Top Cartoons of 2017

Dec 31, 2017

Newsletter #29

Best of 2017

This week I've been counting down the Top 5 Most Popular Cartoons of 2017! Perhaps you've seen me posting them on social media? Well, here they are in one place, along with some background commentary. I'm also including a couple runners-up.

Let's dive in!

Number 5

A cartoon I did for Disney's Babble site. The cool thing about this cartoon is that it's made up of suggestions from readers. I posted the FIRST "Weird Things That Make Us Happy" cartoon, and then I read the comments and came up with this Part 2. It turns out there are a lot of weird things that make us happy! (Also, I learned that people are VERY divided about whether or not the corner brownie is the best.)

Number 4

This is the exact exchange I had with my husband. Then a little bit later, Claire did it to me. A lot of love in this family.

Number 3

"The Crouton" cartoon. A collaboration with my friend Simon Holland, who is so funny. Here's a "behind the scenes" video of how this cartoon came together.

Number 2

Self-checkout can be a challenging experience for many of us. This cartoon was a collaboration with my friend Abby Heugel from Abby Has Issues. I love her tweets.

Number 1

And in the "Number One" spot, this cartoon about the things we need to accept in our partners. I was so happy to see people relating to this cartoon! It was one of those where I was like, "I THINK others will relate, but we'll see..."