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Introducing "The Wavy Rule," a New Emdashes Comic by Paul Morris

Filed under: The Catbird Seat: Friends & Guests Tagged: art, cartoons, China, Olympics, Paul Goldberger, Paul Morris, Rea Irvin, The Wavy Rule

We're delighted to announce that Emdashes will be publishing a daily comic by friend and fellow New Yorker admirer Paul Morris, on themes typographical, historical, and technological, on personalities of all kinds, and, of course, on the magazine past and present. It's called "The Wavy Rule" in honor of Rea Irvin's signature squiggly line.

Born in Beverley, England, Paul has a B.A. in History from UCLA and a Master's in History from Brown University. Since 2006, he's written and drawn a webcomic called "Arnjuice." You can see more of his work on his Flickr page, and he has collections for sale at Lulu. He's currently studying graphic design at the Art Institute of California, Los Angeles.

We're so pleased to have him drawing for us--we think he's a perfect addition to the crew. If there's a New Yorker-related or other idea you'd like see Paul draw, please email us and we'll pass it along for his consideration. After the jump, the first installment of "The Wavy Rule," inspired by Paul Goldberger's recent story "The Forbidden City," about the makeover of Beijing.

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How delightful! Welcome aboard, Paul.

Benjamin ChambersJune 26, 2008

Thanks very much, Benjamin! A pleasure to be here.

PaulJune 26, 2008

Congratulations from a fan of Arnjuice!

RichardJune 26, 2008

HAHA, I love it!

AnnaJune 26, 2008

"Wavy" rules!

EmdashesJune 26, 2008

Consider this site "bookmarked." Very funny stuff, Paul.

EbonyJune 26, 2008

Ha!

jenagainJune 27, 2008

I love your cartoons. They show a lot of humor and wit.

CarmenJuly 01, 2008

Droll. More, please.

GertJuly 08, 2008

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A few clips

Report: Learning to read with comic books edited by Françoise Mouly (for Print)
Interview: Designer Eleanor Grosch (for Print)
Review: Charles Addams: A Cartoonist's Life by Linda H. Davis (for Newsday)
Review: The King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game by Paul Hoffman (for Newsday)
Review: Does The New Republic's recent redesign mean a change of tune? (for Print)
Proposal: A more attractive MetroCard (for A Brief Message)
Interview: James Surowiecki on what's next for the wisdom of crowds (for Assignment Zero)
Report: Eustace Tilley spruces up for The New Yorker's website redesign (for Print)
Feature: Muslim immigration iconography in the Netherlands (for Print)
Review: books about various New Yorker cartoonists by Liza Donnelly and Iain Topliss (for Newsday)
Profile: screenwriter and novelist Joe Keenan (for Newsday)
Review: The Complete New Yorker (for Print)

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