Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement... and the Great Beyond by Mort Gerberg

Synopsis

At long last, here are cartoons about the truly important issues. Featuring twenty-six of The New Yorker's most talented cartoonists, Last Laughs is a provocative and exhilarating collection that will amuse, inspire, and occasionally unnerve everyone obsessed with the perennially compelling topics of old age, retirement, and, yes, death.

Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg has assembled an all-star cast of gifted and popular greats such as George Booth, Roz Chast, Leo Cullum, Frank Modell, and Jack Ziegler to join him in this exclusive collection confronting, illuminating, and celebrating the inevitabilities of life. Everything from cloning to cryogenics is tackled with humor and pathos. It turns out the Grim Reaper can be funny.

Also included in this book are brief reflections from the contributors that give readers a glimpse into their unique personalities. These artists prove that they are just as funny with the written word as they are with the image. Last Laughs is a must-have for fans of literary cartoons and anyone interested in slightly off-kilter insights about life and death.

Biography

MORT GERBERG's cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Publishers Weekly, as well as in syndicated newspaper features and on television. He has either written, illustrated, or edited nearly forty books for adults and children, including his classic textbook, Cartooning: The Art and the Business; More Spaghetti, I Say!; and Joy in Mudville: The Big Book of Baseball Humor. He lives in New York City with his wife, Judith.