Michael Maslin is an American cartoonist for ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'' magazine. He is the author of ''Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist'' published in April 2016 by Regan Arts. Four collections of his work were published by

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pu ...

. With his wife and fellow ''New Yorker'' cartoonist,

Liza Donnelly Liza Donnelly is an American cartoonist and writer, best known for her work in ''The New Yorker'' and is resident cartoonist of CBS News. Donnelly is the creator of digital live drawing, a new form of journalism wherein she draws using a tablet, ...

, he co-edited one collection of drawings and co-authored three collections, including ''Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker's Cartooning Couple''.

Career

Michael Maslin first sold an idea for a cartoon to ''The New Yorker'' in 1977, which was later executed by veteran cartoonist Whitney Darrow Jr. Maslin’s first cartoon under his own name appeared in the April 17, 1978 issue of ''The New Yorker''. His work has appeared in numerous publications including ''

Harper’s Magazine ''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. (''Scientific American'' is older, b ...

'', ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

'', ''

Mother Jones Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She h ...

'', ''

TIME Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...

'', ''

The Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely ...

'', ''

Utne Reader ''Utne Reader'' (also known as ''Utne'') ( ) is a digital digest that collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment, generally from alternative media sources including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and ...

'', ''

Harvard Business Review ''Harvard Business Review'' (''HBR'') is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University. ''HBR'' is published six times a year and is headquartered in Brighton, Ma ...

''
''The Southampton Review''
and ''

Narrative Magazine ''Narrative'' is an online magazine and website that is dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age and publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and art. It was founded in 2003. History and profile Founded in 2003, the l ...

''. Maslin’s book ''Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker's Cartooning Couple'', written with his wife, Liza Donnelly, was optioned by

Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Compa ...

's production company, Vandalia Films. The script was written by ''

Lizzie McGuire ''Lizzie McGuire'' is an American comedy television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. The series stars Hilary Duff as the titular character, who navigates the personal and social issues of her t ...

'' creator

Terri Minsky Terri Minsky is an American television writer and producer who created '' The Geena Davis Show'', ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Less Than Perfect'', and ''Andi Mack''. Early and personal life Minsky grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. A mother of two ...

. In 2009 he began Ink Spill, a website devoted to ''New Yorker'' cartoonists news and history. Ink Spill has been cited in ''The New York Times'' on a number of occasions. Maslin and Donnelly were the subjects of a CBS Sunday Morning segment, “Drawn Together”, which aired February 15, 2009.

Early life and education

Maslin was born in

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair () is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. ...

, and was raised in

Bloomfield, New Jersey Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 53,105. It surrounds the Bloomfield Green Historic District. History The initial patent for the land that w ...

. He attended Bloomfield High School, then attended Kean University before transferring to the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

, where he graduated in 1976 with a BFA.

Personal life

Maslin is married to fellow ''New Yorker'' cartoonist

. They have two daughters.

Bibliography

*''Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist'', Regan Arts (2016) *''J. Herman's Museum Adventure'', Pine Brothers Charity Press (2014) *''Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker's Cartooning Couple'' (with Liza Donnelly), Random House (January 27, 2009) *''Husbands And Wives'' (with Liza Donnelly), Random House (1995) *''Call Me When You Reach Nirvana'' (with Liza Donnelly), Andrews McMeel (1995) *''Fathers and Sons: It's a Funny Relationship!'' (with Liza Donnelly), Random House (May, 1994), *''Mixed Company'', Fireside/Simon & Schuster (1990) *''The Crowd Goes Wild!'', Fireside/Simon & Schuster (1989) *''The Gang’s All Here!'', Fireside/Simon & Schuster (1988) *''The More The Merrier'', Fireside/Simon & Schuster (1987) *''115 Drawings'', Lawford Press (1977)

References

External links

Ink Spill, New Yorker Cartoonists News and EventsMichael Maslin's cartoons at The Cartoon BankInterview with Michael Maslin for The Comics JournalInterview with Michael Maslin for WAMCInterview with Michael Maslin for The Wall Street Journal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maslin, Michael Living people American cartoonists Bloomfield High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Bloomfield, New Jersey Artists from Montclair, New Jersey The New Yorker cartoonists The New Yorker people University of Connecticut alumni Year of birth missing (living people)