David Mansch

David Mansch, the scribbler behind SNOTS: Call of Doody, is a Minnesota-dwelling cartoon enthusiast who’s been doodling since he could hold a crayon—though, unlike the legendary Dr. Seuss, his rhymes are less whimsical and more, well, pooptacular. While Shel Silverstein spun poignant poems that dance in your head, Mansch’s forte is potty humor and video game gags, crafted to make kids giggle and parents groan. His illustrations, bursting with zany energy, aim for the chaotic charm of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants, but let’s just say Mansch’s lines are a bit more... pixelated than polished. With a career spanning over two decades in comics and kids’ books, he’s no Quentin Blake, whose delicate strokes bring Roald Dahl’s worlds to life, but Mansch’s bold, silly art gets the job done for middle schoolers who’d rather game than read. Inspired by his own kids, he’s chasing the joy-sparking magic of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid, though he’s still a few fart jokes shy of that legacy. In short, Mansch is a lovable underdog in the literary world, serving up laughs with a side of nose-picking pride.