The New Yorker Book of All-New Cat Cartoons (New Yorker Series)

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One can never have too many cats--or cat cartoons for that matter--as expertly demonstrated in The New Yorker Book of All-New Cat Cartoons. A follow-up to the magazine's first collection of feline funnies published some seven years ago, this delightful collection captures "a cat's-eye view of the world and the important things in life: food, sleep, love and affection, adventure, food, good friends and doggy enemies, back rubs, and food." Including the work of such notable New Yorker artists as George Booth, Stephanie Skalisky, Danny Shanahan, Arnie Levin, and Edward Koren, this endearing edition will appeal to those lucky enough to count a feline among their friends.

Book Description

Cats again? You can never have too many . . .

Drawn from the hundreds of cartoons published in The New Yorker in the seven years since The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons--as well as from fabulous older cats--this new collection is as hilarious and irresistible as the first.

The cartoons provide a cat's-eye view of the world and the important things in life: food, sleep, love and affection, adventure, food, good friends and doggy enemies, back rubs, and food. We see the essence of the feline world captured with verve, humor, and warmth by classic New Yorker artists such as Ed Koren, George Booth, William Steig, Saul Steinberg, Lee Lorenz, Robert Mankoff, Mick Stevens, Danny Shanahan, and Bruce Eric Kaplan.

Purrfectly divine!

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CATS DO THE ZANIEST THINGS...AND GET AWAY WITH IT!.......2001-12-15

As one who has owned over thirty cats in my life time (as many as five at one time) it is quite obvious that I am, indeed, a cat lover to the utmost degree! While it is difficult to compete with some of the world's greatest and best loved cats, such as Garfield and Norton, most cat lovers will agree this book provides a good supply of absolutely purr-fect humour! It is written in the same witty manner of the previous New Yorker cat cartoons, but I actually preferred this one. There was something about the cat antics in this one that were more true to life. The whole book comes together quite nicely and is equally as amusing and entertaining, if not moreso, than the first New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons! The antics are great...and so true to life, as any serious cat lover will recognize. The personalities of cats are not much different than humans; our feline friends are just a little better at showing us who is in charge!

The Cat’s Pajamas!.......2001-12-06

Cat lovers will treasure this book! The New Yorker’s staff has created a second volume of cat cartoons by adding more recent cat cartoons since the first book came out as well as some older cartoons.

As before, the 86 pages bristle with humor about our relationships to cats, a cat’s eye on our world, and the usual switching of cats and people into each other’s roles.

To my taste, over half of the cartoons were outstanding, and all were good.

Here are some of my favorites.

Man visiting bare-chested yogi on a ledge outside a cave entrance is surrounded by cats. "The meaning of life is cats." Sam Gross;

Wall of books with signs about them "Travel, Science, History, Fiction, Cute Cats." A well-dressed man is standing in front of Cute Cats holding a book with an illustration of a cat. Sidney Harris;

"Dog Days" is the caption for a subway car filled with dogs looking hot, with their tongues hanging out, wearing disheveled suits. A lone cat in the middle is neatly dressed and is definitely the cool cat of the illustration. William Hamilton;

Cat executive sits behind a large desk that covers an aquarium filled with very large fish. Bernard Sshoenbaum;

Cat speaks to a bird in a tree. "Hey, let's do lunch.
" Robert Mankoff;

Man and woman in a restaurant find themselves staring at a cat in the middle of their small table for two. The waiter explains "We're out of flowers." Danny Shanahan;

Four panels of a man and woman. In the third panel, a cat walks through and both stop to beam happily at the cat. Joseph Farris;

Cat with a television playing in the background is outside of a mousehole. "Jeopardy is on." Sam Gross;

Lawyer has cat on shoulder and holds out an envelope to a dog. "We're slapping you with a stress suit . . . . "Danny Shanahan;

Cat is driving a taxi cab and speaks to human passenger, "Yeah, I was into the pet thing for a while, but that scene wasn't for me." Eldon Didini;

