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“I Love Making People Laugh”: 40 Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Tom Gauld is a cartoonist and illustrator from Scotland that has the talent to blend entertainment with intellectual stimulation. He creates humorous and sometimes philosophical comics about literature, art, science and more.
Tom's work is regularly published in prestigious publications such as The Guardian, The New Yorker and New Scientist and he has created a number of books, the most recent being "Revenge of the Librarians".
"I love telling stories and making people laugh, and comics are such an interesting way of doing that. I'm still always learning new ways to communicate through comics and getting inspired by the way other artists make their comics," the artist previously shared with Bored Panda.
Scroll down to be captivated by his unique blend of intelligence, creativity, and whims. For more of Tom's work, check out our previous article here.
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Bored Panda once again reached out to Tom to delve deeper into his creative process and gain further insights into the world of comics. Given the abundance of talented comic artists, we were curious to know Tom's perspective on the significance of cartoons within our society. According to the artist, comics are a great way to communicate almost anything. "There are lots of things in life that are depressing, so with my work, I'm mainly just trying to cheer people up a bit. Hopefully entertaining them in a reasonably intelligent way so they go away a tiny bit happier than before."
Being an artist does not guarantee a constant flow of ideas; there are moments when people encounter creative blocks. Tom is no exception. The artist shared that in moments like these, he tries to push through. "I try to keep making things even if I'm not sure if they're any good. Sometimes I feel something is really awful but then I look at it again the next day and realize it's not bad, or I realize what needs to be fixed. I also go for a walk to get a change of scene, and maybe work in a coffee shop for a while."
Talking about future projects or dreams, Tom shared that he'd like to try adapting someone else's work into a comic. "I think it would be an interesting challenge to see what I could add through images and cartooning. If I can find the right text, I'll try this sometime."
For aspiring artists who desire to start creating comics but find themselves uncertain about where or how to start, Tom offers some words of wisdom. "It's kind of obvious," the artist shared. "Just make a lot of work and try not to get discouraged when something doesn't work out quite right. And don't feel you need to write some big opus of a graphic novel to start with. I did a lot of very short comics when I was starting and I learned so much, even from the ones that were pretty bad."
That literally sounds like something out of a Douglas Adams book
Please stop with your sarcasm, Sarah, I need to go to the hospital
Because, the distance travelled by the earth since morning isn’t enough for it to be far enough to see that far. I expect a bunch of aliens a few light hours away might be able to see it
While it's very nice to have a real book, not every person who enjoys books finds it easy to read, so audio books have their merits.
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Audiobooks are absolutely real books. They activate the same parts of the brain as physical books. You don't have to be illiterate or have a disability to enjoy them. I have physical books at home and audiobooks in the car.
like music, lot of + with mp3 but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for vinyl or cassette :)
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Personal opinion: audiobooks are for those who are one of 3 things: illiterate/dyslexic/blind (incapable of reading the printed word); too busy to take any time to actually sit still long enough to read a physical book (ADHD and certain varieties of autism also fall in this category); (this last one is extremely situational) the one listening to them is extremely young and the one originally reading it to them died in the middle of the book. (That last one is actually a situation that arose with a friend of mine in grade school when their grandmother passed. The whole "audiobook" scene was extremely limited back then, but the grandmother had recorded herself reading nearly her entire library of children's books so that her grandkids and great-grandkids could still have Grandma "read to them" after she was no longer living.)
God, that's a beautiful idea very touching
Load More Replies... I’ve not listened to an audio book, but all respect to those who do, whatever the reason. I enjoy reading personally because sometimes I just fall in love with a sentence and I like to read that sentence a few times before I move on. Plus I think I’m a little too slow-witted to absorb everything if I just listen.
I adore that! Fall in love with a sentence :) I know exactly what you mean and it's one of many reasons that I find it difficult to see books made into movies
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I listen to audiobooks when I'm knitting (can't look at both at once), when I'm driving (definitely can't do both at once), and at the gym (not safe to do both at once).
You're never listening to a book, you're just listening to a podcast with the same words as a book. Books are for reading, not listening to.
They could steal Lucky’s speech and submit it for peer review. It would fit right in with standard academic discourse.
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