Joe Dator
@joedator.bsky.social
Cartoonist for The New Yorker. Author of "Inked." Friend to animals. Enemy of robots.
In the @newyorker.com this week, no one can hear you squawk.
#cartoon #humor #humptydumpty #egg #chicken #nurseryrhymes #alien #chestburster #ridleyscott #johnhurt #newyorkercartoons
#cartoon #humor #humptydumpty #egg #chicken #nurseryrhymes #alien #chestburster #ridleyscott #johnhurt #newyorkercartoons
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In the @newyorker.com this week, no one can hear you squawk.
#cartoon #humor #humptydumpty #egg #chicken #nurseryrhymes #alien #chestburster #ridleyscott #johnhurt #newyorkercartoons
#cartoon #humor #humptydumpty #egg #chicken #nurseryrhymes #alien #chestburster #ridleyscott #johnhurt #newyorkercartoons
By popular demand, I have updated this drawing to better reflect the current state of the Oval Office.
Full comic here: joedator.com/comics/redis...
Full comic here: joedator.com/comics/redis...
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
By popular demand, I have updated this drawing to better reflect the current state of the Oval Office.
Full comic here: joedator.com/comics/redis...
Full comic here: joedator.com/comics/redis...
This page from my 2020 Columbo piece is making the rounds on the internet yet again, for some reason or another...
joedator.com/comics/redis...
joedator.com/comics/redis...
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This page from my 2020 Columbo piece is making the rounds on the internet yet again, for some reason or another...
joedator.com/comics/redis...
joedator.com/comics/redis...
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