Aline Kominsky-Crumb’s interview from Heeb is reposted on the InterfaithFamily site, where, among other things, Aline discusses the problems of being the partner of someone who works in the same field as her but is more famous: “Robert and I have been working in what we call ‘the dirty laundry style’ for 30 years and it’s really fun working together. He draws and writes his own stuff and I draw and write my own stuff, so it becomes a George Burns/Gracie Allen kind of comedy bit. As far as I know, we’re the only couple that’s done that in the history of comics.
But a lot of people think Robert draws all of our New Yorker strips. I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘Why does your husband draw you so ugly in The New Yorker?’ I say, ‘No, actually… that was me drawing myself.’ Some people can’t even tell the difference. I can now claim that yes, I worked for The New Yorker and that impresses people. But, how much more acceptance can I get when a lot of people don’t even realize I draw any of it? That’s the price that I pay for being married to somebody working in the same field who’s much more famous than I am.” (link via Neorama)
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