Luke Healy's Daily Celebrity Comics Turn Mundane Encounters into Absurdist Art
Irish cartoonist Luke Healy has recently attracted interest with his daily comic strips that depict imaginary meetings with famous personalities, a project he initiated during his solo comedy performance 'Ass' last year. Each morning, he crafts two comics by selecting a celebrity through a Google image search and juxtaposing them with everyday UK settings, such as Britney Spears shopping in a TK Maxx. The comics, illustrated in a four-panel format on an iPad and finalized on printer paper, showcase a rough, DIY style. Drawing inspiration from Ulli Lust and Pascal Girard, Healy features stars like Dakota Johnson and Tom Holland. His graphic novel 'Dogs On Dates' is available from Faber in the UK and Drawn & Quarterly in North America.
Key facts
- Luke Healy is an Irish cartoonist, comedian, and six-time published author.
- He draws two comics about fictional celebrity encounters every morning.
- The project started after his monthly solo comedy show 'Ass' last year.
- He uses a Google image search of the celebrity and picks the first result.
- Comics are drawn in a four-panel layout, penciled on iPad and inked with a Rotring Isograph pen.
- Healy's newest graphic novel 'Dogs On Dates' is published by Faber (UK) and Drawn & Quarterly (North America).
- Influences include Ulli Lust's 'Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life' and Pascal Girard's 'Apartment 3'.
- Celebrities featured include Britney Spears, Bad Bunny, Florence Pugh, Danny DeVito, and Tom Holland.
Entities
Artists
- Luke Healy
- Ulli Lust
- Pascal Girard
- Mitch Hedberg
- Britney Spears
- Ariana Grande
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Bad Bunny
- Jeremy Renner
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Dakota Johnson
- Florence Pugh
- Danny DeVito
- Jordan Peele
- Matt Damon
- Rosalia
- Tom Holland
- Mel C
Institutions
- Faber
- Drawn & Quarterly
- It's Nice That
Locations
- Ireland
- UK
- Walthamstow
- Morrisons
- M&S
- Oxfam
- Yo Sushi
- TK Maxx