Robert Mankoff (born May 1, 1944[1]) is an American cartoonist, editor, and author. He was the cartoon editor for The New Yorker for nearly twenty years. Before he succeeded Lee Lorenz as cartoon editor at The New Yorker, Mankoff was a New Yorker cartoonist for twenty years.
Mankoff is the founder and President of Cartoon Collections, a cartoon licensing database, which also owns CartoonStock.com based in the UK.
Mankoff submitted more than 500 cartoons to The New Yorker for over two years before he had his first one published[2] in 1977.[4] One of his cartoons (captioned "No, Thursday's out. How about never—is never good for you?") is one of The New Yorker's most widely reprinted cartoons.[3][5]
In 1992, Mankoff founded the online Cartoon Bank,[6] a licensing platform for New Yorker cartoons and art, with more than 85,000 cartoons available for sale.
Mankoff was hired as New Yorker cartoon editor in 1997;[6] he credits his administration of the Cartoon Bank as being an important reason for why he was chosen to replace Lee Lorenz,[2] (who himself had been at the magazine for 20+ years). Tina Brown, The New Yorker's editor at the time, said of Mankoff, "Bob is not only a brilliant cartoonist himself, he's also an impassioned promoter, defender and curator of the art of cartooning. . . . He's put himself out to nurture cartoonists."[1]
Mankoff once stated that his all-time favorite New Yorker cartoonist was Jack Ziegler.[2] He has also cited Shel Silverstein as an artist he would have liked as a contributing cartoonist.[2] Under Mankoff, the magazine brought in a new generation of cartoonists (including a number of female contributors); notable names include Pat Byrnes, J. C. Duffy, P. C. Vey, Farley Katz, Emily Flake, and Julia Suits. Mankoff usually contributed a short article to each issue of The New Yorker, describing some aspect of the cartooning process or the methods used to select cartoons for the magazine.[citation needed]
Under Mankoff's stewardship, in April 2005 the magazine began using the last page of each issue for the subsequently very popular "The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" (prior that date, the Caption Contest had appeared as a back-page feature in the magazine's annual "Cartoon Issue"). Mankoff himself contributes cartoons to Moment magazine's own monthly cartoon caption contest.[7]
In 2016, Mankoff co-founded Botnik Studios with Jamie Brew, a former Clickhole and The Onion writer.[8][9] On April 29, 2017, he left The New Yorker,[10] and was named Humor and Cartoon Editor at Esquire magazine on May 1, 2017.[11] Mankoff resigned from his position at Esquire in June 2019.[12] Mankoff was named cartoon editor of Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley's digital newsletter, Air Mail, in July 2019.[13]
Personal life
Mankoff and his wife Cory live in Briarcliff Manor, New York; they have one daughter together, Sarah. Cory also had a son who died in 2012.[3][14]
Film
The 2015 documentary, Very Semi-Serious, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the cartoons of The New Yorker, and features glimpses into Mankoff's career, his role at The New Yorker, and his personal life. The film was produced by Redora Films.
It's Lonely at the Top (Ballantine Books, 1987) ISBN0886873169
The Naked Cartoonist: A Way to Enhance Your Creativity (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2002)
How About Never — Is Never Good for You?: A Life in Cartoons (Henry Holt, 2014) ISBN9780805095906 — published to positive reviews in The New York Times[15] and the Wall Street Journal[16]
Mankoff edited at least 14 collections of New Yorker cartoons, including The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004), a compilation of every cartoon published since the magazine was founded; the hardcover book is a 656-page collection of the magazine's best cartoons published during 80 years, plus a double CD set with all 68,647 cartoons published to that point.
References
^ abWilson, Craig. "Top drawer at 'The New Yorker' Mankoff makes his imprint as cartoon editor," USA Today (2 October 1997): D, 1:2.
^ abcdeMankoff, Robert. "Comics: Meet the Artist," (transcript), Washington Post (November 5, 2004).
^ abc, New Yorker website. Accessed April 5, 2013.
^"No, Thursday's out. How about never—is never good for you?" New Yorker cartoon by Robert Mankoff 2013-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Conde Nast Online Store. Accessed April 5, 2013.
