With Roger Clemens being interviewed Sunday night on 60 Minutes, I knew I had the idea for Monday’s cartoon way ahead of schedule.  He never took a lie detector test on the show, but I thought - what might happen if he did?  Everyone in the world has pronounced him guilty already.  In part two of The Simpsons episode “The Springfield Files” Homer is hooked up to a lie detector by Agent Scully, which then promptly explodes after Homer answers the first question.  I thought the same thing would happen when Clemens gave his denial, throwing shrapnel everywhere that the lawyer or government-type guy had to avoid.

 

I love the way I drew Clemens here, as well as the sparks at the ends of the frayed wires and the g-man’s hair - looks really slicked back and semi-sleazy.  The title, “60-minute Man” also comes from an old blues song which is quite risque.