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Above and below: an original ink and watercolor card by Don Orehek. Don is a pal and one of the best ever.
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National Cartoonists Society NJ chapter Chairman Tom Stemmle:
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Cartoonist Elena Steier with an incredible series of drawings of her Goth Scouts:
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Pibgorn and 9 Chickweed Lane cartoonist Brooke McEldowney:
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A friend of the family who does this wonderful calligraphy. Those expressive Santa drawings are by her son:
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The one and only illustrator extraordinaire Sandy Kossin:
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Gag cartoonist Gregory Kogan with a fun New Yorkery bit of wordless multi-panel humor:
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Batman and Mary Worth (Whatta combo!) artist Joe Giella:
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Anne Gibbons with a spot-on political gag:
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A gorgeous and thoughtful pose of Santa by Paul Giambarba:
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My pal, graphic novelist Brian Fies:
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Gag cartoonist Dave Carpenter:
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Mad Magazine and New Yorker regular John Caldwell:
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From the syndicated strip Six Chix, Isabella Bannerman:
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The best pal a boy cartoonist ever had - Mark Anderson:
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And the interior of Mark's card:
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And finally, Cleo, Don Orehek's cat, snoozing on his drawing board.
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My thanks to all of you for these little gifts in the mail. I love these cards!
1 comment:
These are wonderful. I'm most jealous of the Giella's card. What a wonderful collection!
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