Spooktacular Humor: 30 One-Panel Comics From Laughing Hippo Studio

Doug Hill has been making cartoons since 1972 while managing a 30-year teaching career. In 2017, he ventured into greeting cards, and now that he’s retired, he devotes his time to sharing humor worldwide!

Bored Panda reached out to Doug to discuss his Halloween-themed comics and explore the inspiration behind his humorous take on spooky characters. Scroll down to learn more!

As we chose some of Doug's comics featuring ghosts, witches, and other spooky characters, we were curious to learn whether he had Halloween or spooky themes in mind while creating them or if they simply emerged from everyday inspiration. "A bit of both," the artist shared. "The season triggers a lot of the ideas, but sometimes the grim reaper just shows up. A cliche."

Doug's comics often feature humor around eerie characters like ghosts and the Grim Reaper, so we asked the artist what he finds particularly funny or appealing about these characters. "Not really appealing as such, but they do lend themselves to a variety of situations," he responded.

Doug shared with us that since he creates both greeting cards and cartoons, holidays play a significant role in inspiring his work. He finds that the themes and spirit of various holidays influence both his cartoons and the designs for his greeting cards. "Often the same cartoon can be used on both."