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~ Matthew Diffee (Editor)
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Each week The New Yorker receives more than 500 submissions from its regular cartoonists, who are all vying for one of the 20 coveted spots in the magazine. So what happens to the 75 percent of cartoons that don't make the cut? Some go back in a drawer, others go up on the refrigerator or into the filing cabinet ... but the very best of all the rejects can be found right here in these pages.

The Rejection Collection Vol. 2: The Cream of the Crap is the ultimate scrap heap of creative misfires--from the lowbrow and the dirty to the politically incorrect and the weird, these rejects represent the best of the worst ... in the best possible sense of the word. Handpicked by editor Matthew Diffee, these hilarious cartoons are accompanied by handwritten questionnaires and photographed self-portraits, providing a rare glimpse into the minds of the artists behind the rejection.

With appendices that explore the top ten reasons why cartoons are rejected and examine the solitary nature of the job of cartooning--plus a special bonus section of questions asked of and answered by cartoon editor Robert Mankoff--this sequel to The Rejection Collection offers even deeper insight into the exercise in frustration, patience, and amusement that is being a New Yorker cartoonist.

Warped, wicked, and wildly funny, The Rejection Collection Vol. 2 will appeal to every New Yorker fan--and everyone with a taste for the absurd.




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Here's a cartoon that's very different from the rest of mine. This one, unlike the others, has never been rejected by The New Yorker magazine. I did it especially for Amazon. Would it have been rejected if I had submitted it? I think I can safely say yes. That's not to say it isn't any good. It's just the mathematics involved. Like all the regular cartoonists in The New Yorker, 90 percent of my work gets rejected. Yep, it's sad, isn't it? We all do ten or more cartoons a week, pitch them to the magazine, and on a good week they'll take one of them. The rest disappear forever--at least they used to. Now we save our rejects up and put the best of them in The Rejection Collection. This is volume two, and just like the first one, it's full of cartoons that make the cartoonists laugh and the editors cringe.

That's because, in most cases, these are wildly inappropriate for the pages of a sophisticated literary magazine. I think you'll see what I mean when you take a look. And if you ask me, just knowing that these gags were ever submitted to The New Yorker at all makes them a little bit funnier--maybe 6 percent.

--Matthew Diffee




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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (October 30, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416934014
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416934011
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #200,214 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More cream of the crap, November 14, 2007
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Barely a year after Matthew Diffee offered us "The Rejection Collection", (cartoons that never made it into the New Yorker) he's back with another load of hysterical rejects. After an engaging introduction describing the life of any given cartoonist, off we go into the nether world of cartoons that might have, could have or even should have been included in the magazine. Not to worry, this is like getting several free editions of the New Yorker, minus the editors' scissors.

Volume Two also includes a quirky questionnaire given to contributing cartoonists. What an odd lot! It's like the "Jeopardy!" interview portion of the game, but this time cartoonists are given more free time to reflect on topics like "what do you hate drawing?" or "have you mooned or been mooned more often in your life?" Hey, it beats having a real job anyday!

Diffee also gives ten reasons why certain cartoons are rejected...a plausible addition to this volume. (It may also be a guideline to those of us who have often contributed to the New Yorker's cartoon caption contest and found our own rejection many times over) All in all, it's the cartoons, themselves, which 'sell' "The Rejection Collection", Volume Two. It's nice to know that they've found a home in our home, if not in the magazine, itself. I highly recommend this latest contribution by author Diffee....published in time for the holidays, this would make a great present!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Better Cartoons, Worse Questionnaire Than Vol. 1, January 11, 2008
By Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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If you've gotten to this page, there's a good chance you've either seen or bought the first volume, The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in The New Yorker.

I thought the cartoonists' responses to the questionnaires in the first collection provided a fascinating look into the creative mind. In this volume, the questions seemed more convoluted and the answers more conventional.

The cartoons, however, struck me as being funnier in this volume. Two of my favorite cartoonists (Sam Gross and Gahan Wilson) are featured in both volumes.

If I could only buy one, I would buy the first volume, but both collections are enjoyable.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars On my gift list this year, November 18, 2007
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The other day I happened to hear the author interviewed on a local PBS radio airing of Fresh Air. The new collection was discussed and when the author described some of the examples in the book, I laughed so hard I almost choked. The people driving next to me must have wondered what on earth I was laughing about. The verbal descriptions of some of the cartoons created such visualizations I almost shudder to think what will happen when I view the entire content. For example, a description of Titantic action figures struck me so funny that, now as I type this review, I'm laughing again. That is effective cartooning - and I haven't seen the visual yet. Yup, still laughing ...sounds like the perfect gift for those pals who have everything else and could use a good laugh.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keep your world in Balance!
After a day of discouragements, or traffic jams, after watching the news, it is important to find a time to laugh every day. Read more
Published 1 month ago by David N. Foster

3.0 out of 5 stars SECOND BEST AT BEST
Not as funny as the original. Less sophisticated and (much) more coarser. Even vulgar.

Seems to me, Volume One featured cartoons drawn with The New Yorker in mind... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Francisco J. Calderon

5.0 out of 5 stars Should grace every American coffee table!
I enjoyed this (and its partner, Vol. 1) so much, I made Christmas gifts of it (them) to all my close relatives - whose reviews are as enthusiastic as mine)!
Published 10 months ago by John R. Segerstrom

5.0 out of 5 stars Made me laugh so hard my eyes were watering
I read this with my wife, and we laughed so hard that we were choking for breath. These cartoonists are far stranger and more imaginative than their editors want you to know.
Published 10 months ago by Sidney R. Barrett, Jr.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice to know someone else's good work is often rejected
Exceptionally funny. Well drawn cartoons often too edgy for publication in NEW YORKER. Great reading especially nice for the new artist's ego seeing some peers rejections.
Published 10 months ago by Craig Brickel

5.0 out of 5 stars Rejection Collection No. 2
I loved Rejection Collection No. 1 so much, I had to buy Rejection Collection No. 2. I recommend both of these books for anyone with a sense of humor!!!
Published 13 months ago by Jan Book

5.0 out of 5 stars Darker, Funnier Side of New Yorker Cartoonists
Diffee begins with a series of Venn diagrams demonstrating the small overlap between the cartoonists creative oeuvre and the amusement of New Yorker editors. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Silverstone

3.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing sequel
I love the original Rejection Collection. That collection contains many of my favorite cartoons of all time, and it still makes me laugh on my 15th, 16th ... etc. Read more
Published 22 months ago by randomgab

5.0 out of 5 stars Off-the-Wall Delight
I have to admit at the outset that I don't laugh as easily as others I know. Too much so called humor seems predictable or formulaic these days. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Iconoclast

4.0 out of 5 stars What fun
I heard the author on Fresh Air and decided to get the book. It is obvious why some of these cartoons didn't make it into the Mag. Less obvious with others. Read more
Published 22 months ago by D. Wolfson

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