Category: Cartoons

Cartoon: ‘The Writer’s Block’

This is one of philosopher-cartoonist Grant Snider’s greatest contributions to, well, to Western culture as far as we’re concerned. This TVWriter™ definitely minion wants to be him if I ever grow up.

This comic originally appeared in The New York Times Review of books. 

The Shape of Ideas Sketchbook by Grant Snider features new illustrations, comics on drawing and creativity, and many blank pages for your own ideas, doodles, and observations. Order it from Abrams or wherever you get your books.

While you’re at it, you can find more of Grant’s extraordinary perception of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Buy Grant’s wonderful book, The Shape of Ideas, HERE

Cartoon: ‘Zits’ Gets It

Writerly cartoon of the day:

This one’s dedicated to all our comedy writing friends…and the parents of teenagers everywhere. (Gotta love these first world problems.)

See more Zits HERE

Cartoon: ‘Sledding’

With this one simply named comic strip, Grant Snider, our all-time fave poet/philosopher/cartoonist/orthodontist, proves himself to be the very opposite of Camus’ Sisyphus as he goes all-out and gives us not merely a metaphor for the act of, say, writing, but a wonderful lesson in living the most enjoyable of lives:

 The Shape of Ideas Sketchbook by Grant Snider features new illustrations, comics on drawing and creativity, and many blank pages for your own ideas, doodles, and observations. Order it from Abrams or wherever you get your books.

While you’re at it, you can find more of Grant’s extraordinary perception of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Buy Grant’s wonderful book, The Shape of Ideas, HERE

Cartoon: ‘A Gift’

Grant Snider, our all-time fave poet/philosopher/cartoonist/orthodontist, points out that true gifts have nothing to do with Christmas:

 The Shape of Ideas Sketchbook by Grant Snider features new illustrations, comics on drawing and creativity, and many blank pages for your own ideas, doodles, and observations. Order it from Abrams or wherever you get your books.

While you’re at it, you can find more of Grant’s extraordinary perception of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Buy Grant’s wonderful book, The Shape of Ideas, HERE

Cartoon: ‘My Holiday Wish List’

Grant Snider, our all-time fave poet/philosopher/cartoonist/orthodontist, nails the whole wishlist thing – and not only for writers:

Grant Snider has a new sketchbook out for our enjoyment! The Shape of Ideas Sketchbook features new spot illustrations, some comics on drawing and creativity, and many blank pages for your own ideas, doodles, and observations. Order it from Abrams or wherever you get your books.

While you’re at it, you can find more of Grant’s extraordinary perception of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Buy Grant’s wonderful current book HERE