By Kevin Wolf Jules Feiffer died January 17 of heart failure at his home. He was 95 years old. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer—my all-time favorite book, bar none—was read by my teacher to my 5th-grade class. While in college, I remembered that event and decided to buy a copy and reread it. I loved it just as much and have read it many times since. I named one of my first cats after the protagonist, Milo. I’ve since met the illustrator, Jules Feiffer, several times, heard him give a few speeches, and bought… Read More
Al Jaffee Dies at Age 102
Al Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee March 13, 1921) was a childhood hero of mine. Though Jaffee hasn’t been featured as a graphic medicine creator on this website, he has produced numerous graphic medicine single panel cartoons through his Fold-Ins and other medical-related contributions to Mad magazine. I met his creations through the many books of his that I read when I was a kid (with my most recent purchase in March 2023 of Ghastly Jokes (1976, Grosset & Dunlap) and through Mad magazine. He appeared in practically every issue of Mad from Aug-Sep 1955—Issue 25 assessing whether it’s “Science or… Read More