Monday, October 15, 2012

My One "New Yorker" Cartoon Possibility

I was planning to send this to The New Yorker until I read how hard it is to actually have something accepted--30 gags a month, years of submissions--so decided, what the heck, put it on the blog.

We don't have all five of us home at night much anymore, but when we did, this scene was not a complete impossibility.  A nod to Lord of the Rings, and a special thanks to artist, inventor, toy designer, model helicopter pilot, and friend Ben Bowman for the artwork.


3 comments:

  1. Very nice!

    Even nicer than my Christmas picture from 2003, though that's what I thought of immediately. Like yours, it's a living room setting with five people. Three are busy with computers on their laps. (This was almost 10 years ago: no iPhones, no iPads.) The fourth is laughing, probably at the others, and holding the fifth, a newborn baby. No, not THAT newborn baby, but I did title the picture, "We Three Nerds."

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  2. I immediately had to post your comic to my own blog. If you have any objections, let me know and I'll (reluctantly) take it down.

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  3. The baby is a good reminder (especially for Moms) that multitasking started well before screens. Post away, and thanks!

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