Fun and funny podcast about creativity and comics by New York Times Bestselling cartoonist Jimmy Gownley creator of Amelia Rules! and The Dumbest Idea Ever. Gvillecomics.substack.com
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022: How To Be Funny On Paper 2: With Harold (MST3K) Buchholz
Jimmy welcomes his Unpacking Peanuts co-host, and mystery Science Theater 3000 Writer and Producer, Harold Buchholz for an exploration of the inexact art of writing with funny pictures.
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14 Sept 2026
021: How to Be Funny On Paper
In this episode, Jimmy calls on decades of experience to explain in excruciating, unfunny detail what goes in to making a book people will actually laugh at.
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6 Sept 2026
020: I Want It To Be As Good As MOBY DICK
In this issue, Jimmy explains his unorthodox process for creating a page of Amelia Rules, discusses the freedom of self-publishing, and the importance making art with value for the author as well as the audience.
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