I know- not easy to come up with ideas for a comic regularly and I find my mind works better for solving problems than being funny. I tried to add cartoons to the PTA newsletters when I was editor for two of them. Much easier to draw than to think of something funny. When Simpsons wanted suggestion for new characters I drew myself as a detective who combined Jessica (Murder She Wrote) with Baretta because I took my cockatoo everywhere on my shoulder.
I find writing itself not hard- but yes, getting the initial idea is the tough part. At least on these two features John gets to worry about that. But I find being a writer myself helps with the drawing. Being an amateur actor also comes in handy. It’s all about bringing characters to life.
Stellagal almost 11 years ago
Homework during summer? Is this a summer rerun or do they have school year round?
johnzakour Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Rerun. We need to catch up a little.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
School just let out, so the kids are reminiscing about school strips from last year. Or something like that.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
I know- not easy to come up with ideas for a comic regularly and I find my mind works better for solving problems than being funny. I tried to add cartoons to the PTA newsletters when I was editor for two of them. Much easier to draw than to think of something funny. When Simpsons wanted suggestion for new characters I drew myself as a detective who combined Jessica (Murder She Wrote) with Baretta because I took my cockatoo everywhere on my shoulder.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
On today’s Citizen Dog, I posted photos of her.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
I find writing itself not hard- but yes, getting the initial idea is the tough part. At least on these two features John gets to worry about that. But I find being a writer myself helps with the drawing. Being an amateur actor also comes in handy. It’s all about bringing characters to life.