I’ve worked with David Hampton for the past 15 years. Every day I’d show him my roughs and he’d chose the one he wanted for the C-L editorial page. We didn’t always agree but I always respected his opinion. He has accepted an early retirement buyout and is now moving on to the next phase of his career. I know it is a tough decision for him — it’s tough for me, too. It’s hard to lose a good editor. But enough talk — I’ll let the cartoon say the rest:
I imagine that this was one of the toughest you’ve had to draw.
I was thinking the same thing…