Are Cartoonists Writers?
Brian Fies said, "The Combination of words and images is more powerful than either one standing alone". Some recent essays have explored the long-standing question: Are cartoonists writers?
“Why is it so hard to say I’m a writer when it’s not even that big a deal and I should just get over it —Being a cartoonist makes you a writer, artist, and illustrator at minimum.”
In a recent post on Substack (& Shout in the New Yorker),
dove into the conflicted idea of calling oneself a “writer.” —The idea of wearing that label and feeling like an impostor. A charlatan. A dilettante. (Strunk & White tells me I should use the rule-of-threes.)Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
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