''Toothpaste for Dinner'' is a
webcomic created by
Drew Fairweather. The comic was launched on January 1, 2002.
A new strip is posted several times a week at 12:01 AM,
EST. Each comic features small, simple drawings, paired with short captions or dialogue. The style of humor on ''Toothpaste for Dinner'' encompasses surrealism, irony,
social commentary, cynicism, and
schadenfreude
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, among other types of humor. Each cartoon is entirely self-contained (except in certain cases of a series, such as the
horoscope
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series.)
Art
The art for ''Toothpaste for Dinner'' is drawn with ink on paper (Uni-Ball Micro pens and 300 lb. wt. Bristol board illustration paper). Although the art is primarily black and white, a color comic is occasionally posted. The art style, although minimalist, stands out due to its disjointed style. The artist often draws people with misaligned eyes, and only three, flipper-like fingers. The comic has been illustrated by contractors since 2010, so that Fairweather can focus on his other projects: "The Worst Things for Sale" and his
rap career as Crudbump.
Reception
Sam Anderson of ''
Slate
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'' described ''Toothpaste for Dinner'' as "the most addictive comic on the Web." Whitney Reynolds, producer of ''
PC Magazine
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'', said that the webcomic showed "beauty in simplicity," and supported Anderson's claim of the ''Toothpaste for Dinner''s addictive nature.
Books
*''The Drew Book''
*''Mad Drew: Beyond Coffeedome''
*''Toothpaste for Dinner: hipsters, hamsters and other pressing issues'', 2005 ({{ISBN, 1-58180-786-4)
See also
*''
Married to the Sea
''Married to the Sea'' is a webcomic by husband and wife Drew Fairweather and Natalie Dee. Both Drew and Natalie have creative input on ''Married to the Sea'' but the comic is not strictly collaborative. Each has a personal webcomic project: Drew ...
''
References
External links
Official site
2000s webcomics
Webcomics in print
2002 webcomic debuts