Welcome to our Ali Solomon Artist Spotlight, part of our CartoonStock Artist Spotlights series. Each feature in this collection highlights a cartoonist whose distinctive style and voice brings something special to the CartoonStock library. Ali Solomon is known for her witty, relatable cartoons that focus on parenting, relationships, and the everyday absurdities of modern life. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Air Mail, The Weekly Humorist, and The Washington Post, and now you can explore a selection of her cartoons right here in the CartoonStock collection.
Ali Solomon’s Signature Style
Ali’s cartoons give women the best lines, something that marks a refreshing change from when I started cartooning for The New Yorker back in the 1970s.
What makes those lines so effective is that they come from what’s now called “lived experience” and reflect a woman’s perspective.
For example, here are two standout cartoons that show exactly what I mean:
Here’s another less obvious example:
This would still be a joke with guys but not as funny. Just from a physical standpoint the wind forcing the purse, the umbrella, the cloths, and the hair in the opposite direction from where they’re headed creates a tension that would be missing with guys in suits. But if you really miss guys in suits in cartoons, no problem. Just look for any of my cartoons in The New Yorker from the Seventies. There are racks of them.
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