Any great comic strip cartoonist will agree that “good writing can save poor art - but good art cannot help bad writing“. This is true and you can’t get around it.

Many cartoonists become cartoonists because they love to draw. The instant appeal of comic strips is the art. As a visual medium, it’s the first thing you notice. But the writing is what makes or breaks a strip. You have to think of yourself as a writer before an illustrator.

Do you tell people you “write” comic strips or “draw” comic strips?