UTTER TRASH
Bad news for all would-be cartoonists: Bet you didn’t know about the curse which went along with the job. That’s right, it’s called “Cartoonists’ Curse,” and it’s the 47th most dangerous occupational hazard in the U.S. according to a Dept. of Labor study, and it’s almost universal in the trade.
UTTER TRASH
by Mike Baron
Cartoonist's Curse: Worse Than Insomnia Better Than Unemployment
Bad news for all would-be cartoonists: Bet you didn’t know about the curse which went along with the job. That’s right, it’s called “Cartoonists’ Curse,” and it’s the 47th most dangerous occupational hazard in the U.S. according to a Dept. of Labor study, and it’s almost universal in the trade. It’s likely to strike amateur as well as professional, and although it has been mistaken for simple insomnia in the past, the AMA now recognizes for what it is; a state of mind that presents real physical difficulties for the victim.
Simply stated: Cartoonists’ Curse means the artist has to stay up every night until the wee hours or he won’t get any work done. Seems it’s impossible to come up with good ideas in the day, not to mention the hazards daytime inking presents. Only while the rest of the world knocks off the racket for a few hours is it possible to lay pencil or pen to paper with satisfactory results.