{"id":607,"date":"2019-02-04T14:10:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/more.cartooncollections.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:34:52","slug":"introducing-anatomy-of-a-cartoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/introducing-anatomy-of-a-cartoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Anatomy of a Cartoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2339 alignright\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC1715.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Witte and Rex Hesner\" width=\"200\" height=\"186\" \/>For the past three years, self-appointed cartoon cognoscenti <strong>Phil Witte<\/strong> and <strong>Rex Hesner<\/strong> have been critiquing <em>New Yorker <\/em>cartoons each week on their blog CartoonCompanion.com. There, they review each cartoon, discussing its merits, studying its detail and artistry, and ultimately assigning each a 1- to 6-star rating.<\/p>\n<p>Self-appointed no longer, we invited Rex and Phil to share their insights and analysis on various cartoon topics and tropes. In the first installment of the series, Rex and Phil tackle dating in cartoons set in a bar.<\/p>\n<h3>Anatomy of a Cartoon: Pick-Ups and Brush-Offs<\/h3>\n<p><em>Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics examine dating cartoons set in a bar\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Why do you suppose so many cartoons are set in bars?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> Because bars are the perfect place for drunken confessions, failed pick-up efforts, and public humiliations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> All funny premises, but since Valentine&#8217;s Day is approaching, let&#8217;s look closer at some pick-up scenes\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>PICK-UP LINES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> This well-dressed woman gets right to the point with an iconic celebrity from yesteryear. Check out the details in Leo Cullum&#8217;s beautifully drawn upscale bar scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Incongruity drives this cartoon. The woman appears not at all nonplussed by the presence of a realistically drawn ad icon. She may not find Mr. Goodbar, but she&#8217;s got her eye on Mr. Peanut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC32103\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-627\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC32103h.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Leo Cullum\" width=\"500\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC32103h.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC32103h-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC32103h-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Speaking of odd-looking guys, here&#8217;s a cartoon inspired by the Easter Island heads. There&#8217;s much less detail than Leo Cullum would include, but the head definitely evokes mystery. Again, a seemingly everyday person interacts comfortably with an image from an alternate reality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> Right, and Mr. Stonehead doesn&#8217;t seem so out of place with his fitted suit and martini. The cartoon also provides a little history lesson; European arrival to the island occurred on Easter Sunday in \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 1722.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC119407\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-631\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC119407h.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - J.C. Duffy\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC119407h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC119407h-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC119407h-768x609.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Our cartoonists can&#8217;t resist getting animals into the act. Take J.B. Handelsman&#8217;s horoscope-themed cartoon, for example. Unlike the others, no human interacts with the non-human characters. I love how the Capricorn goat tugs flirtatiously at her beard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> That fish in the foreground doesn&#8217;t look too out of water; he seems to be keeping hydrated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC47981\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-630\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC47981h.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - J.B. Hnadlesman\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC47981h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC47981h-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC47981h-768x1018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC47981h-773x1024.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> A simple pick-up line takes on new meaning in this Robin Hood cartoon by Danny Shanahan. The object of his desire does not seem impressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Poor Robin\u2014he looks so sincere. Again, the cartoon turns on placing a person out of time or place into a familiar setting. This is a fine example of an anachronism cartoon\u2014plus, of course, the wordplay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC134905\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-632\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC134905h.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Danny Shanahan\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC134905h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC134905h-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC134905h-768x712.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BRUSH-OFFS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> We started off with cartoons about attempted pick-ups. How about some brush-off cartoons?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> I like this one by Carolita Johnson. Note how the background is suggested rather than spelled out, but it still conveys a bar. The cowgirl boots create a style difference between the two characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> Those boots are made for walking\u2014right past old baldy. At least her rejection is tempered by the words &#8220;right now&#8221;, suggesting that, just maybe, he could try again later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Or grow hair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC135213\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-633\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135213h.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Carolita Johnson\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135213h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135213h-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135213h-768x829.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> There&#8217;s rejection, and then there&#8217;s crushing humiliation, as exemplified in this beautifully rendered cartoon by William Haefeli. It&#8217;s a closely cropped composition, but all of the elements are there: a few bottles, a largely obscured bartender, and silhouettes and glimpses of customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> And the caption is an ego-crusher. Ooh, that&#8217;s gotta hurt!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC139947\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-636\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC139947h.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - William Haefeli\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC139947h.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC139947h-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC139947h-768x864.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> Some of these seem a little sad, like this one, again by Danny Shanahan \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC41447\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-629\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC41447h.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Danny Shanahan\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC41447h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC41447h-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC41447h-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> \u2026and this one by P.C. Vey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC39112\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-628\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC39112h.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - P.C. Vey\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC39112h.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC39112h-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CC39112h-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> Bar cartoons often feature bewildered guys attempting to interpret female behavior. Here&#8217;s one by Drew Dernavich, sparely but powerfully drawn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC141313\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-637\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC141313h.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Drew Dernavich\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC141313h.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC141313h-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC141313h-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC141313h-768x774.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC141313h-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> And saddest of all is this Michael Crawford cartoon, in which a man tells of lost love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Wait, this is a late-night caf\u00e9, not a bar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> At least the caffeinated conversationalists will have plenty to say.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC136069\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-635\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC136069h.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Michael Crawford\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC136069h.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC136069h-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC136069h-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ONLINE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong> Let&#8217;s end on a happy note with this pleasantly weird cartoon by Joe Dator. It reflects the current trend to find a compatible partner online, where much depends on the profile photo. Meeting person-to-person or, in this case, person-to-cat-headed woman, comes later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex:<\/strong> I think they make a cute couple. I hope it works out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC135913\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-634\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135913h.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Joe Dator\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135913h.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135913h-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CC135913h-768x712.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past three years, self-appointed cartoon cognoscenti Phil Witte and Rex Hesner have been critiquing New Yorker cartoons each week on their blog CartoonCompanion.com. 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