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A curated collection of the best-of-the-best from renowned cartoonist Kevin Tobin -- Fly on the Wall captures some of the most iconic moments from Newfoundland's past and present with a recognizably sharp wit and a dose of the province's famous humour. Fly on the Wall doesn't just collect the best of 40 years of Kevin Tobin's editorial cartoons for The Telegram ("The Evening Telegram" when he began), it tracks 40 years of Newfoundland and Labrador's history: politics, social movements, sports, celebrity, boondoggles, feel good stories, schemes, emergencies, and triumphs - all seen through the lens of keen, satirical, and no-holds-barred fly on the wall. Inside you'll find many familiar faces and events, from Joey Smallwood and Danny Williams, to Muskrat Falls and the Pandemic -- all skewered, marinated, and ready to BBQ. Tobin's cartoons capture not only current events as they happen, along with the colourful characters in Newfoundland and Labrador, they bring into image and word the true nature of our province's famous sense of humour. Readers of The Telegram will be familiar with Tobin's tiny flies, sketched into the corners of his cartoons since the early days - inspiration for this title, Fly on the Wall, and a symbol for the cartoonist himself, a fly on the wall. Watching, listening in, waiting to cut through the buzz.
About the author
Kevin Tobin (KT) has been an editorial cartoonist for the St. John's daily newspaper
The Telegram for 40 years. Since the mid-1980's he has used his cartoons to comment on local politics, provincial issues, and national events--from premiers, prime ministers, and colourful characters to the Cod Moratorium, Muskrat Falls, the recent pandemic, and everything in between. He has published 10 books of his editorial cartoons up to 2010, and has illustrated two books with the band Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers. Since 2020, KT has illustrated three children's books, the "Bizzie Tizzie" series, with his daughter Jessica, a graphic designer. A self-employed artist, KT has been painting caricatures over the past decade and really enjoys the creative freedom that cartooning, painting, and illustration bring.
