We’re thrilled to announce that licensing for New Yorker cartoonist Peter Steiner is now exclusively available on CartoonStock! Peter sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1979 and has since had approximately 400 cartoons published in its pages. One of these cartoons, “On the internet nobody knows you’re a dog,” is the most…
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“Death Ray” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
At P.C. Vey’s cocktail party, a woman standing by the buffet is holding a drink in her left hand and chatting with a man. On her head is a futuristic contraption (maybe a death-ray?) pointing at the man to whom she’s talking. She’s wearing the space age gadget like a hat, complete with a chin-strap,…
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NEW! Have I Got a Cartoon for You!: The Moment Magazine Book of Jewish Cartoons
Have I Got a Cartoon for You! Edited with Introduction by Bob Mankoff Foreword by Roz Chast Available now In this new book, Have I Got a Cartoon for You! Bob Mankoff presents his favorite Jewish cartoons. In his foreword, Mankoff shows how his Jewish heritage helped him to become a successful cartoonist, examines the…
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That Day.
You got it. Same date as today eighteen years ago. The New Yorker was then located uptown on 42nd Street. I was driving in from Westchester when the planes hit but never made it because all entrances to Manhattan were sealed off. I went home and watched the towers fall and felt sick and remembered…
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“Oil Field” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In the background of Charlie Hankin’s oil field are four machines extracting crude oil from the ground. Next to several large holes in the ground are treasure chests, presumably filled with gold. Kneeling beside one of these treasure chests is a roughneck who’s saying something to his fellow roughneck. I suspect that Hankin drew this…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Canine Companions
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at man’s best friend. Consider the dog—loyal, obedient, trusting—how different from the typical human! Perhaps that’s why dogs make such excellent companions. It’s that extraordinarily close relationship many of us…
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