My favorite cartoons to do are ones like this that deal with sports in our culture and how it effects our families. These usually aren’t necessarily readers favorites. They don’t have the same emotional impact as, say, Broncos cartoons do. But they still resonate and the Syndicate likes them. Any way I hope you enjoy this one. I’m a bit pooped from all of the March Madness, Opening Day hoopla. I might sneak in a day away from the blog sometime soon. Not sure though. It depends on my workload. The first week of the month is always so busy.

Hey, I wanted to know how you guys liked the video stuff I put up last week. Should I do more of that, or do you just like to take in the cartoons? Just asking. Always want to know what’s on your mind.

Drew

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It’s not often I get to do the deserted island thing. I always liked this drawing. I won’t be playing any fantasy baseball this year. Too many things I need to hustle on to pay the mortgage.

After two years and some change I finally got a definitive answer from the Denver Post about doing any freelance work for them. The answer was clear. No. Not Now. Not Ever. And so it goes. I can’t quite explain why, because, honestly, I don’t know. But I believe things happen for a reason. I really wanted some kind of response because, frankly, I needed closure. I needed to know where they stood. We talked right after the Rocky closed about freelancing for them. But they never really seemed serious about bringing me on board. They did no negotiating at any level, at any time. It’s disappointing, sure, because it would be a good print venue for local cartoons. But it’s simply time to move on. I’m going to pitch to several other places next week in hopes of landing a few more print venues (Philly and Dallas). So many papers have laid off their editorial cartoonists and so the market is tough. But I hafta keep knocking on doors.

I’m thinking about starting to custom design WordPress sites for people. It can be intimidating to build one even though there are themes available. The cost of building a website is enormous. People usually charge about $5000 to start and well over $50,000 for sites like the one the band Rush uses. I figure if I can offer people the chance to customize their WordPress site for $1000 or so, I might find some clients.

I promise I’ll get back to the comments when I can. It’s just been a busy time and the Caffeinated Schnauzer we have has been pretty sick. So I’ve a fair amount on my plate.

Thanks for reading everyone. And have a wonderful weekend.

Drew

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Our first DrewLitton.com app has arrived. The Daily Drew App is a calendar featuring the cartoon of the day that you can download onto to your desktop at work or at home. Here’s the link to get it or you can get there by clicking on this widget!


It was designed by Russell Houlden, a talented Software Developer and President of Houlden.net in Nebraska. Originally from Denver, I met Russell years back at a few parties that my sports editor, Barry Forbis, had. He was Barry’s neighbor. Anyway, Russell looked me up on facebook and pitched me a few ideas for various ways my cartoons can be used on the web and on cell phones. Russell is in his lab now putting together our first Android app and some other cool stuff that we know you’ll like. We likely won’t be tinkering with an iPhone app any day soon. Apple doesn’t like to work with cartoonists who draw real people. The last guy who won the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Cartooning had his app originally rejected by Apple. Only after he won the Pulitzer did Apple relent to let him add his app to the mix. Yet Apple doesn’t seem to have a problem with the porn industry, or so I’m told. I have an Android phone and love it!

So please welcome Russell aboard. He’ll be around kicking the tires on the site and cooking up some awesome stuff for us. If you have any questions about the app just leave them in the comments section under today’s cartoon. I know the app might not load on some computers that are older. My 2004 version of Macbook, for instance, didn’t play well with it. But most computers will happily oblige.

Here’s a quick note from Russell that he posted on my facebook profile today:
“You shouldn’t have to wait long for the Android App. In the meantime, I hope that you enjoy Drew’s calender on your desktop. I really like having a new cartoon on my desktop when I start my computer in the morning! As time goes on, it’s also building nice archive of Drew’s cartoons. So you can pick past dates and his cartoons will be delivered to you. I do hope you enjoy it.” -Russell Houlden-

I’ll be at the San Diego Comic-Con later this week so my posting schedule might change a bit. I’ll let you know if I’m not drawing the day before. Oh and sign up to join the Drew Crew and get the Summer edition of our Newsletter.

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Whew. Quite a busy 24 hours here in the Studio. Getting the cartoon on ESPN’s site, plus drawing multiple cartoons for various clients kept me pretty busy. An example. Average day at the Rocky Mountain News= 3 roughs, 1 final cartoon. Average day these days: 4 to 8 roughs, 5 finished cartoons plus color.

Thanks for the support yesterday. I appreciated it so much.

BTW. I’m not done with the Brady Quinn trade yet. stay tooned.

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