![]() A few of the other characters are there too - the disapproving rat chorus, Klaus's pompous doppelganger Otto, and Lovely Horse, Klaus's unrequited love. Looking at the Nobrow book from 2011, the Klaus character was there from the start - a lonely 'little man' overpowered by his emotions. I’d read Schulz’s panels were 6.5 x 5.5 inches and that’s how I drew mine. I can’t remember why I started, but it must have been because of Peanuts. Without much planning I started doing a 4-panel strip each night after work. What was your impetus to create Klaus and the other creatures that inhabit his world?Ībout a dozen years ago I was training as a lawyer - I'd drawn very few comics and found them a bit daunting. So the full range of responses a frustrating figure like Klaus could receive. It can be used to mean come on, go away, good luck, shut up, hurry up or okay. The Evening Chronicle, a local newspaper, defines it as: "a generic proclamation of exhortation or encouragement, which can be both positive and negative". Richard! for the benefit of North American readers, and those not versed in North Eastern dialect, what does "Haway Man" mean? ![]() I'm struggling to get the laptop to display the slides on the projector, there's still some standing room at the back there. Unfortunately UK Covid restrictions have put a stop to Richard hosting a proper book launch, but we can instead pretend this interview is taking place in the tiny back-room of an East London comics festival. ![]() Thankfully, Breakdown Press have been publishing the stories of this sad, murderous cat-man for some years now, and have just released Haway Man, Klaus! Short's biggest collection to date. Funny and poetic trials and tribulations of a feckless anthropomorphic cat, just what you need with your morning coffee. If I had my way, Richard Short's comic Klaus, would be syndicated in the daily papers for everyone to enjoy. Features “There’s No Intention To Be Oblique Or Puzzling”: A Conversation With Richard Short
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