Okay class, a show of hands of those of you who actually remember HOW Bud’s car ended up in the pond? You’d have to go back to August 1st of 2008 to see that it sank into the pond as Bud and Delilah enjoyed “desert” in the car. The previous comic had the pond frogs using Bud’s ass as a trampoline. I loved that one!
Time in 1977 passes very slowly for our characters, which is a good thing or this comic would have ended like, a year ago… I have planted all types of seeds along the way and will eventually get to them all as we move along.
Oh, there is no Lilacia Pond in Lombard, Illinois, but there is a Lilacia Park where every year, for about two weeks, the Lilac plants are in full bloom and you can walk through this maze of trees and plants to view the wonders that is Lombard. They even have a BIG parade that runs down the middle of the town. I know, I was the High School band’s Drum Major for two years and led the marching band behind those damned horses as we dodged piles of horse crap every block or so. I have many more Drum Major stories, but I’ll hold those for another day.
“Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” was producer Irwin Allen’s first prime-time TV show and when it premiered in 1964, Sci-Fi geeks like myself were glued to the TV set to watch the mighty submarine Seaview tackle giant squids, whales and even a guy in a rubber suit that was suppose to be some sort of plant monster. We didn’t care if the plots made no sense or the acting stiff or the special effects low-budget (by today’s standards), nothing like this had been on TV before and we were tickled pink. Allen would produce three more series after “Voyage”; “Lost in Space”, “Time Tunnel” and “Land of the Giants”.
PS: Yes, I know the car’s perspective isn’t quite right as Bud should be much smaller, but I couldn’t come up with an angle that equalized the characters and the car in a single frame, so this is what I came up with. Deadlines do that to you…
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Haha…I am the last to notice issues with perspective given that I typically have none. Then again I saw nothing wrong with yours. Maybe it is time to take an art class.
Well, for cartooning, it’s fine, but technically Bud, for his size, should be in front of the car. And of course, this morning I came up with a great sketch of him leaning on the car so as not to block it and Robyn would be in the same spot. Damn-it!
It’s just a cartoon, it’s just a cartoon… 🙂
Didn’t notice it till I read it in the post. Looks like he’s standing inside the chassis as if there were no hood or engine.
Can anything actually be done to get that car up and running? Or is it a lost cause?
RE: Colin – yeah, I should have just been quiet… 🙂
RE: George – Actually, I drove my ’69 Chevy through a viaduct full of water once and it barely made it through before stalling out. The engine can be cleaned out without too much trouble, but Bud’s gonna need some interior work done… on the cheap!
It’s time the gang gets ready to be mobile, so I gotta get the old Chevy running again! I could have easily had Bud’s parents pay to fix the car up, but what fun would that be?
Hey, how do you pronounce “Lilacia?”
It is pronounced “Lie-Lay-Sha” unlike “Lie-Lak” the plant. Go figure.
I always think of that program whenever there is a shot in a film of a spaceship getting hit and people falling about.
froggie! I think you did a terrific job on the car! Kudos!
Lilac is my favorite flora aroma <3
This reminds me of those carfax commercials. Don’t ask about the fax.