Creative Process
Before I begin drawing a comic strip, I start by writing a complete
script. Script ideas come from various places—things I’ve seen,
people I’ve talked to, thoughts that just randomly pop into my head. I
work through several drafts, honing the joke until it flows in a natural
way that acts to set up the punch line but is also, hopefully, fun to
read. I then break up the script into panels based on how much text
is contained and how I want the dialogue to flow. Sometimes I’ll even
do a few thumbnail sketches to try out ...