Dean Young
Dean Young
coming dad fun laughter remember strip
As a kid, I remember my dad working on the strip, ... There'd always be just roars of laughter coming from his studio. The strip was fun for him and I think that sense of fun was infectious.
blondie three
I think the durability of Blondie has to do with three things,
looking people
People are always looking to see if they're in it, ... It's pretty fun.
bless cast characters created dominant genius god job left monkey wonderful work
God bless my daddy, ... He was the genius who created this wonderful menagerie of characters. A monkey could do my job with the characters I have to work with. He left me this cast of characters and this dominant gene.
certain dad eating funny hair intrinsic realized sticking
How could he not? ... Look at his head: He's got all that hair sticking out. My dad realized he had certain intrinsic qualities, his hair, his eating habits. A lot of funny idiosyncrasies.
anniversary community crossover follow gone led lines months page party refer trip
The first two months led up to the party page (today), then it will follow the Bumsteads on their anniversary trip to Hawaii, where they'll be gone a month, ... All the different (comics) syndicates are doing crossover story lines where they refer to the anniversary. The whole community of cartoonists. It's really a lot of fun.
funny wealthy
All of a sudden, big wealthy playboys weren't funny anymore.