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Email me: cory@carlslife.ca In Carl's life the everyday irritations are what we find the most interesting because we can identify, see themselves there and laugh! This site is just for the pure enjoyment of my single panel cartoon humor. To the side you will see a directory of cartoon topics.
Disclaimer: All of the content on this site is copyright protected and can not be reproduced in any form with out written consent of the author, Cory Graham.
My view on this sort of humor: By Cory Graham
A big challenge in writing a public cartoon strip is making it appeal to a mass audience. One person's humor is another's reason to sue. One mistake often made with us armature cartoonists is writing cartoons that are too specific.
I like humor that lets the reader put the elements of the joke together themselves. I do this often by only suggesting what could have happened in the panel and letting the reader's imagination fill in the rest. Often this will result in humor that is personally satisfying and I guess this is why people's request for my cartoons have lead to the website here.
A good example of this is the cartoon below:
The humor here is about Carl's laziness. All kinds of assumptions can be made here to amplify the hilarity. 1) Mildred was very clear on instructions to keep the house clean and have all the dishes done before she comes home from her trip, 2) Carl could have made a pledge to have the dishes done before she comes home. 2) Both 1 or 2 however Mildred came home early to catch Carl in the peak of his sloppiness. To top it all off Carl makes the assumption that Mildred is home and will take care of the mess. And the Cat on the counter, why not? Aren't all cats on counters (mine are) it just makes the mess more believable I think.
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