Cat holding a smoking gun as a dead bird lies outside the window. "What was I supposed to do? I've been declawed." Frank Cotham;

General arrives home and sees cat in the foyer, "As you were." Mick Stevens;

Cat to owner near cat door, "I'm going out. Do you need any voles." Sam Gross;

Fortune teller holding woman's hand, "A wonderful cat is coming into your life." Edward Koren;

Cat in bed waking up, while the alarm goes "Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet." Arnie Levin;

Two dogs are looking at a cat walking by, "Are we talking about life style or orientation?" Peter Steiner.

The book’s weaknesses are two. First, it lacks an essay to tie together the humor and deepen your appreciation of it. So it’s more like a scrapbook of cartoons than a book of cartoons. Second, the dog-cat humor was not nearly as good as in the first book of New Yorker cat cartoons. You would think that there would be an endless supply of outstanding work available . . . but I guess not.

The positive aspect of the book is to realize how much better most of us relate to cats than to other people. Keeping that same wonderful cat relationship, how can you improve your human connections? How about bringing along a cat to enjoy with others?

Love a cat today!

Another Great Collection of Cat Cartoons.......1999-02-25

Speaking as a writer of humorous cat books (most recently, "Scratching the 'Net: Web Sites for Cats"), it seems to me quite fitting that a classy creature like the cat should be hilariously immortalized by a classy magazine like the New Yorker. This is another wonderful collection of cartoons by an exceptionally talented group of cartoonists. I defy any cat lover not to find at least several cartoons in this book that remind them of their own personal furry friend.

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Size matters
Easy holiday gift.
Style, elegance and grace
The Cover Tells It All
Cats Eyeing 'Catsup': "Makes You Wonder, Doesn't It?"

The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons
New Yorker Magazine
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ASIN: 0394587952
Release Date: 1990-10-10

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Here are the funniest and most feline cats ever assembled in 101 cartoons, the cream of the cream, from sixty-five years of the New Yorker.

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Size matters.......2007-08-11

I thought I was getting a paperback version of the original hardback book of cartoons. It is the same book but the paperback version is much smaller than the hardback.

Easy holiday gift........2006-03-22

If you live with a cat, you'll want to read it before you give it to another feline lover; it makes a wonderful present.

Style, elegance and grace.......2002-02-26

The New Yorker has all these things, and the combination of cats and The New Yorker is a felicitious one. These witty, wonderful cartoons are just the thing to bring a sparkle to even the most glazed of eyes.

Two ladies sipping tea, a cat strolling past tail in the air. "Whe she was little," one says "we had a very close relationship, but now we're just friends."

And a hundred others. A book is not as good as a cat, but this one is halfway there.

The Cover Tells It All.......2001-01-29

Cats you say? Take a look at the cover. Take a good look. Nobody does it like THE NEW YORKER. 101 cartons and 65 years later, the cats still have the last laugh. High level stuff and highly recommended!

Cats Eyeing 'Catsup': "Makes You Wonder, Doesn't It?".......2000-07-16

I rated this book based on the hardcover version, but I do want to put in a word against the miniature paperback version in the beginning. Avoid the miniature paperback: It is very tiny, reproduced poorly, the paper quality is not good, and some of the material cannot be seen without a magnifying glass.

The only drawback I saw to the hardcover version was the lack of a witty introduction. I graded it down one star for that lack. The New Yorker cartoon books on business and money have wonderful introductions, unlike this one.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I must admit that I do not have a cat. Yet I have many friends who do, and I tried to view these cartoons through their eyes.

The main cartoonists of these 102 cartoons are Charles Addams, Tom Cheney, Helen Hokinson, Frank Modell, Mischa Richter, Danny Shanahan, William Steig, and Saul Steinberg.

