Kevin and Kell

Talking to Bill Holbrook feels a little strange at first. Not because he’s hard to talk to, the opposite actually. It’s just that you’re sitting across from someone who’s been doing three daily comic strips for decades, and he talks about it like it’s… normal. No big mythology around it. No “I can’t believe I pulled this off.” It’s just how his weeks are structured. That’s kind of the energy of this episode. It’s not a victory lap. It’s more like catching someone mid-process and realizing the process never really stopped. We get into On the Fastrack early on, and how it started versus what it became. The Dethany piece is the one that sticks. She wasn’t supposed to take over the strip. He thought maybe a few jokes, see where it goes. Then it just kept working. “The gags just kept coming.” ~Bill Holbrook And that was it. Audience picked up on it fast, and suddenly the center of the strip shifted. Not some long-term plan, just paying attention and not fighting it. Safe Havens goes in a completely different direction, which is part of the fun of hearing […]