Comments on: Not Digging This Plan.

By: Fordman

Fordman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:16:28 +0000

A lot of people would use it because LI has a ton of work out there compared to business unfriendly Westchester. I commute on the LIE everyday from Westchester and it’s packed. Look at the WhiteStone and Thoggsneck bridges to see how many other are heading that way.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:28:57 +0000

Oh and to Geo. Sherman: You’re welcome.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:27:58 +0000

Toaster, it has been so long since I had to go out and “sell” my cartoons that I feel like a fraud giving any real advice on this matter. Obviously the print world is an all-out financial panic, and unfortunately many publishers and editors are of the incorrect opinion that cartoons should be the first luxury to get cut. (Cartoons, a luxury? I know, sounds insane right?!)
That said, when I was first starting out, I heard the same tune from would-be cartoon buyers. I think publishers have always been in a financial panic. You have to send out TONS of stuff to a lot of possible outlets. You simply have no idea who will bite (In fact the biggest successes I had initially were from the most unlikely places.)
Of course, when I was starting out (and it wasn’t THAT long ago) there was no web marketplace. You will probably have some luck getting exposure from websites, – But good luck getting $$$. Regardless of what dispassionate Wall Street Media analysts say about its potential for growth, print is still king when it comes to generating revenue and you know, actually paying people for the work they do.

By: Toaster

Toaster — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:11:24 +0000

The Riverfront Times, an offbeat paper based in Saint Louis that I once read often.
Alternet.org, an online newspaper.
Ann Arbor News, local small newspaper (buys cartoons from the Cagle Cartoon Index).

I know that this list is short, but I am unsure where else to look. I haven’t heard anything back from any of them. Tempts me to snail-mail my portfolio along with a dead fish so they’ll be forced to at least open it to remove the smell.

By: Geo Sherman

Geo Sherman — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:18:34 +0000

Thank you Matt. We have been urging the NYSTA and the State DOT for years to put a tunnel option on the table for consideration during the Environmental Review process. They have stubbornly refused to do so for reasons that have been refuted by experts. Maybe your wonderful cartoon will tip the balance. As the saying goes “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

Geo. Sherman
Pres., Rockland Branch
Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:35:15 +0000

Toaster – I worked through my floating in the air cartoon disorder. Thanks for caring!

Who are you sending your stuff to?

By: Toaster

Toaster — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:01:35 +0000

What’s wrong, Mr. Davies? In the last 10 cartoons, only 1 has had a person in the air. Are you seeing a psychologist now or has there been a major life event?

I’ve been trying to talk to publications so that I may make cartoons, but no one replies to me. Aside from graffiti-ing their walls, is there any other way to make them look at my portfolio? I mean, I could put a fish or an old sweaty sock in with it so they’d at least have to open it to get rid of the smell, but I don’t know where else to turn. Any ideas?

By: MikeinAlbany

MikeinAlbany — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:33:26 +0000

I just had one of my brilliant ideas! Build the Long Island tunnel—but not for cars. Extend the east-west rail line for the new Tappan Zee Bridge through the tunnel to link with the LIRR.