http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=6506 Tue, 20 May 2025 03:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=6506&cpage=1#comment-295190 Peter Rogan Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:41:54 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=6506#comment-295190 The late Stanley Baldwin wrote that writing is like striptease -- a dance of revelation, performed slowly, with much gyration, misdirection, and hints of promises not yet made. Is cartooning like striptease, then? Quite aside from your remark, Chris, I think it must be. Revelation only appears to be the point. Misdirection and hinting are much more the creator's work. There's a reason why punchlines always come last. The late Stanley Baldwin wrote that writing is like striptease — a dance of revelation, performed slowly, with much gyration, misdirection, and hints of promises not yet made. Is cartooning like striptease, then? Quite aside from your remark, Chris, I think it must be. Revelation only appears to be the point. Misdirection and hinting are much more the creator’s work. There’s a reason why punchlines always come last.

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