Here is an interview given in 2011 by the lovely Jorge Cham, creator of the webcomic Piled Higher and Deeper ( cf this post ). This is quite a good example about where to find the ideas for a comic, and how things can start unexpectedly. It is indeed...

Just a few comics I am reading at the moment… Jorge Cham – Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD) | R e a d h e r e Since I entered JAMK in September 2012, I regularly share my sorrows with Cecilia, Mark and the other depressive yet adorable post-grad students...