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What started as a daily comic strip for a college newspaper has since evolved into cartoons featured in The New Yorker. As John McNamee, the artist behind the now-famous Pie Comic, once wrote: "When I graduated, nobody told me to stop." And so, he continued creating strips for ten years before submitting them.

John’s comics have a unique way of twisting mundane subjects and making people laugh. The artist himself described his cartoons as “energetically deadpan.” He explained: “Like the moment before a pie hits you in the face. I'm always looking to have a little bit of the work done in the reader's imagination.”

So, let’s hop into the post and see what the artist created since his last appearance on Bored Panda.

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We reached out to John and he told us what has changed since his last post.

“I spend a lot of time just drawing and painting now. I was on the posting grind for a long time and now I'm just doing some exploration for me. Hopefully it will lead some place interesting soon.”

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    We were curious to learn more about John’s typical day when he is working on a new comic. The artist shared: “I have a toddler and a day job, so a lot of my day is that. But I'm always doodling, and sometimes something comes from that that I just have to finish. Then after I put my son to bed I draw it as fast as I can.”

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    Furthermore, John told us whether he has ever scrapped a comic idea before. He replied: “I've scrapped many comics. Usually, it's because I got too ambitious with it. Like it ends up turning into a 30 page thing”

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    Lastly, John shared what had the biggest influences on his art and storytelling style.

    “'The Amazing Life of Onion Jack' by Joel Priddy had a really big influence on me. Very simple and funny. I'm just going to drop a lot of other names though: Jason, Lewis Trondheim, The Simpsons, Charles Schultz, Simone Veil, George Herriman, Richard Thompson, Gary Larson. I'm gonna stop there.”

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    Comical scene by John McNamee of creatures in oversized sweaters, humorously commenting on cost-saving.

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    Lotekguy
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To make it worse forthe damned, force them to wear sweaters with big, gaudy holiday images.

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