tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25456130.post6960286210815238906..comments2023-03-24T08:08:00.074+00:00Comments on Ollie & Quentin Comic: Cartoon minds think alikePiers Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06302878803896843029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25456130.post-43684484047363453202008-02-26T23:44:00.000+00:002008-02-26T23:44:00.000+00:00I did see it, yes. Very inspiring. I did a similar...I did see it, yes. Very inspiring. I did a similar thing but for me it was Calvin and Hobbes. I'd read them to get the rhythm. I too, chucked in a lucrative career (in graphic design) to become a full time cartoonist.Piers Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302878803896843029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25456130.post-25700942028079488822008-02-26T21:16:00.000+00:002008-02-26T21:16:00.000+00:00Everything is derivative, even if it just the form...Everything is derivative, even if it just the formula for being funny. Did you see the video clip of Stephan Pastis (who is in 500+ newspapers) on Daily Cartoonist. He is frank about seeing what worked in Dilbert and copying that formula. Maybe not the joke, but certainly the way of telling a joke. Perhaps originality doesn't pay!<BR/><BR/>I'm off to go and copy some funny stuff....arcticcirclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863711064845963528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25456130.post-62067227958312253112008-02-26T08:31:00.000+00:002008-02-26T08:31:00.000+00:00Very true. I think it's just the idea that I'm not...Very true. I think it's just the idea that I'm not being as original as I previously thought.Piers Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302878803896843029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25456130.post-90696675045661594772008-02-25T22:45:00.000+00:002008-02-25T22:45:00.000+00:00Yes it does, but it happens and usually isn't the ...Yes it does, but it happens and usually isn't the exact same thing. I console my fact that I'm not in every newspaper and the chances of someone reading my strip and the one the joke coincidentally appeared in are small!arcticcirclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863711064845963528noreply@blogger.com