I agreed, in a phone conversation with an editor, to come up with 3 rough sketches of a typical NH cartoonist. When I got off the phone, I realized I didn't know what one visual of that idea would be, much less the three I promised
Hmm. New Hampshire. What says "New Hampshire?" I came up with a handful of ideas:
- Old Man of the Mountain monument
- Moose
- Maple syrup
- Foliage
So, I drew up the Old Man of the Mountain, falling on a cartoonist. As you can see, the cartoonist is holding up one of those dinky Wile E. Coyote umbrellas for protection.
And then I drew a moose-as-cartoonist, drawing with maple syrup.
And, finally, more of a gag cartoon: a cartoonist and his wife and the foliage.
Which one would you choose? I'll let you know which one the editor picked later.
My thanks to Chris Lupetti who suggested I show these.
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#3 is the winner conceptually - it would be a great color gag! - though the dinky umbrella in #1 is great. Hmmm ...
Yep, #3, is a great idea. the others leave me a little flat.
I hate to jump on any bandwagon, but count me in for #3. It seems to capture what you're after.
Hi Mike - I have to go with #2. The moose at the drawing table, inking with maple syrup, captures the "typical New Hampshire cartoonist" in a completely fun way.
Dan
Beyer
Thanks, Guys. I'll post the one the editor chose in a while. My only hint was that she didn't choose the one I thought she was going to.
I'm guessing number 3.
Gotta be the moose!
I am going for the moose as well, as the most readable of the three. Add some foliage if you will.
Mike --
I daresay you left out a couple of key archetypes to differentiate NH from its Northern New England neighbors; specifically:
-- Cheap Bastard
-- Rusty truck
-- Woodpile
Mike, I love all of them! The #3 is great for any state. But, I especially love that the moose is left handed and has to curl his hoof around! Great drawings. You are so good .
I lived in NH for 40 years and I'd have a hard time imagining a NH cartoonist. A great resource would be Mike Marland's RFD strip, filled with trucks and tourists, black flies and mud season.
I don't think of the moose as being especially NH -- that's more of a Maine thing -- and the fallen face of the Old Men is, I bet, something few like to think about. So I'll predict that the editor went with the leaf cartoon.
I am voting for #3! I think it's very funny and is sharp. Great jobs on all your cartoons.
... And the winner is here:
http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2008/11/cartoonists-in-hippo.html
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