Being Followed!

You'll notice that Jonathan's shirt is black.  My editor used to be in the habit of filling in the shirt because of the distracting design I used on it.  It was a sort of simplified tiger-stripe pattern that seemed like a lousy attempt at abstracting the folds in his clothes.  I did it this time.  I think I messed up the inking and filled it in on the computer.

Trouble with Homophones

Even more funs with puns.

Well...enough said.

Published Wed 25 Mar 2009.

Japanese as a romantic language

As an anime fan, the first word I learned to recognize was "nani," which indicates the interjection: "What?!"

Other phrases we pick up fast are:

Bakana - "Impossible!"

Hai - "Yes sir!" or "Okay!" or "Affirmative!"

My best guess for the translation for "nani-yo" (yes, I admit I guessed) was "What are you doing?" or "How's it going?"  I could be wrong.

Published in the Eastern Echo on 23 Mar 2009.

Welcome to the Troupe, part II

This is the second part of the "Welcome to the Troupe" set.  Kate can be cruel when she wants to be.

Published in the Eastern Echo, 20 Mar 2009.

Welcome to the Troupe, part I

First published in the Eastern Echo on 18 Mar 2009

Jonathan has admired Kate Anthrope for a long time.

I don't recall at this moment if he's ever revealed that to her in the Echo prints.  He has at least once, when Beowulf Hoffman learned of it and tried to hold it over his head.  He was rejected outright, and things went on as they had.

This is likely to be a similar story.

Invoice

I think this is the second comic that features Dr. Spot in her engagement collar.  You can expect to see her in the original tie in following comic strips, but I'm planning to put her back in the engagement collar soon.  Hopefully, she'll be wearing it permanently.

Published in the Eastern Echo, 16 Mar 2009.

Luther's Resolve: Fail!

 

I don't like the way the third panel turned out.  I like the joke, but the rest of it was rushed.  I'll have to find a standard individual look for Luther.  He doesn't look like himself, yet, if you understand what I'm trying to say.

I don't blame you if you don't.  My manner of self-expression can be confusing.

...Ostriches...

Published in the Eastern Echo on 13 Mar 2009.

Little Johnny's and Dr. Spot's Marriage Liscense

 

Somehow, the art in this one doesn't satisfy me, much like the next one in the series.  I think I would have liked a slightly more spectacular introduction for Luther.  You may notice that his collar is similar to the reverse collar worn my the clergy of several Christian denominations.  I thought, since Martin Luther was a German priest, a shepherd figure named after him wouldn't be too much amiss.

Published in the Eastern Echo on 11 Mar 2009.

Proposal!

I don't know...I kind of thought they had to get engaged sometime!

First published in the Eastern Echo on 9 Mar 2009.

Super-Ego: Fail! (this one is supposed to come before "Super-Ego: Win!")

Not much to say about this one. I thought of Little Johnny and Dr. Spot on a date, flirting. From there, the rest of the story arc took off...

First published in the Eastern Echo on 4 Mar 2009.

Super-Ego: Win! (this one is supposed to come after "Super-Ego: Fail!")

Smile & Wag!, season 2 actually inlcudes a guest comic made from the first frame of this one, copied twice to make a three-frame comic. I didn't like how the guest comic, drawn by colleague Zac Smith (nice guy, by the way) affected (or could have affected) the storyline. So it won't be published on this blog. I may post a link, but don't be so surprised if I just send you his email... of course, you could always click the link below and type "zac smith smile wag" in the search quary.

First published in the Eastern Echo on 6 Mar 2009.

Loneley People

First published in the Eastern Echo on 20 Feb 2009.

I'm not quite sure how I came up with this one.

I had trouble coming up with Spot's line in the second panel.

Milkcowski's line was a ready-made music reference, as most of you, perhaps even all ten of you, are aware.  I know Jake is!

Syndicate Submission

Just wanted to notify my readers that I've turned in a syndicate submission to United Media.  I'm very excited.  I just hope they let me keep my blog if I'm accepted.

Primary Consumer

Funs with puns.

Scavengers

Kinda grim, but I went on an inkling.  My editor really liked this one.

First published in the Eastern Echo 11 Feb 2009.