Strip Search Podcast, Episode 8 - Mark Parisi encore

Mark Parisi's latest "Marty Pants" book, "Keep Your Paws Off!," is in stores now.

You've heard what they say about the best laid schemes of mice and men. (That's right, they gang aft agley.) We had planned to deliver you a new podcast this month, but an unexpected stomach bug -- is there another kind? -- put the kibosh on that last Friday.

So rather than presenting you all the noises that went along with that, we instead plan to do two -- count 'em! -- podcasts in July, and this month present you instead with an encore presentation of one of our best episodes: our December 2017 sit down with cartoonist Mark Parisi of Off The Mark and Marty Pants fame.

Since that interview, Mark has seen the publication of his latest Marty Pants book, "Keep Your Paws Off!" And we've learned a thing or two more about audio editing, which means you might find this version of our interview more pleasant to listen to than the first time around, without quite as many snaps, crackles and pops.

Enjoy! We'll see you in July, and in the meantime, don't forget to check out the latest edition of Comic Strip Cartoonist magazine.

Mark Parisi visited the Strip Search podcast studios last December.

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