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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New from Peter Steiner, cartoonists turned novelist
Peter Steiner is probably best known for the most reproduced cartoon in New Yorker history, “On the Internet no one knows you’re a dog,” (seen here). The prolific master is also the author of six thrillers. His new political thriller, The Good Cop (Willi Geismeier Mysteries), asks: How do you uphold the law when the…
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SAM GROSS AT THE NEW YORKER!
Hey, times flies when you’re being as funny as Sam Gross. He got his first cartoon published in The New Yorker 50 years ago this August and over 432 have followed that one. Here are three Sam Gross New Yorker classics that will be funny 50 years from now. There’s no doubt…
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“Ancient Mariner” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In Joe Dator’s cartoon, the Ancient Mariner from Coleridge’s poem is standing barefoot and alone at a cocktail party, with the albatross tied around his neck. To his left, a female guest says something to her partner. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge’s longest poem, is about a sailor who recounts his story of…
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