New York magazine’s Vulture blog talks with cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch about The Perry Bible Fellowship, and his first collection, The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories:
In the back of the book you thank your ex-roommates for helping you out in developing the strip. Have they ever convinced you to scrap an idea?
Oh yeah.Is it because it’s not funny enough, or because it’s too offensive?
It’s definitely not friends that hold me back from doing something too offensive. It’s usually a sister or an acquaintance that I saw become disturbed by something.Is there one that made the cut that you regret?
I just published one in the papers, where it’s the beginning of a race. And the second frame shows the racers just standing there after the gun had gone off. And the third frame reveals that the runners are not running at all but are, uh, defecating, and on the banner it says “Poo.” I thought that was very, very funny at the time, but now I’m undecided whether it has widespread appeal.
You can read a preview of The Trial of Colonel Sweeto on the Dark Horse website.
November 9th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I bought this yesterday. HIGHLY recommended.
November 9th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
For the unused one mentioned: Well, there was that recent episode of ‘South Park’ with Randy Marsh…. but then again, most people I talk to WANT to forget that episode, so maybe it was a good idea he didn’t use that for the strip IMHO.
However, the rest of his stuff is pure genius. Dark humor = win.
November 11th, 2007 at 12:28 am
This book was fantastic- both my husband and I read it from cover to cover today. I know I’m now a regular PBF reader.