Hello! I’m Doug Savage. I’m a cartoonist / author / illustrator, best known for my online comic, Savage Chickens, and for my all-ages graphic novel series, Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy.
I’m currently working on the fifth book in the Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy series, which is about a moose who shoots lasers out of his eyes and his rabbit sidekick. Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing (publishers of Big Nate, Calvin & Hobbes, and more), these books have received glowing reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, The Bulletin of the Centre for Children’s Books, and more.
I publish new Savage Chickens comics every weekday on www.savagechickens.com (and my archives appear on GoComics.com). My Savage Chickens comics have been featured all over the world, in university textbooks, corporate presentations, magazines, and more. Notable appearances include: The Huffington Post, Adam Grant’s excellent book “Think Again”, Grammarly, custom work for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, I Can Has Cheezburger, Die Zeit (German newspaper), BoingBoing, and more. And, for some reason, my comics appear in many psychology textbooks, including: “My Psychology” by Andrew M. Pomerantz, “Psychology: A Concise Introduction” by Griggs & Jackson, “Forensic Psychology” by Porter & Wrightsman, “Psychology” by Peter Gray, and more.
I have been a special guest at Hal-Con, Rose City Comic-Con, Capital City Comic Con, the prestigious San Diego Comic Con, and more. I have been a guest speaker at elementary schools across Canada, talking to kids about making their own comics. At the university level, I’ve been a guest speaker at the University of British Columbia and at Simon Fraser University. I was also a guest reader for the respected Gotham Reads series, where my fellow readers included Kevin Bacon, Jane Fonda, Kamala Harris, and more.
And I absolutely love making comics. I got into this comics-making business by accident, in a way, and it has completely changed my life for the better!
Interviews and Appearances
Want to interview me or invite me to your event? Give me a shout! Here are some things I’ve done in recent times:
- Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2023
Exhibitor and panel moderator (“Creating Comics for Audiences of Every Age” with Claire Lordon, Dan Santat, Kathleen Gros, and Mike Holmes), May 2023. - Vancouver Fan Expo
Guest and panelist (“Creating Comics for Kids” with Faith Erin Hicks, Agnes Garbowska, and Nathan Fairbairn), Feb. 2023. - Capital City Comic-Con
Special Guest, September 2022. - Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2022
Exhibitor and panelist (“Analytics This: The New Wave of Web Comics” with Adam deSouza and Becca Tobin), May 2022. - Writing and Illustrating Kids Books: The Inside Story
Panelist, in an online discussion hosted by Children’s Writers & Illustrators of BC (CWILL-BC) and the Vancouver Public Library (VPL), with Catarina Oliveira, Margriet Ruurs, Mark David Smith, and Cristy Watson. Mar. 2022. - Vancouver Fan Expo
Guest and panelist (“Breaking into Kids Comics” with Dax Gordine), Feb. 2022. - Broccoli and Ice Cream
Interview on comedian Myq Kaplan’s excellent podcast. November 2021. - Vancouver Public Library – Writing and Book Camp
Workshop Leader, for a week of workshops teaching tweens how to make comics. August 2021. - Gotham Reads
Reader, in a prestigious group of readers that also included Henry Winkler, Jane Fonda, Steve Buscemi, Kamala Harris, and more. Jul. 2020. - Vancouver Writers Festival
Guest speaker, virtual school visit for the festival’s “Writers in the Classroom” series. May 2020. - Vancouver Fan Expo
Guest, and panelist (“Comics for Younger Readers! Fun for All Ages!” with Faith Erin Hicks, Brenda Hickey, and Troy Little), Feb. 2020. - How To Be A Cartoonist
Presenter, Fraser Valley Public Schools in Langley, Mission, Port Coquitlam, Hope, and more. Nov. 2019. - Hal-Con 2019
Special Guest, October 2019. - Rose City Comic-Con
Special Guest and panelist (with Dana Simpson), September 2019. - Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2019
Exhibitor and panelist (“Writing Comics for Kids and Teens” with Kazu Kibuishi, Faith Erin Hicks, Tony Cliff, Mariko Tamaki, and Ryan North), May 2019. - Writing Jokes for Comic Strips
Presenter, Vancouver Public Library, VanCAF, May 2019. - How To Be A Cartoonist
Presenter, Opus Art Supplies, May 2019. - How To Be A Cartoonist
Presenter, Rideau Vista Public School and St. Edward’s Catholic Public School, Westport, Ontario. Apr. 2019. - How To Be A Cartoonist
Presenter, Westwind Elementary School, Feb. 2019. - Maple Ridge Bookfest
Featured Author at Bookfest, plus presentations at 10 schools in Maple Ridge. Nov. 2018. - Vancouver Fan Expo
Guest, Oct. 2018. - How To Write Humour
Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Oct. 2018. - How To Write Graphic Novels
Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Oct. 2018. - How To Be A Cartoonist
Presenter, Opus Art Supplies, Feb. 2018. - How To Write Humour
Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Feb. 2018. - How To Be A Cartoonist
Presenter, Laura Secord Elementary School, Feb. 2018. - Vancouver Fan Expo
Guest, Nov. 2017. - Kelowna Comic & Collectibles Expo
Guest, Oct. 2017. - Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2017
Exhibitor and panel discussion moderator (“The Terrifying World of Kids Comics” with Faith Erin Hicks, Katie Shanahan, Kean Soo, Kelly Tindal, and Mike Lawrence), May 20-21, 2017. - Vancouver Sun
Interview, May 2, 2017. - Vancouver Fan Expo
Guest, Nov. 2016. - Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2016
Exhibitor and interviewer (with Lynn Johnston), May 21-22, 2016. - Vancouver Sun
Video interview, May 18, 2016. - Carded!
Group gallery show, Apr. 2016. - Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2015
Exhibitor and panel discussion moderator (with Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, Joy Ang, and Lucy Bellwood), May 22-23, 2015. - Unearthed Comics “Best of Webcomics” series
Interview, Jan 2015. - Where Monsters Dwell
Podcast interview, Dec 2014. - Hal-Con 2014
Special Guest, November 2014. - Hot One Inch Action
Group gallery show, Sept 2014. - Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2014
Exhibitor and panel discussion moderator (with Kris Straub, Ian Boothby, and Angela Melick), May 2014. - Meet Your Creator
Guest post on GoComics blog, May 2014. - Carded!
Group gallery show, Apr. 2014. - Comics Coast to Coast
Interview, Dec. 2013. - Hal-Con 2013
Panelist (Webcomics panel), Nov. 2013. - Emily-Con
Exhibitor and panelist, Emily Carr Art School comics show, Sept. 2013. - Working on the Web
Presenter, Opus Art Supplies, July 2013. - San Diego Comic Con 2012
Special Guest, July 2012.