By Gary Martin
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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I love that the hat makes it into every cartoon — even if it’s not on his head!
Ha! Needs to be a RAIN hat this week.
Thanks a lot, Canada!
I hate hat heat.
You know it’s hot when Gary has to go hatless.
Oh heavens!! Never too hot for the hat! We wouldn’t be able to recognize you!!🎩🎩🎩🎩
Never realized how to spell this, shvitzing. I have used the word so many times. PS: spellchecker does not like it !
Somewhat ironically the words of OutKast apply today: You can plan a pretty picnic but you can’t predict the weather.
Now, that’s saying a lot!
When he’s hatless we know it’s HOT
Springfield Police Dispatch: “Repeat…The subject is hatless. The subject is hatless!”
Chief Wiggum
Just don’t breathe in.
Great to be hatless, but not heartless, in this weather!
And shvitzing, of course, leads to kvetching, and a lot of “Oy veys!”
This might be a perfect time to consider a change of hat, from the one that makes your character look like an old prospector from an 1800s gold rush, to, say, a Greek fisherman’s cap, which most UWS old-timers wore when I moved here in the 1980s. Just a suggestion.
Stay cool!
No worries. It’ll be back. The heat. I mean the hat😊
Exactly why I’ll never understand why people retire to Florida
Oh yes, it was so hot, and it will get hot again. Great cartoon!
Be cool, if you cannot stay cool. Keep the hat.
hahahaha! I love how Gary has created such an iconic character – and I don’t ever use that overused word lightly – that we’re shocked, shocked I say, to see his head. Everything here captures the sweltering heat palpably & endearingly.
I love his hearts “gatkes”! ❤️❤️❤️
Even for the hat???
Love the hat…now make sure you are wearing sunscreen!
And pants!