Chapter 7 - CARTOONS, PAGE TWO
THE LAD STOPPED, GENTLY rocking on the globe beneath him.
"Hi ya, Herbert. How've you been? Nice to see you again. Been some time."
I'd drawn this character as a generic kid who could do various things, but finally wound up in some short piece titled "The Kid and the Book" or something.
"And don't forget the earlier work you had me in, something about using your imagination all the time and enjoying life more. I liked that one a lot. Action and message. Putting me in that one about some adult leaving a book to read and find some way out was corny. Look where it got you - that senior exec just told you to get back to work, or at least his secretary did.
"Yeah, they really appreciated you and your talent. Jeez. And you never drew me again. Nice result, eh?
