{"id":15115,"date":"2022-03-08T10:07:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=15115"},"modified":"2022-03-08T10:07:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:07:07","slug":"episode-476-david-sipress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-476-david-sipress","title":{"rendered":"Episode 476 – David Sipress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 476:
\nDavid Sipress<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Ever since I was a kid, if I’m holding a drawing implement in my hand and I’m touching a blank page, I get a feeling of peace.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>With his brand-new book What’s So Funny?: A Cartoonist’s Memoir<\/a> (Mariner Books), New Yorker<\/em> staff cartoonist David Sipress<\/a> explores the family dynamics and antic sense of humor that shaped his life and career. We get into what it’s like to process much of one’s life through cartoons, what he’s learned about himself and his parents and sister through the process of writing (and drawing) a memoir, and the instant gratification of cartooning vs. the joy of writing a great piece of prose. We also talk about the slide shows and essays that led him into prose, the notion of giving himself permission to tell his story, the community & camaraderie of cartoonists and how different it is than the fine art world, his key influences in cartooning, the importance of John Le Carr\u00e9’s memoir<\/a>, the technical challenges of doing cartoons about the pandemic, his abandoned graduate work in Russian history and how it’s helping him parse the present, the joy of meeting some of his cartooning idols, and more! Plus, I celebrate the 10th anniversary (!) of the Virtual Memories Show<\/strong><\/em>! Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read What’s So Funny?: A Cartoonist’s Memoir<\/a>!<\/p>\n

“The first time I felt a connection to writing that felt organic was when I turned to real stuff, not things I was trying to make up.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n