The cartoons generally follow one of the following styles: juxtaposing cats for dogs; anthropomorphizing cats; and treating humans like cats. These formats were predictable enough that the humor worked best when one of the categories was not followed, such as in a cartoon with no words where a cat is seen scratching against an arm chair while a man sits in it reading the newspaper -- chair, man, and newspaper all bear the same scratch marks everywhere.

Here are a few of my favorites:

A woman letting a large number of cats out of the back door: "Everyone be home by two o'clock."

No words: A man sits in a chair reading with his feet on a bear skin run. Behind him, a cat lies in a bed with a mouseskin rug on the floor in front.

A man receiving a call at work: "Your wife feels that your cat needs to hear an authoritative male voice."

One mouse to another: "Miss Egan, bring me everything we have on cats."

Dog to cat: "Hey, pal, let's hear 'Doggie in the Window' again, and this time play it like you mean it!"

Cat to cat in bow tie: "I'm sorry, but I think it's uncatlike."

Cat in casts to another cat in casts in vet's office: "I tried to make it from the windowsill to the top of the refrigerator. How about you?"

Cat behind loan officer desk in bank to dog: "Beg."

Man to cat: "The fact that you cats were considered sacred in ancient Egypt cuts no ice with me."

Person shouting through the window to a woman in a roomful of cats: "Glendora Hogan got another load of cats, Elinor honey. Can you take a couple?"

Let this good-natured look at one of our favorite animal friends liven up your day, and remind you of the humor behind everything. It's only our stalled thinking that denies us a good laugh at everything!

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Mike Trim, who started out building models for Thunderbirds quickly turned his talents as a painter and designer to creating the fantastic sets and machines that populated the worlds of the Andersons' science fiction offerings of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to highly detailed paintings and concepts, Trim is an accomplished artist and this new book showcases Trim's concept drawings and paintings together with his famous record album artwork. The Future Was F.A.B. The Art of Mike Trim contains over 275 color and black and white illustrations, drawings, paintings, model concepts, blue print drawings, and artwork.

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Fantastic and about time!.......2007-02-07

This book is well researched and written and has full colour photos throughout. For obvious reasons, it focuses heavily on his time working on the Gerry Anderson shows from Thunderbirds to UFO. Reading the book really gave me an appreciation for the work Mike Trim did and especially his contribution to the Anderson universe. Not only did he design many known vehicles, he was also a model builder and much more.

However, it is Mike's artwork that really stands out in this book. Over and over, he clearly went to great lengths to create realistic and believable vehicles, which went a long way to the general feel of the shows.

A nice easy read with lots of info. Like another reviewer mentioned, this goes well with the hard-to-find Derek Meddings book. If you like Gerry Anderson shows, you will love this book.

Great Book.......2007-01-15

Gerry Anderson's shows have spectacular vehicles and production values. Mike Trim's contributions to these shows are documented in this book, filled with rare color behind the scenes photos and his artwork. His design of the Mobile from UFO has always been my favorite vehicle. Along with Derek Medding's 21st Century Visions, a must have for fans of Anderson's shows. Give me more.

About time there is a book on mike Trim.......2006-12-21

This book is long over due - It is well written - Covers the involvement of Mike Trim with Gerry Anderson, etc. The book covers many facts of how mike Trim made the props, with many photos of high quality. I was not aware of Mikes involve with Gerry andersons projects until I read this book. If you are a fan of Gerry Anderson, and or his projects (which where many) Then this book is a perfect complaint to have.Anthony Taylor did a great job of research.

SpongeBob: 5 Splashy Styles (Nick How to to Draw)

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SpongeBob: 5 Splashy Styles (Nick How to to Draw)
Walter Foster
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Now anyone can learn to draw SpongeBob SquarePants and his undersea friends in a variety of artistic styles--Original, SketchBob, Icon, Retro Funk, and even Punk! Following the super simple step-by-step instructions, kids will love discovering creative new ways to draw SpongeBob and his briny pals!

The Speakeasies of 1932: Over 400 Drawings, Paintings and Photos

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AL HRSCHFELD STILL DRAWS RAVES!

