I feel like cartoonist "worlds" are at risk of fading.
A cartoonist needs to experiment, exercise patience, and stay true to themselves in order to cultivate their own world. This is hard enough, but the lack of opportunity in the market, high competition, and the presence of social media makes it even harder. I also question if there is a demand for new worlds in modern gag cartooning and if stylistic trends prevent richer worlds from being created.
Anyway, I'd hate to see them go and hope new ones are uncovered soon.
Love your newsletter, especially the cat page. However: you've misspelled the name of my late friend Joan, biographer of Highsmith. It should be Schenkar. She was Jewish, not South Asian....
I like the new Bobb. That cartoon is good but the bedside lamp is ugly.
I don't mind at all when my books become coasters. They're multi-functional like that. It's one of their main selling points.
I feel like cartoonist "worlds" are at risk of fading.
A cartoonist needs to experiment, exercise patience, and stay true to themselves in order to cultivate their own world. This is hard enough, but the lack of opportunity in the market, high competition, and the presence of social media makes it even harder. I also question if there is a demand for new worlds in modern gag cartooning and if stylistic trends prevent richer worlds from being created.
Anyway, I'd hate to see them go and hope new ones are uncovered soon.
Love your newsletter, especially the cat page. However: you've misspelled the name of my late friend Joan, biographer of Highsmith. It should be Schenkar. She was Jewish, not South Asian....
Cheers, ez