{"id":12687,"date":"2019-12-01T20:06:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T01:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=12687"},"modified":"2019-12-01T20:06:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T01:06:41","slug":"episode-352-robb-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-352-robb-armstrong","title":{"rendered":"Episode 352 – Robb Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 352:
\nRobb Armstrong<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThese marks that the artist makes are our signature, our footprint. They have to stay.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>At Cartoon Crossroads Columbus – CXC<\/a>, cartoonist Robb Armstrong<\/a> joins the show to talk about celebrating 30 years of his nationally syndicated comic strip, JumpStart<\/a>. We get into how he made the transition from gags to character-based humor, the early days of doing the comic strip while holding down a full-time job in advertising (and some absolutely crazy stories about how he used to get original art from Philadelphia up to the syndicate office in NYC), the pop culture references he regrets from the ’90s, and why believing in in his characters helps his readers believe in them, too. We also discuss the challenges of breaking into cartooning and the support he got from past African-American cartoonists like Morrie Turner<\/a> and Buck Brown<\/a>, the influence of Charles Schulz on his work and his character, the inescapability of Bill Watterson, how he learned to stop worrying about industry awards, and the move from Philly to LA and the lessons learned from going through the TV production process. We also get into his strong belief in helping other artists, why he thinks pencils and erasers are the devil\u2019s tools, what he’d tell the Robb of 30 years ago about what he has to look forward to, and plenty more! Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read JumpStart<\/a> daily at GoComics!<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I could go back 30 years, I\u2019d tell myself: \u2018Pace yourself.\u2019 \u2018Be grateful.\u2019 And, \u2018You can do a good strip every day.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n