Repeats are the absolute soul-crushing killers of the comics page.
When I say 'friends,' I use that term loosely, as I don't actually have any.
We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats.
It's best to love your family as you would a Siberian tiger-from a distance, preferably separated by bars.
A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to me, I dont know what they think.
You can write a little and can draw a little, but there's necessarily a limitation on both in a comic strip, since it appears in such a tiny space.