Cartoonists Illustrating Things – Who’da Thunk It
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Illustrators spotlighted: Phil Hands, Roz Chast, Stephan Pastis, Stanley Chow, Magreet de Heer, Georgia Dunn, and Patrick Chappatte.
Write a Letter To The Editor Illustrated
Following up on our Letter to the Editor post we feature Phil Hands’ comic (or here or on Xtwitter) interpreting his and Wisconsin State Journal opinion page editor Scott Milfred recent meet and greet where they discussed with the audience how to go about getting a letter to the editor printed in the newspaper.
The Roz Chast Illustrated Interview
Austin Kleon’s most recent “Typewriter Interview” is with cartoonist Roz Chast.
“Roz Chast is a #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author whose cartoons and covers have appeared continuously in The New Yorker since 1978.1 Her latest book is a collaboration with Jason Adam Katzenstein called The Two Saddest Kitchens: A Comics Conversation. To celebrate its publication day, we conducted this typewriter interview via the magic of the United States Postal Service.”
The Pearls Before Swine Illustrated Beer Bottles
Stephan Pastis has teamed with his local Russian River Brewing Company to draw a beer label.
“A rat, pig, goat and a cartoonist walk into a brew pub… it sounds like the set up to a joke, or rather, a comic strip, but it’s something even better. Santa Rosa’s Stephan Pastis is the creator of the popular comic strip Pearls Before Swine, and he’s also a fan of beer.”
“[T]he ‘Pearls Before Pliny’ labeled beer will begin distribution to stores at the beginning of November and may last through Thanksgiving.”
On a related topic…
It seems U.S. politicians aren’t the only ones who ignore copyright legalities. Greg Heffer for The Daily Mail reports about the British Tory party using a Stanley Chow cartoon image without permission.
“Commenting on the Tories’ use of the image, he posted on Instagram: ‘It seems like @Conservatives have been using my artwork without my permission at their conference party.
“‘Regardless of whatever your political allegiances are, it’s still copyright infringement… I’ll be seeking legal advice.’
“Mr Chow also told the Manchester Evening News: ‘They should have known and done their due diligence really before stealing someone’s image and using it for something as childish as what they have done.
“‘I’m going to take legal advice and see what they say, and we will go from there basically.'”
An Illustrated Warning to Cartoonists About A Bad Publisher
Dutch comic artist Magreet de Heer had a very bad experience with someone who contracted her for an illustration and then, well… “A Bad Actor” and “A Bad Actor Part Two.”
“Comic artists are nice people.
“Comic artists don’t like conflict. All we really want to do is draw. We don’t want to start a fight, not even with people who conned us. We shrug it off, we think “it’s all in the game” and we move on. We need our time and energy for comics.
“Some people take advantage of this.”
Illustrated Cat Adventures
A new book collecting Georgia Dunn’s Breaking Cat News strips from 2020 is previewed by GoComics.
“‘Baba Mouse to the Rescue!’, BCN’s 10th book is hitting bookshelves near you on October 27th, 2026! Here’s a sneak peek of a few classic ‘Breaking Cat News’ stories you’ll find in its pages. (And more!)”
Death Row Illustrated
With United States prisoner executions in the news lately here’s a New York Times series illustrated by Patrick Chappatte from ten years ago: Inside Death Row.
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