspottings: Francoise Mouly interview ; Betty Boop explored 04/12/08 Feiffer Signs at The Strand ; Mary Petty page ; Regarding the new Sam Gross Collection: "Is It Kosher to Laugh at Swastikas?" ; Daniel Clowes' "Modern Cartoonist" essay online 04/10/08 Websighting: Gallery Bershad's Mischa Richter page ; Blogspotting: Bruce Petty's Film "Global Haywire" ; Websighting: "Sex & Sensibility" Party at The Algonquin 04/08/08 Alain website added to Links ; Blogspotting: a Francoise Mouly appreciation 04/06/08 Websighting: Bill Plympton at Aspen Shortsfest 04/05/08 Art Spiegelman in Canada ; "An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Vol. 2" in September ; Smaller, Roberts, and Donnelly on NPR 04/04/08 Cartoonists come out for Sex & Sensibility Book Launch 04/03/08 Charles Barsotti is April's Cartoonist of the Month ; Victoria Robert's new website 04/01/08 Ward Sutton, Barry Blitt: an evening of clips, stills and discussions ; Benita Epstein ; Liza Donnelly signs "Sex & Sensibility" 03/31/08 Six Artists Added to The New Yorker Cartoonists A - Z 03/28/08 Cartoon Art Museum hosts Sex & Sensibility Book Party tonight 03/27/08 Websighting: R. Crumb at The Frye Art Museum 03/25/08 Paul Webb added to The A - Z ; Frederico Lebrun added to The A - Z 03/22/08 James Daugherty added to The A - Z 03/21/08 Websightings: More Gross & "We Have Ways of Making You Laugh" ; Ed Koren illustrates "Oops!" ; Henry Holmes Smith added to The New Yorker Cartoonists A - Z 03/20/08 Websighting: A catch-all site for reviews/commentary on the new Sam Gross collection ; Blogspotting: Chris Ware NYC Exhibit review 03/18/08 "The Art of William Steig" reviewed ; Larry Hat aka Andy Friedman covers the New York Times Magazine 03/16/08 Early Richter photo & cartoons on EliSteincartoons.com ; Arnie Levin's PBS Suspenders ; More Mankoff in Michigan ; Jackie Ormes Biography 03/13/08 Michael Shaw in Missouri ; Bob Mankoff in Michigan 03/10/08 Blogspotting: The Story of Toon Books ; Websightings: Ivan Brunetti talk at Illinois State ; Michelle Urry remembered 03/08/08 Websightings: More about the upcoming (May) Vancouver Art Gallery exhibit "Krazy!..." ( includes work by Seth, Milt Gross, Spiegelman, and others) ; Interview: Adrian Tomine 03/06/08 Websightings: Paul Karasik in NYC, signing, discussion ; Marshall & Emily Hopkins interview 03/05/08 Websighting: Bruce Petty in group show ; Graphic Novels in schools 03/03/08 Websightings:Bob Mankoff Google video; Background: Sam Gross's "We Have Ways of Making You Laugh" 03/01/08 Websightings: Another Pete Holmes' Stand-up appearance ; More Sex & Sensibility news ; Cartoonists back on the slopes ; Note of thanks 02/29/08 Barbara Smaller --The New Yorker's next Cartoonist of the Month ; Webspotting: William Steig considered 02/27/08 Websightings: Amazon lists two new New Yorker cartoon books ; Seth & Spiegelman at Vancouver Art Gallery; Blogspotting: Sempe video courtesy of Mike Lynch 02/25/08 Blogspottings: Hachtman, Harris and 101 Things ; 3 Gahan Wilson videos; Pete Holmes at University of Wisconsin 02/23/08 Websightings: A Gahan Wilson two-fer: The Southampton Writers Conference, and an interview with Wilson film-maker Steven Charles Jaffee ; Pat Oliphant Georgia Exhibit 02/21/08 Websightings: John Stanley ; Irving Penn Exhibit includes Steinberg & Capote 02/20/08 Websightings: R. Crumb considered ; Lucy Shelton Caswell's bio "Billy Ireland" 02/17/08 Blogspottings: Roz Chast illustrates "Don't Mind Me -- And Other Jewish Lies" ; Chris Ware NYC Exhibit review 02/15/08 News to me: The Rea Irvin typeface descended from Allen Lewis 02/14/08 Websightings: Paul Noth & Sheboygan ; "Sex and Sensibility" San Francisco exhibit reviewed; NYTs review, Ben Katchor's "The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island" 02/14/08 Blogspotting: Chris Ware NYC Exhibit ; Websighting: Sempe Illustrates 02/13/08 News to me: Robert Grossman at the New Yorker 02/11/08 "Sex and Sensibility" Exhibit Opens in San Francisco 02/09/08 Bob Mankoff at GEL ; Roz Chast at the Wilton, Ct. Library 02/08/08 Websightings: Sid Harris & "101 Funny Things About Global Warming" on NPR; From Lansing, Michigan, a review of Roz Chast's "Theories of Everything..." 02/06/08 Websightings: Tilleymania! Seth's turn on Tilley, Francoise Mouly audio feature on Tilley, and Tilley contest winners ; Bill Lee in the 2008 Dutch Farmer's Almanac ; Comic Art #9 reviewed 02/04/08 Sam Gross's "We Have Ways of Making You Laugh" (with cover scan)on S&S site; "Cobeans Visit Campus" from Samcobean.com 02/02/08 New Yorker Cartoonist Blog Update, and a Note. 02/01/08 A Duo of Seattle Exhibits: Robert Crumb, Underground Comix ; Blogspotting: Zach Kanin Interview 01/31/08 Websightings: Panel discussion: "Serious Stuff About Humor"; Radio Rejection Collection ; Review: "Secret Ingredients" ; TIME archive: review of Peter Arno's "Sizzling Platter" 01/29/08 Websightings: Edward Sorel in the Nation: "How I Lost My Job and Found Happiness"; A Ben Katchor theater collaboration. Blogspotting: Mike Lynch, "Cartoonists on Cartooning" 01/26/08 New Yorker Cartoonists, Food, and The New York Times 01/24/08 Websightings: Exhibit: MAD's Alfred E. Neuman "Alfred, We Hardly Knew Thee!" ; Judith Yaross Lee's "Defining New Yorker Humor" 01/22/08 Websightings: First issue of The New Yorker on Ebay: $4,750.00 ; Time Archives: The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925 -1975 reviewed, Britain's Telegraph goes "Inside the temple of Times Square" 01/20/08 Websighting: Virginia Snedeker Exhibit comes to northern New Jersey ; Blogspottings: Mick Stevens' video studio tour, Brief reviews of Edward Sorel's "Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse" & "Best American Comics 2007" (Edited By Chris Ware) 01/18/08 Blogspotting: Edward Koren video ; Websightings: Crumb in Detroit Exhibit ; Cartoon Bank issues new Valentine's Day collection 01/17/08 The BBC's "Guided Tour Through 'The New Yorker' " ; Time Magazine Archive Two-fer: Thurber's Men, Woman and Dogs ; Thurber Obit. 01/16/08 Blogspotting: Robert Leighton illustrates ; Websightings: 2004 USA Today review of The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker; Time Archive: "Mollie Among the Neurotics" 01/15/08 Websightings: Time Magazine archive: Steinberg's All In Line ; Cartoonists take to the powder ; The Washington Post reviews vintage comic strips 01/14/08 An Appreciation: Peter Steiner's "Portraits & Self Portraits" 01/13/08 Blogspottings: Sam Means & his Practical Guide; "...The Four Cartooning Roth Brothers" ; Websightings: Adrian Tomine interview ; Sex & Sensibility exhibit in San Francisco 01/11/08 New Yorker's Tilley Contest ; Steig in Esquire ; Blogspotting: A Blogger looks for cartoons on NYer's new blog ; Web-Booksighting: Film & TV Adaptations of Comics & Graphic Novels 01/10/08 Blogspottings: Bloggers on The New Yorker's new blog ; Websightings: Francoise Mouly interview; TIME Magazine archive