Finding Dee is a weekly semi-autobiographical comic strip by Dee Fish. Dee was recently nominated for a National Cartoonists Society Reuben award, that’s the Oscars for cartoonists. I had the chance to ask Dee my 10 With Tom questions.

TOM: Finding Dee is done in black and white, why did you choose to go that route rather than color?

DEE: There are a lot of reasons for this decision. One is keeping the cost of print collections down, for sure. Another is honestly speed. I have a day job and a number of other projects on my plate at any given time, so keeping the strip in black and white makes it easier to manage the workload and even add days when an idea strikes me.

But the main reason, honestly, is that I really just don’t enjoy the process of coloring.

TOM: How long does it take for you to produce each strip? Do you work certain days of the week?

DEE: I generally work on strips Monday and Tuesday night after my day job. From script to finished strip with inks, letters and gray tones, however, I can usually get a complete “Finding Dee” strip done in about two to two and a half hours. Quicker if I’m in the groove and the concept is a simpler one.

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