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Shouldn't You Be Working
Shouldn't You Be Working #1
by Johnny Ryan
Ever wonder what Johnny Ryan does at his day job? Neither did we. But he locked himself in Kim Thompson's Mercedes and refused to come out unless this collection of drawings he did while on the job at a Seattle urological clinic was published. More graphic insight into a world of crudeness, the degree of which you haven't seen since the sixth grade!
MATURE READERS
b&w, 80pg
Ever wonder what Johnny Ryan does at his day job? Neither did we. But he locked himself in Kim Thompson's Mercedes and refused to come out unless this collection of drawings he did while on the job at a Seattle urological clinic was published. More graphic insight into a world of crudeness, the degree of which you haven't seen since the sixth grade!
MATURE READERS
b&w, 80pg
- GenresComics
80 pages, Paperback
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About the author
Johnny Ryan
96 books81 followersJohn F. Ryan IV (born November 30, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American comics creator, writer, and animator. In a throwback to the days of underground comix, Ryan's oeuvre is generally an attempt to be as shocking and politically incorrect as possible.
Ryan started his career self-publishing Angry Youth Comix, a series of eleven mini-comic issues from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, he began showing his work to Peter Bagge, creator of Hate comics, who introduced the material to Eric Reynolds of Fantagraphics. In 2001, Fantagraphics began publishing volume 2 of the series.
Among Ryan's creations there are the comic strip Blecky Yuckerella and the comic book series Prison Pit.
In animation, Ryan has worked as story editor for the Looney Tuness and co-created the Nickelodeon show Pig Goat Banana Cricket with Dave Cooper. Ryan and Cooper have collaborated on a number of comics as well, usually under the pen name 'Hector Mumbly'.
Ryan's illustrations have appeared in MAD, LA Weekly, National Geographic Kids, Hustler Magazine, The Stranger, and elsewhere. Ryan has also done work for clients such as Nobleworks greetings cards, Rhino Records, and Fox TV. His comics have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Ryan started his career self-publishing Angry Youth Comix, a series of eleven mini-comic issues from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, he began showing his work to Peter Bagge, creator of Hate comics, who introduced the material to Eric Reynolds of Fantagraphics. In 2001, Fantagraphics began publishing volume 2 of the series.
Among Ryan's creations there are the comic strip Blecky Yuckerella and the comic book series Prison Pit.
In animation, Ryan has worked as story editor for the Looney Tuness and co-created the Nickelodeon show Pig Goat Banana Cricket with Dave Cooper. Ryan and Cooper have collaborated on a number of comics as well, usually under the pen name 'Hector Mumbly'.
Ryan's illustrations have appeared in MAD, LA Weekly, National Geographic Kids, Hustler Magazine, The Stranger, and elsewhere. Ryan has also done work for clients such as Nobleworks greetings cards, Rhino Records, and Fox TV. His comics have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese and French.
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September 10, 2024
Absolutely hysterical. Fun, crude, and expressive doodles that only Johnny Ryan could conjure up when he was supposed to be working. I’ve had this similar experience as well. When I slung “coffee” drinks in a Barnes and Nobles Starbucks cafe my manager would get upset when I doodled. I got away with it further in Best Buy. Seeing Johnny’s work doodles makes me want to just fill out a sketchbook with whatever channels through my mind. Clearly you can see Johnny was probably bored at work, and working on things that led to new material for AYC, or a patreon graphic novel perhaps? Look for this and check it out. It’s pretty funny doodles.
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