“Zachary Kanin (5’3), was the shortest ever President of the Harvard Lampoon. His cartoons and humor writing have appeared in The New Yorker, where he worked until recently. He is the author and illustrator of The Short Book, which is available in stores and online now. He has written for the children’s show Thumb Wrestling Federation, and was a contributing joke writer for Phil Angelides’ campaign for governor of California.” (The Huffington Post)

Kanin have a blog but it hasn’t been updated since June 30, 2008.

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About Roz Chast:

“Rosalind “Roz” Chast (born November 26, 1954) is an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. She grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, the only child of an assistant principal and a high school teacher who subscribed to The New Yorker. Her earliest cartoons were published in Christopher Street and the The Village Voice. In 1978 The New Yorker accepted one of her cartoons and has since published more than 800. She also publishes cartoons in Scientific American and the Harvard Business Review. (wikipedia)

About Matt Boors:

“Matt Bors, 25, is a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist with United Media. He began creating political cartoons in February 2003 for the student paper at The Art Institute Of Pittsburgh. After college, it moved to into alt weeklies like the Cleveland Free Times.His cartoons now appear in the Village Voice, Chico Beat, Brick Weekly, Seven Days, Funny Times, and various websites such as Cagle.com.” (more)

First spotted via Public Communication.

The New Yorker, Feb. 8, 2010, p. 53

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Barry Blitt also does cover illustrations for The New Yorker. He’s responsible for the illustration of the July 21, 2008 edition titled “The Politics of Fear” which sparked some controversy a while ago.

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Comics: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz (Original publish date Jan 23, 1997)

Comics.com : Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz (Original publish date Jan 1, 1963)