I don’t think that Lowell will get to count that as his goal-attaining jump.
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What is it about wagon rides? Yes, I know what you’re all thinking- about that famous old comic strip that was the hit of the funny pages all those years ago. The protagonist of the comic strip, perched with his goofy buddy on top of a rattling wagon plowing downhill, all the while discussing some counterpoint- something totally unrelated with the reckless wagon ride that inevitably ended in a crash in the last panel. Oh, I know we all miss those old comic strips. ‘Skippy’ was QUITE the feature, what with the record sales of sheet music and the movie version of the comic strip, and all the paper dolls and toys and endorsed products. I know I still insist on ‘Skippy’ peanut butter, even if the manufacturers are in dispute over the licensing contract with the owners of the old ‘Skippy’ comic strip name they purchased back in the depression. If I were around back then, I know I would have wanted to take one of Skippy’s mad downhill rides to ruin. Just like Hubris does nowadays.
Gosh, I bet other cartoonists have done wagon rides with their characters, too.
What can I say?
When you have a spectacle, sometimes, you need no more than the spectacle.
Here you go.
Okay, so some of you have already seen this cartoon, what with me posting it two spots out of place this past week.
And I figured I’d pull it out of the wrong place and put it here in the right place, but as long as folks have seen it, we’ll make it a ‘bonus’ cartoon for the weekend.
Some days, it looks like it’d be better to be reading on GoComics, don’t it?
Lowell would make for some goodly memes in the Hubrisverse.
Usually, I do behind-the-scenes stuff over at the Patreon page and I don’t here. Here is usually for just fun commentary.
But today, I’ll share a version of the Patreon Hubris Cartooning Lesson with you.
Voices. When you write comic/cartoon voices, you can tell if the characters have gelled in your head if they have particular ways of speaking.
For instance, you couldn’t just swap the word balloons for these two characters, nor could you swap the attitude behind what they’re saying. Their ‘dialect’ would no longer fit the characters. They’re body language would be totally messed up if you swapped that around, too. Lowell’s body language is sagging and disappointed. He doesn’t even turn to face Paste. Paste is brassy enough to pick his nose and climb on another person’s back. And while that’s funny, it’s not out of character for him. It’s part of his ‘voice’.
Hubris isn’t one to go making up fiddly little rules like weight limits or anything.
Thanks, everyone, for forgiving me Monday.
I get disappointed when the webcartoonists I admire have to miss a day here and there, and I really don’t like to think about myself disappointing any of you.
But damn, did I have a lot to do. And still do, but tomorrow looks manageable, so here’s a comic strip for you!
Enjoy.
