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One cartoonist with excellent draftsmanship, a firm yet playful grip on masking, an eye toward the possibilities of the infinite canvas (cribbing perhaps from Patrick Farley’s groundbreaking layouts), a sophisticated color sense (modesty forbids holding up one’s Spouse as an exemplar), and no ambitions beyond realizing precisely those comics I can dimly see in my own mind’s eye that won’t stop muttering page after page of dialogue at me in the wee hours of the night. Mind-reading a plus.

Well, that’s what I’d want, anyway. Ideally. Shaennon Garrity may well have a more equitable working relationship in mind. But if even Shaennon Garrity—queen of webcomics, who’d actually be making a living from Narbonic and Li’l Mel and Trunktown if she were making that living in, say, Paducah, or one of the I states, and not San Francisco—if even Shaennon can’t just trip over a suitable slave cartoonist as she’s picking up her groceries, if even Shaennon has to take out an ad for her latest idea, what hope have we mere mortals?

  1. Prentiss Riddle    Aug 6, 08:50 am    #
    Me, I've just got a killer idea for a single-panel sendup on the old "On the Internet nobody knows you're a dog" cartoon from the New Yorker. And I can't hack together the stick figures even to get that simple idea across.

    You're heard of pro bono attorneys. Why aren't there pro bono cartoonists?

  2. Julie    Aug 8, 09:05 am    #
    Check out cartoonist Mike Auger's website: www.arty4ever.com He won't work for free but he does make deals with people with ideas spliting royalty profits 50/50 and things like that. My friend used him once and said he was great and I like his artwork a lot!

  3. Phyll    Sep 25, 08:22 am    #
    Hello. saw your ad. tell alittle more about you ideas. I will give you some starter samples, I am very E-Z and fast. I just need the Ideas to work it. hope to hear from you.
    Phyl

  4. I want to draw some cartoons!    Jan 23, 11:19 pm    #
    hey what's up.
    I am a super decent cartoonist and I want to help. If it is still needed. So drop me an e-mail.

  5. Joseph    May 16, 12:30 pm    #
    hi im joseph and i've been working on cartoons since i was 10 now im turning 15 and i really want a career in cartooning. I've got great ideas but i just need to know how 2 get started .Im planing on making video games and cartoons for a future career, so if anyone can help or give me ideas on how to actually get a career in cartooning send me an e-mail.

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