^Gross, Terry (March 24, 2014). "'New Yorker' Cartoon Editor Explores What Makes Us Get It". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ abFleishman, Glenn. "New Yorker Cartoons to Go on Line," New York Times (October 29, 1998).
^"Moment Cartoon Caption Contest," Moment website. Accessed May 2, 2013.
^Raftery, Brian. "The Surreal Comedy Bot That's Turning AI Into LOL" Wired (October 23, 2017)
^Cavna, Michael (April 28, 2017). "As Bob Mankoff steps down as New Yorker's cartoon editor, here are his favorite works". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^Cavna, Michael. "Bob Mankoff named humor editor for Esquire one day after exiting the New Yorker," Washington Post (May 1, 2017).
^"Bob Mankoff Resigns from Esquire Magazine: 'Esquire magazine faces turmoil amid masthead exodus,'" Mike Lynch Cartoons (June 19, 2019).
^Degg, D.D. "BOB MANKOFF: CARTOON EDITOR OF THE NEW AIR MAIL," The Daily Cartoonist (July 24, 2019).
^Minzesheimer, Bob (April 22, 2014). "Bob Mankoff, New Yorker cartoon editor, at the Burns". The Journal News. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
^Maslin, Janet. "If He Says It’s Funny, It’s Funny: Bob Mankoff’s ‘How About Never — Is Never Good for You?’" New York Times (March 19, 2014).
^Kosner, Edward. "Book Review: 'How About Never—Is Never Good for You?' by Bob Mankoff: The cartoon editor of the New Yorker began as a psychology graduate student but quit when his lab animal died," Wall Street Journal (March 21, 2014).
External links
Official website
Cartoon Collections
New Yorker blog "The Cartoon Bureau"
Fresh Air interview (November 27, 2002)
"Comics: Meet the Artist," Washington Post (October 23, 2004).
"A Life in Pictures : Bob Mankoff," Moment Magazine (January/February 2014).
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Robert Mankoff born May 1 1944 1 is an American cartoonist editor and author He was the cartoon editor for The New Yorker for nearly twenty years Before he succeeded Lee Lorenz as cartoon editor at The New Yorker Mankoff was a New Yorker cartoonist for twenty years Robert MankoffBorn 1944 05 01 May 1 1944 age 78 Bronx New York U S NationalityAmericanArea s Cartoonist EditorNotable worksHow About Never Is Never Good for You A Life in CartoonsThe Naked Cartoonist A Way to Enhance your Creativitywww wbr bobmankoff wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Film 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditMankoff grew up in Queens New York and attended Music and Art High School 2 graduating in 1962 and Syracuse University graduating in 1966 3 Career EditMankoff is the founder and President of Cartoon Collections a cartoon licensing database which also owns CartoonStock com based in the UK Mankoff submitted more than 500 cartoons to The New Yorker for over two years before he had his first one published 2 in 1977 4 One of his cartoons captioned No Thursday s out How about never is never good for you is one of The New Yorker s most widely reprinted cartoons 3 5 In 1992 Mankoff founded the online Cartoon Bank 6 a licensing platform for New Yorker cartoons and art with more than 85 000 cartoons available for sale Mankoff was hired as New Yorker cartoon editor in 1997 6 he credits his administration of the Cartoon Bank as being an important reason for why he was chosen to replace Lee Lorenz 2 who himself had been at the magazine for 20 years Tina Brown The New Yorker s editor at the time said of Mankoff Bob is not only a brilliant cartoonist himself he s also an impassioned promoter defender and curator of the art of cartooning He s put himself out to nurture cartoonists 1 Mankoff once stated that his all time favorite New Yorker cartoonist was Jack Ziegler 2 He has also cited Shel Silverstein as an artist he would have liked as a contributing cartoonist 2 Under Mankoff the magazine brought in a new generation of cartoonists including a number of female contributors notable names include Pat Byrnes J C Duffy P C Vey Farley Katz Emily Flake and Julia Suits Mankoff usually contributed a short article to each issue of The New Yorker describing some aspect of the cartooning process or the methods used to select cartoons for the magazine citation needed Under Mankoff s stewardship in April 2005 the magazine began using