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Edward Koren Picks His Favorite Cartoons

Edward Koren has published more than eleven hundred cartoons in the magazine. He settled in Vermont with his family in 1987, and has served as a member of his town’s volunteer fire department for thirty-one years.

“It looks as if our troubles are only beginning.”

Cartoon by William Steig, August 26, 1967

   

Cartoon by Saul Steinberg, May 28, 1979

   

“Dear no, Miss Mayberry—just the head.”

Cartoon by Mary Petty, December 4, 1937

   

Amy Hwang Picks Her Favorite Cartoons

Amy Hwang sold her first cartoon to the magazine in 2009. She worked in architecture before pursuing cartooning full time, in 2018. She lives in Scarsdale, New York, with her daughter. Recurring themes in her cartoons include cats and sleep.

“So this is where the magic happens.”

Cartoon by Robert Weber, January 26, 2004

   

Cartoon by Charles Barsotti, May 2, 1977

   

Cartoon by Mick Stevens, January 7, 1991

   

“Why don’t you paint a picture—it’ll last longer!”

Cartoon by Harry Bliss, September 24, 2018

   

Liza Donnelly Picks Her Favorite Cartoons

Liza Donnelly is the author of seventeen books, one of which, “Funny Ladies,” is a history of the women cartoonists of The New Yorker from 1925 to 2005. She sold her first cartoon to the magazine in 1979 and nobody understood it.

Cartoon by Nurit Karlin, October 29, 1979

   

“I shall now quote the passages which I consider obscene.”

Cartoon by Helen E. Hokinson, May 13, 1933

   

“You’re a very intelligent little woman, my dear.”

Cartoon by Barbara Shermund, May 19, 1928

   

“That’s my first wife up there, and this is the present Mrs. Harris.”

Cartoon by James Thurber, March 16, 1935

   

Liz Montague Picks Her Favorite Cartoons

Liz Montague began contributing to the magazine in 2019, after graduating from college the previous year. She often draws while listening to “Harry Potter” audiobooks, but only the ones narrated by Jim Dale.

“All I ask is a chance to ruin my life in my own way.”

Cartoon by Barbara Smaller, July 26, 2004

   

“The Icarus story is just that—a story.”

Cartoon by Victoria Roberts, April 26, 1993

   

Zachary Kanin Picks His Favorite Cartoons

Zachary Kanin sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 2005. He was a writer for “Saturday Night Live,” and is the co-creator of “Detroiters” and “I Think You Should Leave.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their two children, and their dog, Switchblade.

“We just haven’t been flapping them hard enough.”

Cartoon by Sam Gross, September 4, 1995

   

Cartoon by John O’Brien, December 25, 2006

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