Sick Bee Cartoon

Another simple bee cartoon gag intended primarily for gardening magazines, this one is more than a little outdated since it references outmoded analog televisions which used rabbit ear antennas. Toon was sent to multiple publications in 1988 as a shotgun submission. Although aimed at gardening magazines, among the periodicals who purchased one-time rights for the black and white version of this cartoon was a teen magazine which, if I remember correctly, was called Freeway. Canadian Readers Digest subsequently purchased reprint rights to this cartoon bee humorous illustration.

Gardening cartoon bee

Gardening cartoon bee is typical of the type of toon I drew when I self-syndicated in the late 1980's. Nice and simple, quick and easy to draw, I submitted hundreds, using the "shotgun submission" technique, to lower-paying gardening, business, kids and religious magazines who purchased one-time rights. The same batch of 5 to 15 gag cartoons would be sent to several periodicals at once. The checks were small, but they added up. As with any cartoon you see on this blog, this gardening cartoon is available for licensing.