The Speakeasies of 1932: Over 400 Drawings, Paintings and Photos
Gordon Kahn , and Al Hirschfeld
Manufacturer: Glenn Young Books/Applause
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Introduction by Pete Hamill. When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition hangouts each had their own flavor, decorum, decor and formula for ducking the law. Each found its own alcoholic substratum: its own inimitable characters behind, at and under the bar. Fear not - all has not been lost to the repeal of the 18th Amendment, Starbucks corporate latte, and the wrecking ball. One intoxicating artifact remains, a book of lustrous vintage - Al Hirschfeld's The Speakeasies of 1932, wherein Hirschfeld nails these dipsomaniacal outposts with his pen and brush in the manner of a dour Irish bartender sizing up a troublesome souse. Provided as well is the recipe for each of the speakeasy's cocktail claim to fame. The resulting concoction is the perfect antidote to the Cappuccino Grande Malaise, a book that will make everyone yearn for a Manhattan, old fashioned, and straight up. "His comments are as swooping and witty as his lines." - The New Yorker

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AL HRSCHFELD STILL DRAWS RAVES!.......2006-02-01

All hail Hirschfeld, and, more importantly, all hail this trio of tomes featuring works by the premier theater and entertainment illustrator of the 20th century. For decades, Big Al's works adorned the cover of Sunday's New York Times Arts and Leisure sections, sketches celebrating plays, musicals, movies and celebrities gracing Gotham that particular week. The bearded, rotund artist (sort of a secular Santa for show-biz folk) was ubiquitous at opening nights in and out of town. And, of course, each week, there were the "Ninas," his daughter's name, hidden, sometimes once, sometimes up to eight times, in each sketch. (The number next to his signature would clue us in on the number of times Nina's name was hidden.) Cross-country phone calls wailing, "Where's the last Nina?" ensued on many a Sunday afternoon.
Nina-searchers can now glut themselves on Hirschfeld's British Aisles, a collection culled from the New York Times; as a special treat, there are welcome commentaries from such big name Brits as Julie Andrews, Dame Edna, Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Lynn Redgrave.
A veddy nice job, but the real treats are Hirschfeld's Harlem and The Speakeasies of 1932. In Harlem, we can see the artist's style develop; before the detailed line drawings we have come to expect came almost impressionistic pencil shadings, at once more personal and mysterious, more abstract, and evocative and startling in their originality. Harlem has, as well as several historical essays, text by a band of authorities, including Bobby Short, Lena Horne, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee and Savion Glover.
The Speakeasies of 1932 is a fascinating look at the dives and divine watering holes of that noble experiment, prohibition. Sketches of bars, bartenders and patrons, along with a written description of the joints, are included. Added to this fizzy mix are drink recipes from each bar; we should, perhaps, avoid the cocktail simply called "Smoke," from an establishment called O'Leary's on the Bowery. The principle ingredient? Two cans of Sterno.
Art should teach us something about the past, about ourselves, about our society. But it should also be fun. Al Hirschfeld accomplished all of this with pencil, pen and ink. If you aren't familiar with his work, meet this terrific triumvirate. And if you are familiar with dear Al (and Nina), then enjoy a reunion with old and treasured friends.

How To Draw Manga Computones Volume 3: Mecha (How to Draw Manga Computones)

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How To Draw Manga Computones Volume 3: Mecha (How to Draw Manga Computones)
Knife Senno
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ASIN: 4766115643

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This third volume of the popular series is geared towards artists who have mastered the basic techniques of tone work and want to give their manga three-dimensionality and a wide array of audacious special effects. The bonus CD-ROM contains 100 types of tone patterns favored by manga artists. This Computones series is guaranteed to expand your manga horizons.

