{"id":9403,"date":"2024-09-09T08:24:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/?p=9403"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:15:18","slug":"anatomy-of-a-cartoon-psyche-of-the-cartoonist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/anatomy-of-a-cartoon-psyche-of-the-cartoonist\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatomy of a Cartoon: Psyche of the Cartoonist"},"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\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desert Island Clich\u00e9<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever wondered about the personality behind the cartoonist\u2019s pen? CartoonStock\u2019s latest sponsored book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tackles that question in the chapter, \u201cPsyche of the Cartoonist.\u201d Let\u2019s begin with a fan favorite\u2014Roz Chast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of the world\u2019s most beloved cartoonists, Chast has written and spoken extensively about her childhood. Her upbringing as the only child of older, Depression-era parents shaped her view of the world as a scary place. They told her she had two jobs: do well in school and don\u2019t die. Death is the ultimate subject to worry about and the premise of some of her greatest cartoons.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC24179\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC24179_Sharing-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC24179_Sharing-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC24179_Sharing-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC24179_Sharing-1-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC24179_Sharing-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC24179_Sharing-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC24179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the New Yorker\u2019s most prolific cartoonists for decades, Frank Cotham serves up a steady stream of bad news cartoons. He readily admits, \u201cI\u2019m a \u2018glass is completely empty\u2019 sort of person.\u201d Even the gray and ominous backgrounds in his cartoons convey the message: there\u2019s no hope, but there is humor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC39974\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC39974_Sharing-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC39974_Sharing-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC39974_Sharing-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC39974_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC39974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George Booth\u2019s rural Missouri upbringing gives a clue to the style of humor: These cartoons are not slickly sophisticated. They are little scenes of folks trying to make sense of the world. Booth peeks into windows and eavesdrops on the telling remarks of a house\u2019s inhabitants. The thin, scratchy line and casual ink wash give his work an appropriately folksy, almost disheveled appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC40976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9406 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC40976_Sharing-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC40976_Sharing-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC40976_Sharing-768x691.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC40976_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC40976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the opposite end of the spectrum from the angry, depressed, and neurotic cartoonists stands Amy Hwang. She depicts a world of relative tranquility, of kitties and coffee cakes, offering a gentle humor that tickles, not slaps. Her cartoons are more like pages from her diary, a glimpse into her daily world.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC141183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC141183_Sharing-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC141183_Sharing-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC141183_Sharing.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC141183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cartoons of Victoria Roberts spring like flowers from the pages of the New Yorker. They brim with a child-like delight in the everyday. Roberts presents a joyful, uncomplicated world, free of cynicism and conflict. The wife may have been inspired by Roberts\u2019 mother, whom she described as \u201ca bit of a diva, a real character.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC52409\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC52409_Sharing-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC52409_Sharing-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC52409_Sharing-768x696.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC52409_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC52409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edward Steed\u2019s cartoon world teems with psychopaths doing horrible things. His humor goes beyond dark; it is savage. This unassuming Englishman has no peer among his contemporaries in outrageous cartoon humor. As Steed has said, \u201cEverything\u2019s kind of a glimpse of my subconscious. At times it\u2019s quite revealing, and I do hesitate sometimes.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC145707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC145707_Sharing-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC145707_Sharing-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC145707_Sharing-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CC145707_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC145707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like to see more great cartoons and commentary, check out the rest of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny Stuff. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s packed with over 100 cartoons and never-before-seen illustrations. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny Stuff <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pulls back the curtain on this beloved art form with entertaining analysis\u2014always with a light touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/71f5LTHNkL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/71f5LTHNkL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/71f5LTHNkL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/71f5LTHNkL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Available on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Funny-Stuff-Great-Cartoonists-Cartoons\/dp\/1633889807\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11LFV26JMPCYC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AWfwXHFAUigMjoiAodpobsea58peBLqQ6jFKj8agY6O8I1Yfl9f303fnQY3cymSP6OaMil530_G_kSKv6aXkKlgaoIpZHBLPqVwnJzIGWP8.q1eIEcJ-UZbsZ4imOZoU-LD3bYZ3crC2sXKy-FXJ3H0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=funny+stuff+how+great+cartoonists+make+great+cartoons&amp;qid=1725051006&amp;sprefix=funny+stuff+how%2Caps%2C259&amp;sr=8-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/funny-stuff-philip-witte\/1144324877?ean=9781633889804\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or wherever books are sold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;a must for people who love the single-panel cartoon form and a great primer for aspiring cartoonists&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><b>Bob Mankoff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, former cartoon editor of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;delightful, engaging, and illuminating&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><b>Roz Chast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cartoonist and best-selling author<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;a must-have for cartoon fans&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><b>Dan Piraro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, creator of &#8220;Bizarro&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at Desert Island Clich\u00e9. Ever wondered about the personality behind the cartoonist\u2019s pen? 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