Pack Your Doctor For Your Trip

One day last spring I received a call from a jovial fellow in Cincinnati asking if I could draw him up as a sort of traveling cutout for his customers. What? This was a new one.

That was Doctor Della Bella, a dentist wishing to have a cartoon version of himself (Flat Alex) done up for his clients to photograph on their vacations and other trips. I suggested we work out a trade off — so I got some dental work and he got some free drawings and a free party. Works for everybody!

Below are a version of the Flat Alex that he used (the cap was changed later) and some photos from his lobby from various satisfied customers, traveling the world with Flat Alex…