Dave Coverly, Creator of Speed Bump

A recent Speed Bump panel shows a scene of devils in Hell lined up to get their photo taken, as if it is a family picture. Rather than the usual fingers behind the head, one of the devils is holding a halo above another devil's head. The cartoon is an example of how Dave uses a play on every-day humour to entertain his fans.

Speed Bump cartoons are quite detailed, so Dave is judicious about very busy scenes. He uses a Rapidograph pen to ink his work and it takes about an hour to ink a panel. He has a strong reader base that enjoys his sharp, sometimes twisted humour, and so his cartoons are edited less by the newspapers than when he was new to syndication.

The first Speed Bump book, Speed Bump: A Collection of Cartoon Skidmarks, was published by Andrews McMeel Publishers in June 2000. Dave hopes it sells well so he can get second book into print.

Dave Coverly and his wife Chris live in Ann Arbour, Michigan and are the parents of two little girls, Alayna and Simone. He finds that his children can be both inspiring and distracting. Since he works at home, his youngest daughter draws all over his office and has scribbled over some of his ideas. The family man finds it hard to stay working in his office with the interesting noise of daily life going on in the rest of the house, because he doesn't want to miss a thing.

Speed Bump home site: http://www.speedbump.com

Dave Coverly and Speed Bump at Creators: http://www.creators.com/comics_show.cfm?...

Interview with the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liv...

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