Steenz

Pronouns: They/Them

I enjoyed Steenz’s visit via Zoom as they discussed their work and answered questions about their life while trying to get into a full-time cartoonist. They discussed their struggles and some good experiences that they had. Their journey was different than most cartoonists, for example, Jerry Craft as Steenz blew up relatively fast and became a full-time cartoonist pretty fast. Steenz explained that they had to come up with comics for the upcoming week I was confused about how could they do all this work themselves, but they stated they some of these stories/ cartoon cutouts had been made previously, not just the week before. One thing I didn’t know is that they had their own team working with them, which I think they said was provided to them. Steenz gave them a color pallet as they drew the cartoons and let their team handle coloring the comic strip. I wanted to ask this question myself because I was a bit confused about how cartoonists come up with these stories and drawings every week. I think it’s important to acknowledge the time management and creativity it takes for them to plan in advance for their strip (Heart of The City) as it is telling a story. I learned a lot from their visit, and had a question answered that I thought about when we were assigned a cartoonist. This visit also strengthens my appreciation for cartoonist and the time it takes for them to create their strips.