Savage Chickens Mailbag

Here's a list of the questions I hear most often. If you've got a question for me that you don't see here, send it to me.

About the chickens

Q: Why chickens?
A: After years of office work, chickens were the last remaining thing that I knew how to draw.

Q: Will you ever name the chickens?
A: I don't think so.

Q: Are your chickens free range?
A: I like to give them free range to say what they like.

Q: Are the chickens male or female?
A: Neither? Both? You decide.

Q: But I saw one with eyelashes!
A: Hey, anybody can wear mascara!

Q: How many times does Shakespeare mention chickens?
A: Six. Here they are. My favourite is from Henry VI: "So the poor chicken should be sure of death."

About Doug

Q: What did you read when you were a kid?
A: Dr. Suess, Peanuts, and Stephen King.

Q: Who was the first cartoon character you ever drew?
A: Dead Dog Bob.

Q: What inspires you?
A: Deep emotional trauma and old A-Team episodes.

Q: If you were a chicken, which breed would you be?
A: I'd be a Silver Grey Dorking. Or a Buff Orpington.
(Asked by Johannes, Omlet)

Q: What are you wearing?
A: Plaid.

Q: Do you own any chickens - live or rubber?
A: No live chickens. I used to have 2 rubber chickens, but now I have only a few stuffed animal chickens and a hand puppet chicken.

Q: Do you think Christopher Walken should be in every movie?
A: Oh my yes.

Q: Do you like to dance?
A: No. But I like to sing. Poorly.

About the cartoons

Q: Is there an SC book?
A: Not yet, but if you think there should be, let me know.

Q: What do you draw on?
A: Real sticky notes. Then I scan them.

Q: What hand do you draw with?
A: I'm left-handed. Just like Lou Rawls and Queen Victoria.

Q: What pens do you use?
A: Staedtler pigment liners.

Q: How often do you replenish your stationery?
A: I go through a stack of sticky notes in about three weeks.