Mark Russell talks new book of cartoons, BUNKBED MISHAPS

[ad_1]

Today is bunk bed accident To Mark Russell He’s crowdfunding a one-off anthology of absurd cartoons he’s drawn over the years.

This is somewhat new to Russell, who is best known in comics as an Eisner Award-winning author of smart, satirical books. Flintstones, Exit, Stage Left! Snagglepuss Chronicles, Second Coming, etc.

The project is currently on Kickstarter, and Russell took the time to answer a few quick questions about the book ahead of the campaign launch.You can find it in our chat below and some of our choices bunk bed accident…fun!

INTERVIEW: MARK RUSSELL ON BUNKBED MISHAPS

Zach Quatance: Tell us about your Kickstarter. When did you start drawing these cartoons?

Mark Russell: This collection is by no means comprehensive, but it does include cartoons I have drawn over the course of about 25 years.

Zack: What has been your relationship with painting throughout your life? Have you always dabbled in it?

mark: Yeah, like most people, I started drawing when I was a kid, but like most people, when I started worrying about what people would think of me, I realized that But I kept coming back to it over the years, and to this day, whenever I get stuck somewhere or don’t know what else to do with myself, I pick up a pen and ask what else to do. And usually something tumbles out of that process that makes me wonder about myself.

ZACK: I feel like most comic Kickstarters use one of those equations (MOVIE + NOVEL = MY COMIC, etc.) to get people involved. If not, what could it be?

mark: I can’t imagine starting to come up with catchy elevator pitches for this book. Manga is so different from anything else I do and God help me.

Zack: Do you have a throughline in your comics? From what I’ve seen you post on social media, I’m sure they resonate with the humor in your comics.

mark: The only thing my comics seem to have in common is their randomness. they just resemble each other. Ultimately, I think they’re more like snippets of conversations and ideas that don’t make sense outside of their own world.

Zack: Finally, could you show us a diagram or two from the book and give us some insight into them or a backstory on where the idea came from?

mark: of course. Here are some of my comics.

Sometimes I come up with captions that I find really compelling for some reason, but I know I’ll never put them in my comics or other writing, so I draw images to match. There is also You wake up and come across an image that you think is worth captioning, just by having an image in your head or fiddling with your pen.