This is the week before cartoonist Wes Molebash gets married– so to give the guy a break as great and wonderful life changes rush upon him, cartoonists like myself have created guest strips to run this week on his webcomic site, Max vs Max.
My contribution appears today. Wes had some really kind things to say about my work and about Mal and Chad, which was really cool because I respect the guy quite a bit. What I’m really enjoying about his comic, Max vs Max, is just the genuine honesty about relationships with people and with God. Christianity is not very popular in today’s mainstream, and so cartoonists who want to express their Christian identity often err to the extremes. Because of the social pressure, Christian cartoonists sometimes come out insensitively and bluntly shouting their beliefs into the storm in hopes they might be heard amidst the mainstream clamor. Conversely, some Christian cartoonists find the social pressure too much to bare, and in hopes of avoiding criticism, they all but extinguish any sign of their heartfelt beliefs from their work. On the one extreme the message is blasted loudly at the expense of the enjoyability of the work, and on the other extreme the message is stifled at the expense of the integrity of the work. I feel like Wes has created a strip that contains both honesty about his Christian beliefs and humorous content that is worth reading, which is a rare thing. You should go check it out.
If you’re here from Max vs Max, I want to welcome you! I’m really excited to get to know you! Say hi in the comments, and be sure to read the archives, because there is a ton of strips…
I really, really liked your guest comic, Stephen. It was really quite thought provoking. Thank you for drawing!
Thanks Micah! I appreciate that!