New York Cartoons

1 month ago | newyorkcartoons.com | Jason Chatfield |Jenny Gorelick

Thank you to everyone who has subscribed since the above video went live yesterday. If you’re new here, start here and work your way down. I’ve been writing this newsletter for 9 years (4+ of those on Substack), and I feel like there’s something for everyone at this point. 430 Issues! What an insane, compulsive obsession I’ve developed here. I’ve been enjoying writing and drawing for all of you, and I’ve got a few great new posts in the hopper, ready to publish this coming week for paid subscribers.

1 month ago | newyorkcartoons.com | Jason Chatfield |Ann Telnaes

Before I say anything else, I’m excited to tell you that the official in-person launch event of the book I’ve been working on for the past 2 years will take place in New York City at a VERY iconic mystery institution on Friday, May 2nd. Mark your calendars, and please sign up here so I can send you and your pup(s) all the details about the location! I’ll share more information in the coming weeks.

1 month ago | newyorkcartoons.com | Jason Chatfield |Ann Telnaes |Heather Richardson |Steven Levitsky

(Do me a favour and just click the title of this post so it doesn’t cut off while you’re reading it. Email apps are the worst.)I’m still reeling from the documentary I saw last night at the IFC, featuring former Washington Post cartoonist and now Substacker, . The documentary is called Democracy Under Siege and was completed before the election last November. Its prescience is chilling.

1 month ago | newyorkcartoons.com | Jason Chatfield |Liza Donnelly

I’m still recovering from the epic weekend that just passed— between the Substak Bestsellers event, the opening of a new Aussie pub in New York (Old Mates), and the epic 100th-anniversary celebrations for the New Yorker’s cartoonist cohort, my sleep score is now lower than federal government employment rates.

1 month ago | newyorkcartoons.com | Jason Chatfield

This is the final post celebrating the New Yorker’s Centenary Week— one epic blowout party to round out a century of cartoonery. Read my other post on the anniversary here. February 22nd, 2025TriBeCa, New YorkThere's something distinctly New Yorkery about celebrating the centennial of its most iconic magazine at a secret underground club in Tribeca, where bookshelves open to reveal secret rooms, and cartoonists collide with debutantes.