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That's right, it's nothin but Doggos and Puppers this week!
Hey ToonStack readers! It’s me, , your editor for this week’s dog-themed edition of .
You know these beasts—the ones New Yorkers pay dog walkers more than their first apartment's rent. Doggos. Puppers. Furbabies. The four-legged roommates who've never offered to split utilities. These creatures are cartooning gold—with “On the internet nobody knows you’re a dog” standing as the Mona Lisa in a gallery of heavy hitters.
Last Friday was incredible—we celebrated the launch of the new book, "You're Not a Real Dog Owner Until..." at a crazy sold-out event in at the AKC Museum of the Dog in NYC (I know; we didn’t know it existed either. New York just decided, "We've done museums for sex, spies, and math—why not Labradoodles?") Check out the recap here: NYC Dog Book Launch). The energy with a room full of ravenous puppers was ridiculous and I'm still buzzing from all the dog-sketches I got to do for dog-owners.
If you haven't grabbed your copy yet, now's the perfect time. Even better—you can get a signed copy with a personalized sketch of YOUR furry friend at my store. Nothing beats seeing your own pup immortalized by a cartoonist in a book full of dog cartoons… except, perhaps, the look your actual dog gives you when you return home smelling like seventy-three other canines and try explaining that you've been "networking."
With that gratiutous plug out the way, let's dive into this week's pooch-themed edition of Toonstack…
Here's an interesting thing about me: I'm the only cartoonist who has ever drawn a dog cartoon. It's true! I'm also the only cartoonist with a newsletter. you should read it here.
Is the Bloody Mary mirror thing still a thing kids do (or don't do)? That "game" where if you say "Bloody Mary" three times into a mirror, supposedly she will appear. I was never clear if the Bloody Mary referenced in the game is Queen Mary I of England, who got the nickname for killing lots of Protestants.
I wonder if, not being a Protestant myself, I never actually had anything to worry about. In any case, I'm still too afraid to say it into a mirror, so can someone please try it and report back? Bonus points if you're a Protestant.
I'm not obsessed with my dog, he's obsessed with me. It's like he wants to eat everything I eat, just because I'm eating it? Stop copying me! Get a life!
Here's one from the explosion of adoptions during the covid years. It's past its prime now, but I'm still fond of the joke. Maybe because in my mind it goes hand in hand with the end of the NYC lockdown and the flooding of Prospect Park with crazed people and dogs.
But wait, there’s more!
Hilary releases
every Friday!- ’s graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, was named a best book of 2023 by The New Yorker, NPR, and Kirkus!
Check out Navied’s critically acclaimed graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America.
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