Gabby Schulz and Ken Dahl are the same person. He was born in Honolulu, Hawai’i, and currently lives in Columbus, Ohio.
He is the author of the books Weather, Monsters, and Welcome to The Dahl House.
Please direct all correspondence to: [email protected]
We’d give you our mailing address but people steal our mail.
27 comments
LilyRose says:
Jul 3, 2012
oh, I get it Ken Dahl. lol. I get it.
Bert says:
Jul 15, 2012
I don’t get it. Gabby Schulz and his Kindle?
critique says:
Jul 20, 2012
GEE ZUS fucking christ your strip called sick is depressing. Don’t get me wrong i’m far from one of these hope springs eternal people, but isn’t there anything worth it all to you?
Shooz says:
Jul 23, 2012
I LOVED your strip called “Sick”! Depressing, yes, but so exactly how I feel when needing a doctor and having no insurance. Great work!
John Snow says:
Jul 25, 2012
WOW! “sick” struck such a huge chord with me. just…..wow. Thanks!
THEDOOD says:
Jul 25, 2012
Thanks for the comic ‘sick’. It voiced many feelings of mine very specifically, and it’s nice to relate to those feelings somewhere outside my own head
meltygarden says:
Jul 29, 2012
I loved “Sick”. I feel that I have been in a similar place in my life, many times. Even in the good times, I can pull back the curtains and take a peek at that place – it’s always right there. And in the end, that too is life, and it makes the rest sweeter simply because of what is so nearby at all times. But then I’m genetically predisposed to optimism.
P.L. Reiter says:
Jul 29, 2012
Stumbled onto “sick” and thought it was remarkable, so here I am. Great work, reminiscent of ZAP comics and the great Crumb.
Keep up the great work…by the way, what ever happened to him in the end of “sick”? Is there more than 1-17 ?
gabby says:
Jul 30, 2012
thanks! there’s a few more “episodes” that i still haven’t put up, and my publisher’s going to make a book of it when i finish it, out probably sometime in early 2013…. i’ll try to get all the available parts up on the site soon.
Irish says:
Aug 7, 2012
Loved sick…just loved it
Alex says:
Aug 11, 2012
Hey fellow human, I really enjoyed “sick,” and it seems everyone else here did, also. I hope it makes you feel good to know that something you created makes people feel better about life. Or at least feel more at ease, knowing that life drives other people as batshit crazy as it drives them. It’s that old “misery loves company” cliche, but it really is helpful, if only for a few moments. Thanks.
Rosie says:
Aug 12, 2012
You are extraordinarily talented. I really enjoyed reading through the comics and seeing the pictures and how much time you must have put into them. Especially “Sick” which I Stumbled Upon. Thanks for making your thoughts public through your art. They are worth the read.
izec says:
Aug 12, 2012
it made me cry coz i am sick aswell and knowing that i cant change anything making me even more sick and my friends comment on that ” wtf that comic is you but it is a bit depressing” i am on the verge of explosion all the time. Full of rage and hate but against who or against what? probably against myself snce i am the one who cant change anything and still here, still trying to play this game. I dont wanna even play but yeh its not that easy… I am so sorry for all of us. Its all i can do feeling sorry…
A says:
Aug 14, 2012
I loved your small references to Hawaii in “Sick.” They were subtle but helped me relate even more to your thoughts, being from there as well. Exceptional work.
hbomb says:
Aug 29, 2012
I’m from hawai’i, have an alcoholic/abusive dad/are somewhat-of an-incompetant cook/was a political cartoonist/just got a fancy ambulance ride. “Sick” was me. Awesome. <3
Tug Myrod says:
Sep 6, 2012
I just read ‘Sick’ and it was a fucking waste of my time. What’s up with the ending? You suck.
Just kidding, great work! The illustrations are very well done and it made me really think. I feel like just about anyone can relate to this story.
px says:
Sep 11, 2012
“Sick” was incredible.
“But its not that easy, is it?”
Pretty much sums it all up.
It seems like so many people agree with your sentiments. Maybe someday we’ll all get together and do something about anything.
Ana Vi says:
Sep 11, 2012
I’m in bed, sick as shit. Staring at books, realizing I have no time for rest. And I’ll have to say goodbye to my precious sleep to catch up. Maybe if i stare long enough, the homework will do itself.
Wondering why I keep getting myself into these situations. Why, at 30, I still haven’t learned anything. Feeling time dripping away while I’m doing the same thing I’ve been doing for the past few hours: nothing.
And at this moment, reading ‘sick’.
Now I hate you.
Just so you know.
aaarea says:
Sep 23, 2012
from laughter to tears an back. thank you for “sick”!
Another says:
Oct 12, 2012
The biting reality of “Sick” was highly resonant…A dark but genuine reflection of one’s greatest fears scribbled with morbidly honest regret. Generativity versus stagnation in the great quest to reconcile one’s deepest wounds and lost hopes in a finite, delicate existence. It is a tale without resolution that, for some reason, feels reminiscent of peanut butter, clostridium difficile, and unrequited love. Thank you for being real in a way so devoid of pride that is somehow makes it less alienating to be miserable, ashamed, and completely alone.
Condor says:
Oct 14, 2012
Thank you for ‘Sick’. In this point of my life it really reached out to me. I was able to in-vision myself in every illustration because I too always feel like the ‘tag-along’. The one who is there, but really isn’t… Like invisible.
One of my favorite parts was the idea of needing a past to build upon to create your own true character/personality. I feel that recently I’m having trouble finding a ‘base’ to build myself upon. I’ll get there soon though.
Thanks,
Condor
zac says:
Oct 18, 2012
dude just kill yourself before you trick people into your fucked up world
impressed says:
Oct 22, 2012
sick was a crazy good comic. it was a rollercoster of emotions. brilliant!
J says:
Nov 1, 2012
This probably sounds lame, but I’m honestly sitting here at work wondering if you took words out of my brain and made “Sick”.
This thing spoke to me like you wouldn’t believe and are my sentiments exactly. Growing up in the middle of the country, I can’t stand most people and have become most comfortable in the “wombiest” of places.
All I can say is thank you for your work and never stop. I’m now and forever will be a fan. Please make as much stuff as possible for me to consume as it gives me hope to think there are others out there with the same thoughts.
But just what to do with them…
Grey says:
Nov 4, 2012
I love this so much I can’t even
When I think about the reasons why comics mean so much to me I think of Sick. Omg. I love this so much.
Your visual style, the desperation, the very pressing reality of living without health insurance while simultaneously being surrounded by privilege…
I can’t wait to read the rest.
“All I can say is thank you for your work and never stop. I’m now and forever will be a fan. Please make as much stuff as possible for me to consume as it gives me hope to think there are others out there with the same thoughts.”
Exactly.
Mike says:
Nov 7, 2012
welp, looks like I’ve gotta go kill myself now. Interesting that I stumbleupon “Sick” when I get home from a depressing, bad day at work. Ugh.
But yea, amazing.
Regis says:
Nov 12, 2012
absolutely loved sick on so many different levels. as i continued to scroll down, i felt that most of my own thoughts and beliefs were being symbolized by you in such an amazing way. I try to enlighten people with so many of the different ideals you touched on, with the same response you showed, nobody ever wants to listen. ignorance truly is bliss. great work sir! i will be passing this on to everyone i know even if they click away from it, the few that read it will get some serious enlightenment out of it. you are truly a visionary. i can not wait for the book with the rest of the story. that was one of the best things i have ever seen! THANKS AGAIN!!!