Yes, he was. That comic is probably the most-put-up piece of paper in any engineering office. :) And they aren't that far of a stretch, either!

That is interesting. I double majored, but not everyone in engineering knew that my other major was writing. I think you might be on to something, the art community tired of being ribbed for that and thus wanting to keep it exclusive to a point. It seems like the line is becoming blured now, though, especially with computer graphics.