434. The Night Trump Blocked me on Twitter, Morris on Video & Dan Harris Portrait

+ Sketchbook, Old Mates Comedy Show & News from Down Under...

…Coming to you from the sunny streets of Hell’s Kitchen, welcome to Issue #434 of New York Cartoons!

This week’s edition has a particularly Aussie flavour to it (that’s right, flavoUr) since tonight, I’m doing a comedy show at the only Australian bar in New York; Old Mates. Regular readers might remember I attended the very blurry, *unofficial* opening night earlier this year with a slew of Aussie expats like Hamish & Andy, and Succession’s Sarah Snook (now kicking goals on her extended run on Broadway in The Picture of Dorian Gray.)

All proceeds from tonight’s show go directly to the KIDS Foundation, supporting young people as they recover from trauma and injury. If you can’t make the show, I’d encourage anyone to donate to the good cause.

Some people are surprised to read that I’m from Australia. I’ve lived in New York for nearly 11 years, but I still have the accent (well, mostly… it’s a weird one.) Not quite as weird as the one in this now viral clip from Queensland: “the Florida of Australia”. Truly has to be seen to be believed…

Just one more week before the new book “You’re Not A Real Dog-Owner Until…” is on shelves! I’m really proud of how it turned out. It’s now #1 in New Releases in Comic Strips on Amazon! I’ve never heard of the other two on the list… 😁

We flung a bunch of advance copies to friends and colleagues, and the results have been so nice:

Thanks to longtime MAD Art Director Sam Viviano for this picture with the master of the house doing a quality check...

From Patrick McDonnell — creator of the Mutts comic strip:

From former-MAD Editor and Futurama Director, Bill Morrison:

From Reuben Award-winning cartoonist for Speed Bump, Dave Coverly:

A quick word on the book from yours truly… and Morris.

Again, if you’d like a copy for yourself or the dog lover in your life, please be sure to order one here — Oh! And if you do, email me your receipt here for a special little gift!

New Waking Up Portrait: Dan Harris

I’ve been lucky to have drawn over 100 portraits for

Sam Harris

Waking Up app over the past few years, and this week, a new conversation with Dan Harris (no relation) dropped- and it’s one of his best yet. You can listen to it on the app, or watch their helpful discussion about Staying Calm in a Turbulent World on YouTube here.

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“I’m ready for my close-up.”