Happy Valentine’s Day! I thought I’d take this opportunity to blog about something that’s a cousin to Valentine’s Day: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Specifically, syphilis.
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I’m doing cartooning for a syphilis prevention advertising campaign in San Francisco. Syphilis rates have gone up 50% in San Francisco over the past year, so the goal of this campaign is to encourage people to get tested regularly. The campaign features four main cartoon characters: three penises and a syphilis sore.
The penises are Clark (Caucasian), Byron (African-American) and Pedro (Latino). The three of them are team. They’re kind of like superheroes who fight syphilis. Their nemesis is Phil, the syphilis sore.
The campaign is called Healthy Penis 2009 and the launch was yesterday. Below is the first ad.
If you’re Facebook and want to keep track of this campaign, make friends with Byron (the black penis). He’s a cool guy.
For more information, check out the official website: www.healthypenis.org
Have fun today—and be safe out there.
The cartoonist collective I belong to, Tall Tale Features, is growing! We recently added two members to our group: Irma Eriksson (creator of “Imy”) and Norm Feuti (creator of “Gill.”) If the name Norm Feuti sounds familiar, you might know his syndicated strip, “Retail.”) We are very happy to have these two talented people in our group. Check out their strips!
Other news: a few weeks ago, I finally joined Facebook. A friend of mine, Joe Salama, created a group for MetzgerCartoons. So if you are a fan, join MetzgerCartoons on Facebook.
Happy New Year!
Here’s a list of things that I've found are okay to say to a baby – but NOT okay to say to an adult.
1. Somebody smells like they went poop!
2. Look at how fat you’ve gotten!
3. Peekaboo! I see you!
4. Hey there, baldy! Plan on growing some hair anytime soon?
5. You’re sitting up all by yourself!
6. I want to eat you up!
7. Are you ticklish? Are you TICKLISH?
8. You’re so cute when you cry.
9. It’s Little Miss Chubbypants!
10. I think Mr. Cranky needs a nap.
You've probably seen Tim Whyatt's cartoons on greeting cards. His work is excellent -- a good combination of silly and edgy. He's one of my favorite single panel cartoonists. Check out his stuff!
I was the guest on last week's Comics Coast to Coast (Episode 59). Comics Coast to Coast is a very entertaining podcast hosted by cartoonists Brian Dunaway and Justin Thompson.
We first discussed my decision to end my comic strip, "Stewart "— and how I learned that basing a strip in San Francisco was a BAD idea. (I can admit that now.) We also talked about my former strip, “Tree,” which was about a slightly dim pine tree.
I also shared my experience as the cartoonist for a public health campaign which ran from 2002-2006. It was a highly unconventional campaign. If you want to know the details, listen to the show. You will be either amused or disturbed. Or maybe both!
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