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This Cartoonist Got Rejected By The New Yorker, So He Decided To Post Rejected Works For Everyone To Judge
As any cartoonist will tell you, getting published in the New Yorker is a notoriously difficult thing to do. Just ask Phil Jones. He's a illustrator, designer, and art director from Minneapolis, Minnesota who's been trying to get his work into the famous American magazine for months, but having not yet succeeded, he decided to share some of his "favorite rejects" online instead. And with over 450k views in just one day, Phil has proved that regardless of what The New Yorker thinks, his cartoons are clearly popular with thousands of people around the globe.
"I have been illustrating for 10+ years now but they rarely dealt with dialogue," Phil told Bored Panda. "I have only been writing comics consistently for a year. Writing them is the hardest part. Drawing them is second nature." So far he's submitted a total of 53 cartoons to the New Yorker, all of which were rejected, but we're sure it's only a matter of time before his work receives the recognition it deserves. "If people want to follow along they can follow my Instagram which is usually updated with my latest failures," he said. "Then maybe we can all celebrate when it actually happens!"
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THE ACORN GREW INTO A TREE AND NEW YORKER SUCKS IF THEY REJECTED THIS!!!!
now you all lknow that is the wife talking to the man of the house dont you, haha
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Every spring we have to pull up horse chestnut seedlings from the squirrel's forgotten conker stashes! Funny
Love it! Perhaps Hid It would have caught NYer's eye. I think at least half of your cartoons are as good as theirs. Often their text doesnt match the cartoon as well.
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we are all blind to what we dont want to see. but reality soon hits us in the face. great
Phil-- Don't get discouraged! I laughed out loud more than once. Best of luck.
right and we are all going to sit and listen to it arent we people ,
I laughed at several of these just remember, they can't ALL appeal to everyone all the time. Just keep drawing!
New Yorker Cartoon: *millennial holding baby* "yo swag where's the on button on this binch"
Actually, there was a whole Seinfeld bit on this wasn't there? The New Yorker only publishes comics that don't make sense and that even the publishers don't get. Yours actually have jokes and make sense and make some people laugh, so they aren't "up to par" for the New Yorker. If you just write something nonsensical that no one understands then maybe they'll publish it. (aka, it's not you, it's them).
Just keep drawing.Critics are usually people that wish they could,but can't.Being published in the New Yorker would be wonderful,but it would not serve to define you.Your love of the craft shows in your work,and ultimately,for each additional cartoon brought into this generally dismal world,there is at least a slight increase in the chance of finding our smiles.If only for a brief moment.D.William Martin,Editor and principal artist for Common Cryptids Cartoons. PONDERING-...dd-png.jpg 
You are already, awesome!!! Just don't give up on your skills. Better life is waiting...
These were so funny! Don't get discouraged by the fools at The New Yorker!
You're not quite there yet, but if you ant see that you'll never be able to improve.
Not my taste...not a whole lot of public would get the meaning behind half of these. They would have to have watched top YouTube videos, and top jokes flying around social media.
Yeah, but... Who's the competition? I don't read NYT and the competition at the given moment could be better than the comic competing against it... Doesn't seem like a good way to compare imo *shrug*
This Cartoonist Got Rejected By The New Yorker, So He Decided To Post Rejected Works For Boredpanda to steal, repost, and make money from"
seems like the people at the New Yorker nothing but a group of imbeciles. they are the very definition of a cretin
Keep trying to draw better, try do something related to kindness & motivational instead of funny.
I laughed at several of these just remember, they can't ALL appeal to everyone all the time. Just keep drawing!
New Yorker Cartoon: *millennial holding baby* "yo swag where's the on button on this binch"
Actually, there was a whole Seinfeld bit on this wasn't there? The New Yorker only publishes comics that don't make sense and that even the publishers don't get. Yours actually have jokes and make sense and make some people laugh, so they aren't "up to par" for the New Yorker. If you just write something nonsensical that no one understands then maybe they'll publish it. (aka, it's not you, it's them).
Just keep drawing.Critics are usually people that wish they could,but can't.Being published in the New Yorker would be wonderful,but it would not serve to define you.Your love of the craft shows in your work,and ultimately,for each additional cartoon brought into this generally dismal world,there is at least a slight increase in the chance of finding our smiles.If only for a brief moment.D.William Martin,Editor and principal artist for Common Cryptids Cartoons. PONDERING-...dd-png.jpg
You are already, awesome!!! Just don't give up on your skills. Better life is waiting...
These were so funny! Don't get discouraged by the fools at The New Yorker!
You're not quite there yet, but if you ant see that you'll never be able to improve.
Not my taste...not a whole lot of public would get the meaning behind half of these. They would have to have watched top YouTube videos, and top jokes flying around social media.
Yeah, but... Who's the competition? I don't read NYT and the competition at the given moment could be better than the comic competing against it... Doesn't seem like a good way to compare imo *shrug*
This Cartoonist Got Rejected By The New Yorker, So He Decided To Post Rejected Works For Boredpanda to steal, repost, and make money from"
seems like the people at the New Yorker nothing but a group of imbeciles. they are the very definition of a cretin
Keep trying to draw better, try do something related to kindness & motivational instead of funny.
