Welcome back, my friends, as we’re back in the saddle again here at 1977 the Comic.
I had this story done two years ago, but, as most of know, life got in the way. Now I’m back and the Revenge of the Mystic Frog is at hand! If you’re new to the comic, I’d suggest clicking here to read this blog post. That will get you on-track for the current story. Of course, you could just go to the very first comic and read your way through over 500 comics in the archives. Lots of stuff here at 1977 the Comic.
And who better to kick us off then Aerosmith? Back when they rocked. Literally. 1977’s “Rocks” started off with a bang with “Back in the Saddle Again” and was a tune heavily played in my car on mix tapes of all types.
It’s great to see you back in action, but I have to ask…. Besides Bud, will the Mystic Frog mess with anyone eel this time around ?
Well, if anyone else upsets him, then… yes. But, we’ll have to wait and see. The rest of the gang are out at the moment, so it leaves just Bud for now. Time will tell… 🙂
Welcome back Byron, on this the day of your birth! I’ve always wondered if you found transitioning from cave walls to computer screens a daunting task for your drawing skills! [oh-snap] [grin]
Its good to see you and the comic back in the running. I’m trying to find an old pic of my childhood kitchen with the circle colored wallpaper. People need to know it really was once a thing! [smirk]
So was that icky orange and brown wall paper. Man, what were we all thinking? 🙂
And thank you for the birthday wishes! I made the transition from chisels to a stylus not all that bad. I had to buy a lot of new nibs in the beginning, but I’ve settled down now. 🙂
Welcome back Byron and 1977!
I really like the new style you’re working in.
Best of luck! 😀
I could go back to doing simple, cartoony drawing, but I find this so much more gratifying (yet really time consuming).
Thanks, Bill! Glad to be back!
Great to see you back again, looking forward to the (mis)adventures of the gang! And happy birthday!
Thanks, man! 🙂
Great to have you back to it man.
Wanna have some fun? Google 1970s wallpaper. I can not believe we thought that was a good idea.
The yellow/orange/brown/dark brown striped wallpaper was every where. So were those damn polka dots. I have yet found a way to easily recreate in these comics the thick, icky-green shag carpeting that was all the rage in the 70s. Once I do, I’m gonna do a comic just about the carpeting. 🙂
Hahaha! I wish you well in your endeavor to recreate shag carpeting in comics. It’s really the attention to details like that which will take you to new levels of fame! 🙂
It’s great to see you back. I definitely look forward to keeping up with 1977 as the story progresses.
Thanks and I’m glad to be back.
Just found a texture map for shag carpeting, I’ll see if it’s any good or not. 🙂
Welcome back, Byron, and Happy Birthday! It’s so good to see the comic’s return, along with Bud and the mystic frog. 🙂
Thanks, Dave! More to come!
Yeah, life is much much better now.
Thanks, Byron, glad to see the gang and their creator back in the high life again!
Thanks, Mark! 🙂
welcome back byron ive missed this
So have I! 🙂
That wallpaper reminds me of a “Twister” game board.
LOL! That it does. Twister for really tiny people… or Poco… 🙂
Cap’n Munch, huh; where can I get this generic cereal?
And, have you considered posting all the non-canon pages in a separate archive?
I was wondering if anyone would notice the Cap’n Munch or not. “The Official Cereal for Stoners” You’ll be seeing more of the good Cap’n and his delightfully munch-y cereal here in the not to distant future.
Woo hoo. Welcome home
Thank you, Mr. Bearman! It feels good to be back. 🙂
Poco and Mystic Frog, my God the babies, what a nightmare!
Hello, Cap’n! Good to see you back as well! 🙂
Yes, that would be funny. An inter-species nightmare of sorts. If I were intelligent, I could make some poignant inter-racial comics with that theme, but alas… I’m not that smart.
Poco is a reptile and the mystic frog is an amphibian they reproduce differently. Reptiles reproduce on land males mounting females and lay hard shell eggs or give live birth in the case of certain snakes. In contrasts amphibians apart from a musical chorus for frogs and toads use to play them while washing dishes made my parents long for rock and new wave. Most amphibians breed in the water including tailed frogs (tail sex organ) males mount females but they lay jelly eggs which hatch into tadpoles or polywogs some do give live birth. But North American amphibians all go though a fish like stage so it’s not possible but Poco could romance other reptiles and the mystic frog other amphibians even tailed frogs or cane toads. Think frogs with winnies rohahahahaha.
Glad to see the strip starting up again! I’m still working on the cast for “1977: The Cartoon”, so I’ll let you know when it’s good and ready.
Glad to be back. Any time someone mentions a cartoon version of this comic, my ears perk up. I think this comic would be great animated, so many more jokes I could pull off with visual and audio cues.
Hey bro….just discovered the comic a few days ago and have read the entire archive. This is fantastic work. The characters are well developed and interesting. I look forward to the continued adventures.
Loving the backsplash.
Welcome back, Byron! Wow, everything looks awesome form the art to the colors. Looks like you are extremely on top of your game this season.
coming to the end of what tvtropes describes as an Archive Overdose. I really love this strip. I remember I encountered some odd strips a few years ago but didn’t explore further. Now i’ve got the leisure…
BTW, is there a tvtropes works page for 1977? I haven’t been able to locate one yet…. if it does not exist, it should, methinks, be created!