Subway Sketchbook #2: A Man Bun, An Addict, and I get caught drawing someone...

Or "People looking at their phones on a train" for a change.

I’ve always preferred train travel to any other form.

I sold my car 15 years ago, and If I’m not riding a bike to get somewhere in NYC I take the subway. The @SubwayCreatures account on Instagram should probably tell you why it’s such rich fodder for cartoonists.

I carry a sketchbook with me everywhere I go. It’s the thing I pull out of my pocket compulsively during moments of transit, while everyone else is compulsively pulling out their phones. (Let’s be honest, I’ve got my phone out too. How else would I be taking these photos?)

People staring at their phones on the subway is the norm… to the point where seeing someone’s eyes is a really weird thing. It’s just as well they’re so entranced— it helps me get through my drawing without them noticing. Usually. (And no, I don’t give them the drawing at the end. I’m not trying to go viral on TikTok.)