Edward Gorey: A Signed Copy of The Dream World of Dion McGregor

"No one wrote this book"—it consists of "tape-recorded dreams of a man who talks in his sleep," after all—but it was definitely illustrated by a wide-awake Edward Gorey. A copy of The Dream World of Dion McGregor is also signed by Gorey in "slightly faded ink" according to the bookseller asking $400 for it. Still, it's a really nice copy.

The Dream World of Dion McGregor, 1964
Signed by Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved September 4, 2018

https://www.abebooks.com/Dream-World-Dion-McGregor-Talks-Sleep/30025490704/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&cm_ite=viewbook_low

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A Powerful Dream: Otto Soglow in College Humor, September 1937

A man asleep in bed dreams up some increasingly incredible feats of strength. But how will he feel by the morning? In this full-page cartoon from the September 1937 issue of College Humor, cartoonist Otto Soglow gives us six clean panels with no shading and no speech. Note that Soglow has drawn male characters with a straight nose, a hooked nose, and an upturned nose. In 1937, this constituted diversity.

Otto Soglow
College Humor, Vol. 6, No. 1, September 1937, page 27

Note:  I photographed this cartoon in a copy of the September 1937 issue of College Humor, just one delightful page out of some 5,600 publications in the Steven Boss humor magazine collection. I found it, as you might very well guess, in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University. The comic art collection is always growing and is accessible to the general public. Just contact Curator for Comics and Cartoons Karen Green. She'll make sure you find what you're looking for and don't fall asleep in the stacks.

Does Otto Soglow's work leave you weak at the knees? Help me keep his art in the public eye right here on Attempted Bloggery. I am looking for high-quality scans or photographs of original cartoon art by Soglow and other artists of his ilk whose work appeared in magazines like College Humor or The New Yorker. Please send along examples of rare or even forgotten published work like this beautiful dreamer cartoon.

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Dreamcatcher: Otto Soglow in College Humor, August 1937

Otto Soglow's cartoon for College Humor's issue of August 1937 depicts the sort of dream which must have been familiar to many of the magazine's youthful male readers. It also features a novel sort of dreamcatcher...

Otto Soglow
College Humor, Vol. 5, No. 4, August 1937, page 21

Scanned by Dick Buchanan

Note:  Once again my thanks go to Dick Buchanan for using his superb scanning skills for the betterment of mankind. He contributes regularly to Mike Lynch Cartoons, most recently a post called, "From the Dick Buchanan Files: Virgil Partch Part Two; VIP in the 1950s."

Readers with access to original art or published rarities by Otto Soglow are encouraged to contribute scans or photos to the blog.


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Shannon Wheeler Dreams Up a Cartoon

Yesterday, The New Yorker's cartoon editor Bob Mankoff posted an article about the role of dreams in the creation of cartoons. Cartoonist Shannon Wheeler has discussed his own creative process in coming up with the excellent "Spoiler alert" cartoon. When I met him at MoCCA Fest 2012, he gave me permission to publish his preliminary sketch here along with his description of how he uses his own dreams.

On February 20, Mr. Wheeler wrote:

This is the rough for this week's NY'er cartoon. I write a lot of cartoons as I'm on the edge of sleep. I wake up enough to draw it super rough. To submit it to the NY'er I do a much more rendered drawing. I like the directness, simplicity, and energy of the original sketch - often I like it more than the final drawing.

Shannon Wheeler, "Spoiler alert" preliminary sketch  for
The New Yorker, February 27, 2012, Page 86

Shannon Wheeler, "Spoiler alert."
The New Yorker, February 27, 2012, Page 86

http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Spoiler-alert-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8717172_.htm

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