By Gary Martin
It means more than you know.
Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 30 years. His illustrations appear in the Rag on Sundays, chronicling life in the neighborhood, New York City, and the Universe. See them all here. For a broader range of Gary’s work, including animations and other motion graphics, please visit www.martoons.com
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WOW! 100 weeks…let’s get 100 more! Gary’s cartoons are always right on and we love them!! Keep them coming!
Congratulations on your hundredth, and looking forward to the next thousand.
Congrats on 100 weeks Gary! Always love reading these cartoons!
🍾Cheers!!! Here’s to 100 more!!!
Congratulations and keep them coming!
I love me some Martoons! 100 more please!
Thanks for 100 weeks of laughs!
Here’s to 100 more! Thanks, GM, for your insightful and entertaining weekly commentary.
Some of my favorite things in your cartoons is when you hide little Easter eggs for us to find. In this one I see the reference obviously to the WSR’s logo. I see hanging on the wall the first (?) cartoon you did for them. I see notebooks with the names of your beloveds and of the other great cartoonist, Bob Eckstein, who graces these pages. And of the WSR’s editor. And the drawing of your clearly crazy wife. But who are Gus and Emily?
100 weeks of making us giggle!
Congrats on 100 consecutive weeks, Gary. Love seeing your offerings every week. Keep up the great work!
Congrats, Gary!! Amazing what you have accomplished! Keep up the great work!
AHHHHHH that is amazing. Thank YOU (and, may I say, you don’t look a day older!?)
Thanks for all the great cartoons Gary. Btw, I thought that mouse was my mouse. He visits you too?! Traitor.
Congrats Burford!
Thank you! Fun to follow along with “current” matters in NYC!
Wahoo 100 weeks! I N C R E D I B L E , Gary! Love it!
Congrats! 100 weeks…Mazel Tov. We just love your weekly “Martoons” & your talent to make us laugh 😂 . Keep them comin ’ 👍👍👏👏
Here is to another 100!
Thanks so much! Always look forward to these cartoons.
Keep them coming! 100 more
Congratulations to the best cartoonist in NYC !!
One hundred weeks! My, how the time flies! Thank you for your weekly gift of levity, Gary. To many hundreds more!
Thank you for 100 weeks making Sundays a little sweeter and funnier! Excellent work!
Congratulations on your cartoon centennial, Gary! Martoons are a bright spot in every week.
You mean more to us than you know! I, for one, look forward to Sundays again. The day was always the UGH day of the week as I prepare fo another work week. Thank you!
Congratulations, Gary–!
thank you for all the grins and grimaces! i look forward to each week’s humorous and clever installment. a bright spot and fun way to start the week!
Thank YOU, Gary, for 100 weeks of your artistic talent coupled with your unique sense of humor. Much appreciated; much needed!
Cheers Gary! 100 weekly smiles. Keep it going and share some outtakes!
Congratulations on your 100th week. I look forward to them every Sunday. Please keep them coming!
Love Martoonerville and its martoons and Mr. Martoon!! Here’s to ten thousand more!
Congratulations on your 1.923-year anniversary, and I eagerly await the 2nd-year celebration! Surely this calls for some sort of greatest-hits collage.
100 weeks, impressive!
Congratulations on the FIRST 100 weeks! Looking forward to the next 100! What a great addition to the WSR.
Congrats Gary. Keep them coming.
Congrats Gary! Always look forward to your sweet illustrations. Keep up good work!
Thank you Gary!
Always loving what you are posting. Keep on keeping on!!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations on 100 🎉
We love Gary’s toon!
We really really love Gary’s toons.
I can’t believe you’re up to 100. Time flys when you’re laughing.
Quite a milestone. Congrats
Congrats Gary…..it’s time for some merch !
Love these cartoons. Keep them coming.
Hundred, shmudred. Let’s have a THOUSAND more!
Many thanks to you for the laughs and smiles that are so appreciated. Looking forward to the next 100!
I get a kick out of seeing your Martoonerville! Keep up the great work!