We contacted the series’ author, Steve, to enquire about his work. First, we wanted to know what motivated him to make his own comic strip. “I’ve always been a doodler, but I think I first tried drawing comics in middle school,” the artist stated. I became addicted as soon as I could make friends giggle. I’ve wanted to do a daily newspaper strip for years, but it never really took off. I’ve always had trouble earning money from my paintings because of the demands of life and my issues with ADHD. These days, I basically do it to meet other cartoonists and because I adore comic books.Of course, the dream is still to be able to do it full-time, but I’m grateful anytime a little extra money comes my way from these silly drawings. I’ve been drawing my comic Murdercake (in the slow process of being renamed Skull Pizza) for about 11 years without being on anyone’s radar, so it’s gratifying to see people starting to notice my work.”
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We wanted to know what specific themes and motifs the artist prefers to use in his series. “I’m a big fan of horror films, so a lot of jokes about spooky films and characters appear in my work,” Steve told us. I enjoy placing those people in ridiculous or commonplace scenarios. For instance, every Friday the 13th, I create comics about a certain guy wearing a hockey mask.
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The author of “Skull Pizza” told us more about the characters featured in his strips: “My comics don’t really have a set cast, but I have a lot of recurring characters, sort of like sketch comedy. Reader favorites seem to be The Agents of S.N.A.R.C., who show up at ridiculous crime scenes to make bad jokes; President Bear, a literal bear who was somehow elected commander-in-chief; Dracula, who has terrible luck with ladies; Krampus always shows up around the Holidays; and of course my ‘Shork Week’ comics that I’ve drawn every summer for six years running. There are always new characters being added or resurrected.”
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