Simon Buckman: Deer Comedian

Back in 2002, I thought it would be fun to do a children's book. My idea was about a deer, named Simon Buckman, who goes against the herd to follow his dream of being a professional stand-up comedian. I wrote the story and sent proposals to publishers. It was rejected mainly because the idea isn't...what's the word I'm looking for....oh yeah, "marketable."

I was going through old files and came across this drawing. It was part of my "pitch" to publishers. (Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time.) At the very least, this piece was fun to do.