“Mr. Shuldig trying to explain Israel to his dog Doobie” has been a favorite format of mine since the very start of Dry Bones way back in the 1970s.

It’s simple.

I use Shuldig to express my views, and then a comeback through Doobie’s response. In the beginning Doobie was much more of a dog, walking on all fours and thinking rather than talking.

But as every cartoonist knows, once you create a character, if they’re successful, they just start doing what they want.

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