Cartoon art
I’ve been a fan of William Haefeli’s cartoons for the New Yorker for a while now. Haefeli, described by cartoon editor Bob Mankoff as “a paragon of taste,” draws in a clean style—which he attributes to his commercial-art training—and consistently makes wry, urbane observations.
A bunch of his cartoons have gay themes. Here are some of my favorite captions:
“We’re not doing anything for Gay Pride this year. We’re here, we’re queer, we’re used to it.”
“I still say we should get a queen-sized mattress—despite the obvious jokes it will invite among the sales staff.”
“So if you’re the best man at a gay wedding, is that like being first runner-up?”
“I’m combing our finances for all this disposable income I keep reading we have.”
“Which should we go see: the straight romantic comedy where the heroine’s best friend is a gay man, or the gay romantic comedy where the hero’s best friend is a straight woman?”
More of Haefeli’s work and other New Yorker art can be viewed and purchased at Cartoon Bank. Thom was saying it’d be cool to get a print or two, and I agree.