I loved this book! The rejected comics are a mix of "offensive, obscene, disgusting comics" (words taken from the foreword) that will make you laugh out loud. Most of them did. The rest brought at least a smile to my face. This book is for anyone with an offbeat sense of humor and who doesn't take themselves or the rest of the world too seriously. They made me think about things but also gave me comic relief when life was getting too serious. As a good comic should.

Thanks to #WorkmanPublishingCompany, the author and #Netgalley for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As an avid follower of the New Yorker Cartoons on instagram, I absolutely enjoyed this collection of rejections!

Between panels like Doves discussing their influence by Pollock, God saying “Hmm, eleven commandments just doesn’t sound right, I’m talking out the one about white guys dancing” and so many, many more you find the explanations of why these panels were rejected as well as insights, inspirations and explanations by the Artists.

All in all, it was a hilarious and interesting read, with loads of great illustrations and social/political commentary.

Let’s just say I can see why most of these were rejected. I also found the Q and A format with the various cartoonists so repetitive that I soon began to skim it. This collection would do better just published occasionally in a blog or as part of a humor column. As it is, it got tiresome very quickly.
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This book was OK. I could easily understand why the cartoons didn't make the magazine's cut. Bios of cartoonists were interesting, but I'm not sure I'd spend $$ for a hardcopy.

I really enjoyed this book since it was a lot of offbeat humor that may not be "appropriate" for the mainstream. The cartoons were hilarious and it was fun to find out a bit more about the process and the contributors.

I enjoyed The Best of the Rejection Collection. I've read the original version in the past but found this as entertaining as the first time around. Some of these are hilarious and some are just plain wrong! A relatively quick read and also a unique way to learn more about the people that contribute comics regularly. I recommend giving this a read.

I thought this book was better than fine, but not nearly as good/interesting as I had hoped. There are a number of questions asked of all the cartoonists featured in the book. Some are silly, but some are more serious questions about their art and process. After each set of questions asked of a cartoonist, a number of their pieces that were rejected are printed for the reader's enjoyment.

The logic behind what cartoons get chosen and which don't seems to hinge on the editors' sensibilities. If the cartoon has a relatively broad appeal, does not include questionable language or imagery, and is funny or thought-provoking, /maybe/ it will be accepted by The New Yorker. It is mentioned throughout the book that even cartoonists who are regular contributors to the magazines only get about 10% of their cartoons published. And that's just 10% of what they submit, just imagine how many ideas don't even get that far.

The majority of the cartoons included in this collection were probably rejected because they were too sexual. I was actually surprised at the volume of cartoons that were straight-up locker room humor. There were a few cartoons that were especially good, but most of them left no question as to why they weren't printed in The New Yorker.

My thanks to Workman Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I think I had read the prior version of the Rejection Collection, so some of the rejected New Yorker cartoons were familiar, and that took away from expectations of a more revised and expanded collection.

The comics in this book were really hit or miss (which can be expected since they're "rejected" comics). Some made me laugh, others made me roll my eyes, and a few I would describe as just there. That being said it was an amusing book and one I can picture buying as a gift for a few people I know.

The Best of the Rejection Collection by Matthew Diffee is hilarious! It turns out the cartoons The New Yorker rejects are funnier than the ones it accepts. These cartoons are more “low-brow” and although do not meet the standards of the magazine, will have greater mass appeal to those of us with lower standards of humor. My husband and I read this side-by-side in one sitting and guffawed repeatedly.

A nice addition to the cartoons, is a form interview in which each artist is asked the same list of questions. The answers gave great insight into each artist’s creative process and personality. Diffee’s description of his process was fascinating.

I loved this book. 5-stars. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read in exchange for an honest review.

I snorted at most of the comics in here. Definitely not politically correct but damn they are funny.

This was a fun collection of cartoons. Most were pretty funny, and it's easy to see how they were rejected for tone, risqué-ness, and just being weird. nd the weirdness is good! I appreciated the artist bio interviews that were included but the stars here are really the cartoons. Well worth reading.

A second collection of cartoons rejected by The New Yorker, and you get a lot of bang for your buck! My guess is most of them have been rejected because of their lewdness, there's a lot of that, and I'm not complaining.

Every set of comics by an artist is introduced with two pages of set questions, and those did get a bit tiresome to read through. Almost every artist tries to be funny in those two pages, and most of the time it doesn't work, it comes across a bit desperate. The few who gave actual answers to the questions, were actually interesting in their frankness.

I think I liked most of the comics, and quite few actually made me laugh, which is not a mean feat in itself.

If you don't mind a bit of filth, you'll have a lot of fun.

Thank you, Workman Publishing, for the advance reading copy.

I feel blessed to see these cartoons which never made it but are preserved until this day.
However, I do understand why they haven't made it (possible reasons are given alongwith the cartoons in the collection).

If you love reading comics and cartoons, this collection might be just for you.

This was fun. I really enjoyed reading the commentary from the artists in addition to seeing the rejected comics. It felt a little dated as George W. Bush or his administration was mentioned a few times. That didn't really matter, but all the parts from the artists are 10 years old.

I enjoyed getting to know the cartoonists behind the cartoon. The comics were very hit or miss and I can see why most of them were rejected.

The Best of the Rejection Collection by Matthew Diffee is a collection of rejected comics to the New Yorker. A somewhat selection of comics.

I can understand why a lot of these were rejected. There were a few funny ones in there, but a lot of them were incomprehensible. As other reviewers have said, there are a couple cartoons in here that are not "PC" but that didn't take away from the book for me. What did take away from the book was the ratio of cartoons to author interviews. I think two pages of interview for a single cartoon was a bit much. I also liked the beginning where the author explains why cartoons get rejected.

This book contains hundreds of cartoons rejected by The New Yorker Magazine for one reason or another (possibly many!)

The author includes humorous short bio's written by each of the cartoonists included in the book prior to their rejected offerings. I found myself laughing out loud at many of the cartoons. Yes, they're inappropriate in many ways, and they were censored as such, but a lot of them are just darned funny!! Given what passes into our mainstream news and entertainment as acceptable, I found it interesting to read a collection of cartoons that crossed the line!

My thanks to Workman Publishing Company who allowed me to review an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley. The book is scheduled for publication 5/10/22. All opinions in this review are my own and are freely offered.

A collection of uproariously distasteful cartoons, plus illuminating interviews with the staff from the New Yorker.