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Strip Search, Episode 25 - Cartoonists on the Quarantine

Pete Chianca (top right) and Dave London (bottom left) welcomed Pat Sandy, Tim Jones and Steve McGinn to Zoom for a quarantine chat earlier this month.

Just when we thought we'd be getting back to regular episodes of Strip Search, the coronavirus pandemic came along and threw us for a loop. But never fear: We're back, and our time in quarantine actually inspired our latest effort.

That's right, it's a super-special episode of the comic strip podcast, as Dave and Pete chat up cartoonists Pat Sandy ("Next Door Neighbors"), Steve McGinn ("Toons by Stev-O") and Tim Jones ("Sour Grapes") about how they've used their cartoons to shine a light on pandemic living.

But it's not just any chat: In keeping with the times, we recorded this month's podcast on a Zoom video call, and you can watch the noises coming out of our very own mouths in the video below:
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Check out some quarantine strips from our special guests (and even one you may have spotted from "Pet Peeves") below:
"Next Door Neighbors" by Pat Sandy.

"Toons by Stev-O" by Steve McGinn

"Sour Grapes" by Tim Jones.
"Pet Peeves" by London & Chianca.


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