Behind the Scenes: All You Need

by on August 18, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Behind the Scenes, Blog, News

[dc]L[/dc]ast week’s comic showed Guy making a playlist for a road trip with No Filter Fox, which was only Love Shack by the B-52’s 97 times. As you will see, the final comic ended up a bit different from what I originally wrote and sketched out.

(extra reading: making changes is something I talked about in last week’s newsletter)

Here’s a photo of my original script and sketches.

sketch

Such great line work.

If you will allow me to translate the flurry of pen strokes, you can see I originally featured HB in the comic (with him driving and Guy in the back seat). I also drew everyone, including No Filter Fox, happily singing along in the final panel—at first.

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Photo: Satellite Radio Proves Its Worth

by on August 13, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Blog, Humor

[dc]S[/dc]tephanie upgraded to a car built after the Clinton Administration recently, and with it came a satellite radio trial. I was pretty ho-hum about satellite radio at first.

Until yesterday morning when this popped up.

bartman radio

What a lovely day. Via my Instagram.

As someone who was a youngster when Bart Simpson Mania hit (and peaked), this was a delightful dose of nostalgia. I remember when Do the Bartman was a legit deal, and have not heard this song in (Obi-Wan Kenobi voice) a long time. A long time.

You can find Do the Bartman on the album The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Yes, The Simpsons released a few albums back in the day.

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Behind the Scenes: Networking

by on August 11, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Behind the Scenes, Blog, News

[dc]A[/dc]s I have said before, even though I make my comics digitally now, they all start out as sketches and/or hand-written scripts.

Last week’s comic, Networking, was no exception. First, my script, with the original idea.

comic script

Original script. Fancy, I know.

Originally, I planned for No Filter Fox to hold a sign in the last panel. Well, then I decided a sign on a hat made for a better visual gag (see bottom of the next image).

comic sketch

Who doesn’t like funny hats?

With my script finished, it was time to sketch. Here’s a photo of my thumbnail layout for the final comic.

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See My Cartoon Pin-Up in Punching the Clock: Closing Time

by on August 4, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Blog, News

[dc]T[/dc]his has been on my ‘blog about’ list since May, but: the comic Punching the Clock (by Rob Humphrey and Jeff Manley) released its latest collection which includes the guest pin-up I drew for the Punching the Clock website several months ago.

punching the clock closing time

Punching the Clock: Closing Time. Image via Amazon.

I got my copy from Rob back at Cherry Capital Comic Con in May, which was a nice surprise, because I forget I was getting a book. Hooray!

This also means I now have a published cartoon/comic in a book, which I didn’t even think about until just now. Pretty neat. Sure, it’s just a one-panel thing, but a publishing credit is a publishing credit.

Here’s a photo of my pin-up in the book.

punching the clock hogan

Thank you, Thing.

And here’s a bigger image of my pin-up.

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