Beetle... RAW and unfiltered... the voice memo diaries
Yesterday's comic (about the goose in the pawn shop) received a couple provocative responses on social media that I wanted to share my thoughts on.
I recorded this voice memo on my phone while I was doing laundry - it kind of became a podcast as I was rambling. Was thinking about turning these ideas into a video but I figured you guys might enjoy just hearing me talk about it unfiltered while you do your own laundry. Pretend we're on a phone call and I just won't shut up. Apologies for some foul language I have a bit of a potty mouth.
To spoil a bit, the first two-thirds of the rant are about the difficulty of being a comic artist in the current era, the evolution of the comic scene, and how writing for comedy has changed. Weighing in a bit on if it was "easier" to make money in comics back in the day than it is today. At the 18 minute mark I shift to another topic which I won't spoil because I think it's pretty funny, but I'm throwing some shots at one of the most aggravating tumors of the online art world.
Would love to hear your thoughts too!
Comments (2)
Dude, Garfield was popular because it appeared in the newspaper, and the newspaper was one of the only ways to read anything. I was a kid, and comics like Garfield, Better or Worse, or fucking Cathy (ACK!) were huge because they were like one of the few things you could read. As much as awesomeness like Calvin and Hobbes, Far Side, and Bloom County came out, there was that shit. I was six and rolled my eyes at it. I love Ziggy for the b poor guy, but that didn't age well either. At the time, people used to clip them out of the newspaper to give to people. it was a weird fucking time. Keep up the awesome, man, no matter what.
That’s a really insightful look at that time in the papers! It’s interesting how some properties with so much staying power kind of get to rewrite history. Makes me think about how a movie might be poorly received on release, but go on to become a cult classic and reach a point where it’s a cultural mainstay. Interesting how some media seems to exist outside time like that.