Comments on: Interview: Bill Amend and Darby Conley

By: dave nelson

dave nelson — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:31:08 +0000

Personally I’m more of a fan of Fox Trot. Maybe because his level of geek humor is just right for me. Jason mercenary mastermind character might be a bit formulaic but the whole family works together so well. Plus, Amend just seems like the nicest guy you’d like to meet.

By: Joe Rank ( KRANKY )

Joe Rank ( KRANKY ) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:52:31 +0000

John, I see more of “The Honeymooners” shtick, with Bucky being Ralph with all of the “get rich quick” plans, Satchel being Ed as the oblivious comic foil, and Rob being the skeptical Alice.

Love the strip, though. Writing’s great… the art is so fitting, and the main character of a scheming one fanged Siamese cat being almost genius.

By: Daniel Boris

Daniel Boris — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:05:48 +0000

Shane & John – Agree 100% The writing in Get Fuzzy is so great because it is so off the wall/different…love it! I aspire to do that in my own work.

By: John Cole

John Cole — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:23:14 +0000

What Shane wrote. Great dialogue and art plus genuinely funny gags. Bucky’s combo platter of impotent rage and sheer idiocy is wonderful. His relationship with Rob and Satch smacks of Barney riffing off Andy and Gomer.

By: Shane Davis

Shane Davis — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:33:10 +0000

Get Fuzzy has one of the strangest ‘tao’s out there, if you know what I mean. Sentence structure, language and interaction of the mains is just on a different frequency than any other comic strip I’ve ever read.

I love it.

By: Daniel Boris

Daniel Boris — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:45:35 +0000

@ Dave – Your description of the interview is accurate. Haha!
I found that bit about how they work (writing especially), and their impressions of the daily deadlines very interesting.

By: dave nelson

dave nelson — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:33:03 +0000

Since Conley isn’t a professional interviewer, it’s more of an awkward conversation between friends. That said, as an amateur cartoonist, I really appreciate the glimpse into both artists’ creative process. As I’ve told my friends, my dream come true and my worst nightmare are both to be syndicated.

By: Daniel Boris

Daniel Boris — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:23:33 +0000

And always cool to hear other cartoonist’s processes.

By: Daniel Boris

Daniel Boris — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:31:59 +0000

Outstanding. Get Fuzzy is one of the best things going on the comics page…

By: Darryl Heine

Darryl Heine — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:29:02 +0000

Too bad the Chicago Tribune dropped Get Fuzzy earlier this year.