Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 04, 2009
September 03, 2009
September 05, 2009
Transcript:
Joe Pyle: Your teacher called and told me about your oral report, Danae. Danae: But it was all true! Lucy will tell you!! Joe: Uh... Your horse is going to vouch for you? Danae: Yeah! Joe: Sigh. Go to bed, Danae. Danae: Why didn't you say something?! Lucy: What... and perjure myself? I wasn't there, remember?
“Anyway, so who inspired you, dude?”
In general? Well, there was virtually everyone whose work appeared in MAD magazine during the 60’s, especially Mort Drucker… Herblock, Paul Conrad, Pat Oliphant, Al Capp, Walt Kelly, Charles Addams… and many, many more. Charles Schulz, for instance, wasn’t an influence on me with his work in Peanuts, but was very much an influence with his work ethic and ethics toward the profession.
As you can see, it’s not a simple question.