the last page of each issue for the subsequently very popular The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest prior that date the Caption Contest had appeared as a back page feature in the magazine s annual Cartoon Issue Mankoff himself contributes cartoons to Moment magazine s own monthly cartoon caption contest 7 In 2016 Mankoff co founded Botnik Studios with Jamie Brew a former Clickhole and The Onion writer 8 9 On April 29 2017 he left The New Yorker 10 and was named Humor and Cartoon Editor at Esquire magazine on May 1 2017 11 Mankoff resigned from his position at Esquire in June 2019 12 Mankoff was named cartoon editor of Graydon Carter and Alessandra Stanley s digital newsletter Air Mail in July 2019 13 Personal life EditMankoff and his wife Cory live in Briarcliff Manor New York they have one daughter together Sarah Cory also had a son who died in 2012 3 14 Film EditThe 2015 documentary Very Semi Serious presents a behind the scenes look at the cartoons of The New Yorker and features glimpses into Mankoff s career his role at The New Yorker and his personal life The film was produced by Redora Films Bibliography EditUrban Bumpkins St Martin s Marek 1985 ISBN 0312834306 Call Your Office Topper Books 1986 ISBN 0886872782 It s Lonely at the Top Ballantine Books 1987 ISBN 0886873169 The Naked Cartoonist A Way to Enhance Your Creativity Black Dog amp Leventhal 2002 How About Never Is Never Good for You A Life in Cartoons Henry Holt 2014 ISBN 9780805095906 published to positive reviews in The New York Times 15 and the Wall Street Journal 16 Mankoff edited at least 14 collections of New Yorker cartoons including The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker Black Dog amp Leventhal 2004 a compilation of every cartoon published since the magazine was founded the hardcover book is a 656 page collection of the magazine s best cartoons published during 80 years plus a double CD set with all 68 647 cartoons published to that point References Edit a b Wilson Craig Top drawer at The New Yorker Mankoff makes his imprint as cartoon editor USA Today 2 October 1997 D 1 2 a b c d e Mankoff Robert Comics Meet the Artist transcript Washington Post November 5 2004 a b c Mankoff bio New Yorker website Accessed April 5 2013 No Thursday s out How about never is never good for you New Yorker cartoon by Robert Mankoff Archived 2013 04 12 at the Wayback Machine Conde Nast Online Store Accessed April 5 2013 Gross Terry March 24 2014 New Yorker Cartoon Editor Explores What Makes Us Get It Fresh Air NPR Retrieved June 23 2018 a b Fleishman Glenn New Yorker Cartoons to Go on Line New York Times October 29 1998 Moment Cartoon Caption Contest Moment website Accessed May 2 2013 Elio Anthony An Inside Look at Botnik Studios Absurd AI Innovation amp Tech Today February 8 2019 Raftery Brian The Surreal Comedy Bot That s Turning AI Into LOL Wired October 23 2017 Cavna Michael April 28 2017 As Bob Mankoff steps down as New Yorker s cartoon editor here are his favorite works The Washington Post Retrieved April 29 2017 Cavna Michael Bob Mankoff named humor editor for Esquire one day after exiting the New Yorker Washington Post May 1 2017 Bob Mankoff Resigns from Esquire Magazine Esquire magazine faces turmoil amid masthead exodus Mike Lynch Cartoons June 19 2019 Degg D D BOB MANKOFF CARTOON EDITOR OF THE NEW AIR MAIL The Daily Cartoonist July 24 2019 Minzesheimer Bob April 22 2014 Bob Mankoff New Yorker cartoon editor at the Burns The Journal News Retrieved January 19 2015 Maslin Janet If He Says It s Funny It s Funny Bob Mankoff s How About Never Is Never Good for You New York Times March 19 2014 Kosner Edward Book Review How About Never Is Never Good for You by Bob Mankoff The cartoon editor of the New Yorker began as a psychology graduate student but quit when his lab animal died Wall Street Journal March 21 2014 External links EditOfficial website Cartoon Collections New Yorker blog The Cartoon Bureau Fresh Air interview November 27 2002 Comics Meet the Artist Washington Post October 23 2004 A Life in Pictures Bob Mankoff Moment Magazine January February 2014 Bob Mankoff at TED Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Mankoff amp oldid 1134608924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
