Cartoonist Robb Armstrong
Listen 00:48:46Guest: Robb Armstrong
Marty spends the hour with cartoonist and Philadelphia native, ROBB ARMSTRONG. Armstrong’s comic strip Jump Start is set in Philly and depicts the everyday struggles of young parents, Joe and Marcy Cobb. It’s the most widely syndicated comic strip by and African American creator. He joins Marty to talk about his life in cartooning and his new book, FEARLESS: A Cartoonist’s Guide to Life.
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