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Incompatibility gave this a lower rating.......2007-04-29

The book itself is actually pretty useful, and showed me how to place tones on a wide variety of items, mostly military mecha, vehicles, and personnel. However, the CD itself does not have the tones available directly, which means you have to use their install application, and this is incompatible with Mac. Mostly my fault, because it did say Windows CD-ROM on the outside, but I assumed it would have patterns, textures and brushes for Photoshop use directly available to drag and drop where you want them. This doesn't make sense to me because Macs have always been preferred for graphic applications over PC's - don't know if this is still true as I have not used a PC in several years.

I do like the book, however, and if you're a Mac user, it's probably worth the cost if you can find it used. I bought it at a local comics store and can't return it now because of the open CD thing. Like I said, my fault, I should have investigated it more, but if my overlooking something can save another aspiring artist money, I'll just chalk it up to good karma points.

Cartoon Heroes & Villains (How to Draw and Paint series #262)

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Cartoon Heroes & Villains (How to Draw and Paint series #262)
Mia Tavonatti
Manufacturer: Walter Foster Publishing
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ASIN: 1560103620

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Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone.

Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.

What you'll learn from this book ...

• A step-by-step process for drawing cartoon heroes and villains, from basic sketches to finished illustrations

• Which tools and materials are needed to render your own exciting action figures

• Detailed tips for constructing full figures, plus specifics for drawing heads and hands

• The basic rules of one-, two-, and three-point perspective

• Drawing techniques such as foreshortening and drawing through

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Cool.......1999-07-03

Coo

Visual Addiction: The Art of Robert Williams

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That wacky,wacky,Williams!!
Circus Clowns Battling to the death...
Don't be afraid to study it TWICE

Visual Addiction: The Art of Robert Williams
Robert Williams , and Lydia Lynch
Manufacturer: Last Gasp
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That wacky,wacky,Williams!!.......2002-05-18

This is an excellant collection of Robert Willians art. However there are a few problems with the lay out of the book.The first 47 or so pages are black and white reproductions which I found kind of pointless and it also took the edge off of the art work.The last 32 pages or so are the color versions of the art work. All in all it is a good collection of Mr. Williams art work.

Circus Clowns Battling to the death..........2000-10-04

That about sums it up. That and hot-rod car wrecks. If your remotely interested, you need this book to complete your life.

Don't be afraid to study it TWICE.......2000-01-12

I first received a copy of Visual Addiction from the nude model in my Life Drawing class in college.It is a collection of images: the first half is black&white with looooong titles, the second half is identical, but in color with only plate numbers. The imagery is stunning...some of the artwork is offensive, even to an open-minded person like myself.I have studied this book(portfolio, if you will) and I still find new things in the artwork. I CHALLENGE YOU TO STUDY THE GENIUS THAT IS ROBERT WILLIAMS. Buy this book without any knowledge of its content, and you will not be disapponted( that is, if you are the type of person who likes to see circus clowns battling to the death...).

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Cartooning: Animation Basics (HT25)
Walter T. Foster
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Learn to animate cartoons step by step.

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Tweedy Nails It!.......2000-04-13

Jim Tweedy has hit another homer with his latest on Charlie the RedCat. The paintings and writings are hilarious, and the book is beautiful. If you have a cat, or any pet with a spicy and unique personality, you'll identify with Charlie and love this book. This guy obviously has a great sense of humor and a real gift for conveying it. END

American Drawings in the Art Museum. Princeton University: 130 Selected Examples : [Exhibition] (Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University)

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American Drawings in the Art Museum. Princeton University: 130 Selected Examples : [Exhibition] (Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University)
Princeton University. Art Museum.
Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Pr
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The American past; a history of the United States from Concord to Hiroshima, 1775-1945 Told with the aid of a thousand pictures, reproduced from original photographs, paintings, cartoons, lithographs, engravings, and drawings, especially selected and arra

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The American past; a history of the United States from Concord to Hiroshima, 1775-1945 Told with the aid of a thousand pictures, reproduced from original photographs, paintings, cartoons, lithographs, engravings, and drawings, especially selected and arra
Roger Butterfield
Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster c1947
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ON7RB8

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