I’m a big fan of cartoons, comics, sci-fi, and the like, but I have to say I’ve never been tempted to read, much less write, fan fiction. I can appreciate people wanting to put their own spin on their favorite characters, but maybe because I’m already working in a creative field, I’ve always been happy […]
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Most of the time I write first and draw last. It’s just how I work and I’m used to it. But sometimes you just want to draw a giant monster stomping a city. And then you find a caption to go with it. Comment ▼ Source link
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I don’t know if I’ve talked about it here before, but I was a music major in college. I played trombone and wasn’t too bad if I say so myself. But I don’t really do very many music cartoons. I don’t know why, but I don’t seem to. But one day while racking my brain
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Like a lot of entrepreneurs, I watch Shark Tank. I think it’s fun to guess what the sharks will do, discuss the merits of the contestants, and keep an ear out for lingo. One of the things I hear occasionally is that someone is “pre-revenue,” which always makes my ears perk up. I mean, I
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I love idioms. They’re the cat’s meow for cartoonists. Using them makes me pleased as punch and I jump for joy. They’re out of this world. I especially love when you can combine them. It’s the best of both worlds. Double trouble. Two heads are better than one. OK, I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself.
I don’t know what it is about a guy in the background with an evil grin that makes me happy. I’ve done a few in the same vein: guy selling balloons has guy behind him selling “sharp little pins,” guy juggling bowling pins has guy in background with evil grin readying a bowling ball …
By Joseph Giunta When was the last time you remembered an advertising message? Was it one that took the product seriously or one that had a touch of humor, and maybe even put a smile on your face? Most marketing studies validate the use of humor in advertising, even though some experts still believe they
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OK, I have to admit, this one makes me nervous. The idea of a snake charmer influencing a sales graph is fairly good, and it’s a fun visual. But it raises a lot of red flags. Should the charmer be shaded for ethnicity? Should he not? Is this culturally insensitive somehow? Is it not a
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If I remember right this was a rejected cartoon for a client. I suspect the problem was too much reading, but maybe it just didn’t click. It’s hard to know. The thing is this cartoon sells really really well for me on the site. Like really well. So while that initial rejection kind of bummed
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I cannot believe I was a professional cartoonist for going on 15 years before I drew my first camel, but here he is. And in a shirt and tie no less. Being a cartoonist means you have to be able to draw not just the standard animals, but the oddball ones as well. So far
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