Luke Healy: 'I have a big beef with rom-coms that have realistic endings'

Dublin cartoonist Luke Healy tells Don O'Mahony about his canine take on the romantic comedy

In Dogs on Dates, Luke Healy delivers an infectiously joyous ending that portrays dates not just as stepping stones to a defined goal but as an ongoing voyage of discovery. Picture: Dashiell Silva

The titles of Luke Healy’s graphic novels offer a sort of poetic intrigue — How to Survive in the North, Americana, Self-Esteem and the End of the World — but his latest is his most baldly named to date: Dogs on Dates.

“I was trying to stick to the Boss Baby rule,” the Dublin cartoonist explains, “which is that film The Boss Baby. It’s like the whole premise for the film is in the title. It’s just about a baby who acts like a boss. So, this is just about dogs going on dates. The whole thing is right there.”