A dozen or so years ago, I had two comic book biographies published, and wrote a third, and for whatever reason, that third script was never published…until this Wednesday!
The request was simple: write a Dr. Seuss comic. I crafted a rhyming biography of Seuss, a deep dive into his career, not just his famous books but his creative origins, a complete look at the man who was so easy to overlook behind all the silly creatures and abstract storytelling, the icon behind the icons…
When it went nowhere I honestly thought I had misunderstood the assignment. Was I meant to tell a new story in his style? I had a concept up my sleeve, the Goat in the Tote, that showed up later in my works. Last year I found out it was happening completely by random, just searching around Google. It was a very welcome surprise.
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