The Washington Post has an article following David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker and the journal’s cartoon editor Bob Mankoff as they go through some 81 cartoons for possible inclusion in the famous periodical, whittled down from an initial batch of 1000 hopefuls, with most being rejected (even some which make them laugh but somehow don’t work quite right for them). As celebrated New Yorker regular cartoonist Matthew Diffee puts it, he, like most other regular contributors can send in perhaps ten cartoons a week for consideration: “And if you’re really, really funny that week you’ll sell … one cartoon! That’s a 90 percent rejection rate.” Tough business, even for the well-known names.
Wed, Jan 3, 2007
Comics and cartoons, General