Fresh off his National Cartoonist Society win for “Best Newspaper Strip 2010,” Jerry Scott of “Zits” (and “Baby Blues“) joins me to talk about his amazing career. I’m a huge fan of his work (like a bazillion other people on the planet), and had a blast talking to him. Like so many cartoonists out there, he’s open, honest, funny, and charming. We talk about his first work as a cartoonist with “Gumdrop” and his 11 years on the world famous “Nancy,” then through his creation of “Baby Blues” with Rick Kirkman and then “Zits” with Jim Borgman. We cover a lot of ground, so dive in and enjoy!
If you haven’t heard the interview with “Baby Blues’” artist, Rick Kirkman, find it here! And also, during our talk about “Nancy,” we mention Guy Gilchrist, the artist who took over for Jerry after he left the show…the fine gentlemen of “Comics Coast to Coast” did a GREAT interview with Guy, which you can find here.
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It’s always interesting to me that people I consider brilliant come across as completely unassuming and normal. There’s never a gigantic ego to go with the gigantic talent, is there?
It’s reassuring (or frustrating, I can’t decide) that somebody like Jerry Scott has to struggle as hard as everybody else to sell his comics.
Great show.
My parents raised four boys to adulthood, so every time I go over to their house, it seems that they have a different Zits comic on their fridge.
Hi Tom. Just wanted to say how much I love these podcasts…they are fantastic and very inspirational…good interview with Jerry Scott..interesting hearing how all his work came together and the opportunities he grabbed…very talented guy…and was amazed to find out Zits doesn’t have it’s own website??? I thought anything to do with teenagers would have it’s own site… P
What a joy to hear the words of such a talented cartoonist – thanks so much for producing this!