Cover Story

Harry Bliss’s “Wintry Mix”

Braving the cold.
A sleepy cat who is relaxing indoors is visible through a window as passersby look in from outside on a cold winter day.

For the cover of the January 12, 2026, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss used color and composition to contrast the warmth inside with the blistering cold outside. “While in art school, living off of ramen noodles, I’d peek into the windows of gorgeous old brownstones, imagining I lived there instead of in my freezing, roach-infested studio apartment,” Bliss said.

For more covers about cats, see below:

A cat looks in the back of the number 5 which is a cabinet full of fruit.

“July 18, 1970,” by Saul Steinberg

Cat sleeping by the window with city view.

“Luxurious, Quiet, and Cozy,” by J. J. Sempé

A Bodega cat sleeps on a counter.

“Bodega Cat,” by R. Kikuo Johnson

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