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40 Wholesome And Humorous One-Panel Comics By Harry Bliss (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
If you're a fan of clever, funny cartoons, you're in for a treat with Harry Bliss's work. Bliss is a celebrated American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his "Bliss" comics and his engaging covers for The New Yorker. His cartoons often highlight the quirky and absurd aspects of modern life, making readers both laugh and think.
In addition to his magazine work, Harry Bliss is also a New York Times best-selling artist and has worked on popular children's books like the "Diary of a Worm" series with Doreen Cronin. His unique style and witty humor make his cartoons truly special. Bliss sees his drawings as snapshots of longer stories, inviting readers to imagine what happened before and what might happen next. Today, we are excited to share a new collection of cartoons with you. Enjoy!
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Bored Panda reached out to Harry Bliss again to learn more about his work. His cartoons often show the special bond between dogs and humans, but he also covers other topics that make us smile. We asked him how he chooses the themes for his cartoons and what current events or trends inspire him. Harry shared that he usually doesn't focus on current events or trends. "I’m not particularly interested in commenting on these things; there are plenty of other cartoonists who do it much better than I can. My cartoons are quite autobiographical, with lots of dogs, trees, nature, and the occasional human. I’m all about nature. I draw what I love…trees!"
Tuck the cat around your neck like a scarf and take the dog for a walk
If you wonder how a typical day of a cartoonist looks like, Harry Bliss shared his routine with us: "Well, I’m usually up at 6:30 in the morning. I read for an hour in bed, play Wordle, then wake up to let the dog out. We play fetch across the street and then head in for breakfast. I read some more until about 10 AM. After that, I sit at my desk working on cartoons until noon. At noon, if it’s not too hot, we go for a nice hike in the woods. I tend to my garden, which is a kimchi garden. I’m dealing with slugs at the moment—they love my Napa cabbage! I don’t eat lunch. I work again from 6 to around 7:30 or 8 PM. I’m always jotting things down in my journal, often throughout the day. Sometimes, cartoon ideas come from there. I have countless drawings of my dog, Junior. I’ve been doing this for the past 15 years and it’s very rewarding. I have the best fountain pen ever, and I love to see the ink flow from it. Mont Blanc—amazing!"
Bliss sees cartoons as a bit of an escape. "If someone can look at one of my cartoons and be taken out of their current state, sort of drop into some pleasant narrative: a dog with his owner walking in the woods…I feel this is helpful in some way. I know it is for me when I draw these images. My process removes me from anything else happening in the world. My meditation. I think it keeps me sane. Plus, laughter is a nice elixir for depression. My cartoons have evolved into the autobiographical form. If you want to get to know me as a person, just look at my cartoons because I’m in all of them. I’ve moved away from irony and sardonic humor, and have found myself being more accepting of cute cartoons. We need cute these days. I also am leaning into the esoteric.?
Mission accomplished. My sister informed me that my dog climbed a tree after a squirrel the other day. He's 90lbs and thankfully got halfway up the leaning trunk and decided it wasn't worth it.
Bliss told us that he thinks a good cartoon needs to be uniquely specific. "It can’t be too broad. It needs to come from a visceral place in the creator's mind and at the same time relatable to a wide audience. Not easy. I think impactful cartoons are often contemplative and existential. Some are poetic."
I once saw a video of a dog and a squirrel running around a tree. I cannot say for sure that the dog was just playing, but as the squirrel could easily have run up the tree but didn't I am convinced it was playing with the dog.
And I'm sure got gave him all the treats and pets. No heart could possibly not melt at a dog.
"Please, mate, I have misophonia and you're keeping me awake, can you keep the noise down?"
I had one of those lines you clip the leash to. I can't tell you all how many times Tucker tied himself to his favorite tree. Oddly, he never appreciated my unwinding him from it.
Those Easter Island heads have bodies that go quite far down. Look it up if you're curious.
Milton Jones: I was standing on a bridge, holding a couple of twigs, when a girl came up to me and said "Pooh sticks?" I said "Yes it does, doesn't it?"
That pup keeps peeing on everything in this comic. 1st peeing in the water fall. Now peeing on a tree. He's still a good boy or girl though. :-)
Note: this post originally had 55 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
These drawings were so beautiful, that I didn't mind that there were some of them I didn't really understand.
These drawings were so beautiful, that I didn't mind that there were some of them I didn't really understand.
