Kab, occasionally I’ll think of a gag and I can use it as is. But I almost always do some rewriting. Sometimes a lot. I can’t give you a number, because it’s often a matter of a many tweaks that take place during anywhere from an hour to several hours.
There have been times when I’ve sent off a gag to GoComics a week or two ahead. And then, 15 minutes before the comic is supposed to go live, I finally get a better idea and quickly re-letter the gag and send it to Go’s FTP site–with just a minute or two to spare.
Kab, occasionally I’ll think of a gag and I can use it as is. But I almost always do some rewriting. Sometimes a lot. I can’t give you a number, because it’s often a matter of a many tweaks that take place during anywhere from an hour to several hours.
There have been times when I’ve sent off a gag to GoComics a week or two ahead. And then, 15 minutes before the comic is supposed to go live, I finally get a better idea and quickly re-letter the gag and send it to Go’s FTP site–with just a minute or two to spare.
For me, re-writing is an ongoing process.