Happy Saturday, friends.
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I just drew a gag featuring two big rigs, which will appear at the end of October. Other recent comic art featured an evolving fish, clowns, and a ventriloquist (with dummy).
For many years, I mailed Lunar New Year cards to friends and potential illustration clients. The traditional colors for the holiday are gold and red, which I usually incorporated into my designs.
The original inked drawing, before I jazzed it up in Photoshop.
I discussed Bunny Matthews: His Life, Art and Obsessions in today’s blog, and would like to share a bit more with you here.
Early in 2026, one of the book’s authors, Michael Tisserand, asked if I’d like to read an advance electronic proof and write a blurb.
I devoured the massive PDF and strove to express my appreciation for the book in a way that might help sell a copy or two. I composed three versions: long (94 words), medium (57 words), and a crisp two-liner.
My brief blurb appears on the back cover, along with quotes from such luminaries as authors Roy Blount Jr., Hilary Chute, and Dan Nadel, and New Orleans musician Quintron. I’m humbled to be among such company.
Here’s the long-winded version, which hasn’t been published anywhere until now.
Bunny Matthews celebrated and skewered New Orleans with contrarian passion through cartoons, opinionated columns, and in-depth conversations with legendary musicians. He skillfully depicted colorful Southern characters because he not only knew them but was one of them.
Matthews’ art and life are deeply connected to the culture of his hometown, and although his work has been familiar to natives and visitors for decades, it’s less known elsewhere. This book is a worthy introduction for newcomers and a valuable document for fans.
Bunny was as New Orleans as jazz, humidity, Jax beer, and fried “erstas.”
If this recommendation intrigues you, I guarantee the book will knock you out.
That wraps up another newsletter from my Little Shop of Humor.
Your comments and questions are welcome, as always.
All the best from your cartoonist,
Wayno
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