The talented pen of Arnold Roth (born 1929, and still alive, hey!) has graced the pages of what will seem like a slightly exaggerated, but in no way exhaustive, list (but no, he’s indeed appeared in all of these): The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Esquire and Playboy; Harvey Kurtzman‘s publications Trump, Humbug and Help!; The National Lampoon and Punch (Roth lived in England for a while), and The Progressive.
The topic of Roth’s contributions to Kurtzman’s satirical publications will no doubt crop up at some later juncture, but in the meantime, let’s have a look at some of Roth’s solo lampoonery and comic-form persiflage (not to mention the beauty of his inking line and the dynamism of his compositions).
Speaking of solo work, I also adore his Comick Books of Pets (published in October 1976).
Roth’s art is also rather striking in black-and-white. To wit:
Read this great interview with Roth in (surprise!) The Comics Journal, available online here: http://www.tcj.com/take-five-an-interview-with-arnold-roth/
*Quoting John Updike.
~ ds
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