Here are the reasons why, as copied from my first post on Rachelle’s Comics Corner: I’ve been stalking Substack from a distance for the past year, unsure if I wanted to invest time in building another social media presence. Then fellow cartoonist Sarah Morrissette asked me why I was considering it. As I dashed off three good reasons for starting a substack blog, I sold myself on the idea. Isn’t it nice
In 2022, I experienced an exciting year of breakthroughs with my first publications in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Austin Chronicle. A lot of this had to do with changing my approach from looking for assignments to pitching ideas. This was a meaningful shift for me as someone with an illustration background. Why switch to pitching? Pitching tips Research your publication. Who reads it? What does
This is a one-page autobiographical comic I wrote and drew about my teenage admiration for all things British. A bit of a teenage love story, if you will. 31 January, 2020 – It’s Brexit day. I wish you well, U.K. When I was a kid, I was certain that London was the center of cool. The DIY impulse I picked up from the fashion and music of the time stretched to