Not forgetting who actually drew these (it wasn’t “Vic Van Streck”)… These seem more in the tone of Larson’s pre Far Side cartoons, which happened to run in our local paper — remember it clearly. Not really in line with “Big City Dweller” sophisticated vibe.
I actually really liked the second one, by coincidence I just was one of those “be amazed” videos about sports starts who managed to lose their vast fortunes in a short time
SactoSylvia-II 11 months ago
So basically, Vic Van Streck is a one-trick pony?
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction 11 months ago
Some rescues possibly should not have been rescued.
stringer831 11 months ago
It’s difficult to even win the caption contest in “Big City” Magazine!
jhpeanut 11 months ago
Funny, “The New Yorker”. Don’t waste your time on that “dream” Robb. You are better than them.
crookedwolf Premium Member 11 months ago
Saying you have a rescue pet is okay, as long as it’s not in answer to the question “What kind of dog is it?” (I have a rescued Ball Python)..
jagedlo 11 months ago
I wonder if Robb has had this happen to him…
Jingles 11 months ago
very few cartoons in the newyorker are funny, ever.
DuskyPaws 11 months ago
The boat in the panel looks like Shark’s boat. At least that’s the first thing I thought of. Is it a foreshadowing of something to come? Dun dun dun!
Ellis97 11 months ago
I’ve been developing a one panel comic strip, myself.
prince valiant Premium Member 11 months ago
The comics in the New Yorker have gradually gotten more obscure over the years as their feature cartoonists have died off, Roz Chast excluded.
delennwen 11 months ago
I am going to have to dig out my magnifying glass. . . Or see if I can zoom the version in my online paper a little more than I can zoom this!
GaryCooper 11 months ago
That last one (with the “rescue”) seems like some cartoons I’ve seen in “The Big-City Dweller.”
dlaemmerhirt999 11 months ago
I’m sold! I liked those comics a lot!
artjohn42 11 months ago
I really like the idea of Godzilla being a rescue lizard. Does he do tricks? Hee Hee Hee
The Orange Mailman 11 months ago
The three rejects get screen time, but no time for the good stuff that made print. (Go ahead and make up your own joke for that.)
locake 11 months ago
What is going on in the first cartoon? It looks like a cluttered apartment and the caption says “Your voice mailbox is full”. What is the joke?
PaintTheDust 11 months ago
Not forgetting who actually drew these (it wasn’t “Vic Van Streck”)… These seem more in the tone of Larson’s pre Far Side cartoons, which happened to run in our local paper — remember it clearly. Not really in line with “Big City Dweller” sophisticated vibe.
yangeldf 11 months ago
I actually really liked the second one, by coincidence I just was one of those “be amazed” videos about sports starts who managed to lose their vast fortunes in a short time
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member 11 months ago
Sorry but Vic is no Robb Armstrong or Chip Sansom.
ArseGrammatica 11 months ago
I think the “Big City” is New York.
DKHenderson 6 months ago
That third comic looks rather like a Charles Addams cartoon!