Tim Lemire’s comics and illustrations have appeared on the back page of The New York Times Book Review and are a regular feature in MOTIF magazine of Rhode Island. To see more, follow Tim on Instagram.

This illustration appeared in The New York Times Book Review of 2/19/22. Readers were encouraged to guess the album referenced.

ANSWERS (L to R, from top): Pet Sounds (1966) The Beach Boys; Songs in the Attic (1981) Billy Joel; Purple Rain (1984) Prince and the Revolution; Death Certificate (1991) Ice Cube; The Beatles, aka “The White Album” (1968) The Beatles; The B-52’s (1979) The B-52’s; War (1983) U2; The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) Pink Floyd; Some Girls (1978) The Rolling Stones


The New York Times Book Review published a comic illustration of mine in their issue of April 19, 2019. This video is a behind-the-scenes look at the piece.