Joe Dator
@joedator.bsky.social
Cartoonist for The New Yorker. Author of "Inked." Friend to animals. Enemy of robots.
OK, I made this dopey cartoon real. You're welcome.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
OK, I made this dopey cartoon real. You're welcome.
50 years ago today.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
50 years ago today.
I'm thrilled to learn that the short film I co-directed with Kevin Maher will be screened as part of the Bowery Film Festival on Thursday, Dec. 11th! Tickets available here: www.squadup.com/events/2025-...
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm thrilled to learn that the short film I co-directed with Kevin Maher will be screened as part of the Bowery Film Festival on Thursday, Dec. 11th! Tickets available here: www.squadup.com/events/2025-...
Picking up some supplies for Thanksgiving.
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Picking up some supplies for Thanksgiving.
Spotted this morning in upper Manhattan. A lot going on here.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Spotted this morning in upper Manhattan. A lot going on here.
“What a loser. I like people who DON’T have a medical emergency during a press conference.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“What a loser. I like people who DON’T have a medical emergency during a press conference.”
Boo to dressing your kids up as things they’ve never heard of for Halloween. Your toddler wants to be a puppy or a princess or something. Let them.
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Boo to dressing your kids up as things they’ve never heard of for Halloween. Your toddler wants to be a puppy or a princess or something. Let them.
Happy Halloween everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy Halloween everyone!
Rapper's Delight: Halloween Edition
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Rapper's Delight: Halloween Edition
I'm sure it was a genuine Ben Cooper. It's not like those were Hermes purses or something.
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm sure it was a genuine Ben Cooper. It's not like those were Hermes purses or something.
This time of year I feel it is important to point out that armadillos are not indigenous to Transylvania.
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This time of year I feel it is important to point out that armadillos are not indigenous to Transylvania.
I was telling a friend of mine, who has three grown children, about Collegeville and Ben Cooper costumes. She had never heard of them, and that is how I know she was a great mom.
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was telling a friend of mine, who has three grown children, about Collegeville and Ben Cooper costumes. She had never heard of them, and that is how I know she was a great mom.
Tonight! I am so excited because my good friend @wardsutton.bsky.social has created the opening segment of The Simpsons Halloween episode, in the style of his alter ego “Stan Kelly!” Watch it or be labeled a sicko! Tonight at 8 PM on Fox!
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Tonight! I am so excited because my good friend @wardsutton.bsky.social has created the opening segment of The Simpsons Halloween episode, in the style of his alter ego “Stan Kelly!” Watch it or be labeled a sicko! Tonight at 8 PM on Fox!
It is dawning on me that there is a whole generation of people for whom the most recognizable actor in GHOSTBUSTERS is "Carl Winslow."
October 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It is dawning on me that there is a whole generation of people for whom the most recognizable actor in GHOSTBUSTERS is "Carl Winslow."
On the shelf right next to Flahavan's Oatmeal.
October 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On the shelf right next to Flahavan's Oatmeal.
What's for lunch? It's #misspellingmonday
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What's for lunch? It's #misspellingmonday
One of my favorite fun facts: Veronica Cartwright co-starred with Doodles Weaver in THE BIRDS. Years later, she would co-star with his niece, Sigourney, in ALIEN.
October 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
One of my favorite fun facts: Veronica Cartwright co-starred with Doodles Weaver in THE BIRDS. Years later, she would co-star with his niece, Sigourney, in ALIEN.
Spooky season is back and so are my creepy pumpkins at TeePublic. Now you can get your favorite individual pumpkin on a shirt. Choose from “Chaz,” “Edward” or “Gahan.”
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3536...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3536...
October 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Spooky season is back and so are my creepy pumpkins at TeePublic. Now you can get your favorite individual pumpkin on a shirt. Choose from “Chaz,” “Edward” or “Gahan.”
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3536...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/3536...
Jane Goodall loved this Gary Larson cartoon. R.I.P.
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Jane Goodall loved this Gary Larson cartoon. R.I.P.
These two roles were separated by less than 10 years, and as an American, I can relate.
September 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
These two roles were separated by less than 10 years, and as an American, I can relate.
Here’s mine in this week’s issue of The New Yorker
September 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here’s mine in this week’s issue of The New Yorker
In the 1930s, people complained that this was “too woke”
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In the 1930s, people complained that this was “too woke”
The most realistic part of "Seinfeld" is that whenever New Yorkers need to do some soul searching, they go to Santa Monica.
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The most realistic part of "Seinfeld" is that whenever New Yorkers need to do some soul searching, they go to Santa Monica.
Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966, making her exactly one day older than me. Happy birthday grandma!
September 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966, making her exactly one day older than me. Happy birthday grandma!