Quotes taken from transcripts of conversations between a market research firm and various dissatisfied car owners. Sketches from 1999-2000.
by Matt Feazell
Continuing on our wind noise theme, here’s a sketch by Matt Feazell. That looks like Cynicalman behind the wheel. You can see more of him at the eponymous cynicalman.com.
By Michael A. Carroll
I was about 99.9% certain that Michael Carroll drew this, so I asked, and he responded:
Wow…looking at that….I think it is me. The cloud and sfx lettering are mine. The dialogue balloons to the right of the car and the “theme music” along the bottom of the page look like mine. The car looks like the kind of car I would’ve attempted to draw at that time, and I definitely recognize the quote you mentioned.
You can follow Michael’s latest by friending him on Facebook (just mention this blog entry). His work also appears regularly in Jim Main’s *PPSFZT! anthology and Bob Corby’s Oh!Comics (new issues of each forthcoming!) and he completed a 28-page comic in 13.5 hours this past 24 Hour Comics Day. Additionally, he has branched out into animation with the majestic Burrito Ninja Battle and his own YouTube channel.
by Roberta Gregory
Roberta Gregory is still writing and drawing comics. See some of her latest — and read through archives of her work going back 35 years — at robertagregory.com.
(Roberta also states that she doesn’t remember drawing this sketch. I don’t typically ask the artists whether or not they remember, they just volunteer this info. It’s becoming a fun thing for me to keep track of, though…)
Rachel Hartman writes:
I remember doing that sketch. It was inspired in part by my own grandmother, who was exactly like that. One of those “Never mind me, I’ll just sit here in the dark” kind of old ladies. She died two years ago, age 100.
Rachel has a YA fantasy novel coming out next May! It’s called Seraphina. Get all the details (and some great blog posts, too) at her website.
by Androo Robinson
Androo Robinson writes:
I have no memory of drawing this, but that’s undeniably me, trying to rip off Rick Geary by the looks of it. Failing, too.
Androo was the first person to trade minicomics with me through the mail, way back when that was a thing. Check out Cryptozoa, his collection of Odd Little Picture Fictions, here.