Okay, I’m a dick… actually my late sister-in-law referred to me as a prick, and she was correct. I have my moments. BTW, Carol and I got along great, she just knew my personality and called it what it was.
So, as I was doing this comic, I thought I should just apply my penciling “state-of-mind” to my inking process. This comic did not seem hard (it wasn’t and drawing Lorraine of late has become a favorite thing of mine to do… duh…) so I skipped the penciling I’ve been doing and started up the inking mode. First few strokes went great then I started in nit-picking as I want the inking to be “just right”. I gotta loosen up. I’ll get there. In the meantime you’ll have to put up with an old fart artist who’s trying new things out. I’ll try to keep it as consistent as possible.
Oh, for you Robyn fans, I will this weekend re-do Monday’s comic in color with a little special “extra” for those of us who want just a wee bit more. And one more thing… come back Friday. I’ll have another comic ready by then… yes, in color.
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Ah, poor Gary. That’s what you get for mixing icing with sex. And with Lorraine’s water balloons one could imagine just going “weeee!” and right on off the bed. Hope he had good insurance. And what is Robyn doing with her right hand in the third panel? Wang dang doodle indeed…
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Ah, man, I love today’s comic title song. Just a ton of fun. The moment I thought of this song title, the comic became just that more fun to do. Most of us know Dave Edmunds from “I Hear You Knocking'” his #9 Billboard hit from 1970, which sneaks this 1980s song into the comic title list.
It was produced by Jeff Lynne too, which is another reason I like it. Now, I know a number of you readers barf at the mention of his name or ELO, and whatever, but he also produced the Travelin’ Willburys album which I love just about every track on that album. Even the Dylan tracks…
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Crikey! Colour! And black and white! And colour! It’s like all our Christmases at once 😀
Dave Edmunds is teh awsum *in spite of* Jeff Lynne 😛
Funny stuff..
Wow, Matthew Sweet could cover that song and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrzvOEcizRo and I have only one thing to say about the crack at Jeff Lynne : “a Lynne composition, “Slipping Away”, became Edmunds’s only other U.S. Top 40 hit” but charts aren’t everything… I like the song too though, I’ll have to look into him more, thanks for sharing the song!.
Byron, if you’re calling yourself a dick (at this moment) because you’re experimenting with your comic and its style, you’re being WAY too hard on yourself. There’s nothing wrong with trying out new stuff – and thanks to you being so public about it, we get to see your evolution too. Plus, you’re keeping the storylines going. In short: It’s all good.
Example: Jeph Jacques of Questionable Content… I thought he’d evolved into his “final” style 500 strips into his work. Turns out it’s somewhere around 1,450 – he just keeps on trying out new things.
At least you’re putting in the effort, unlike some people I could mention *glares into the mirror*
Weeeee! I’m getting dizzy from the changeovers between styles! It’s a Good Thing. Worry about the content. You’re pretty much nailing that down. The style(s) will sort themselves out, and the variation is wonderful to watch.
The look on Lorraine’s face @bottom panel 2 is perfect. I’ve seen that look on a girlfriend’s face before … unbuckle yer belts, boys, the ride’s about to get notched up a wild! 😀
Man, that’d be like skiing down some killer Aspen peaks. On icing. Delicious icing …
Somehow I knew Robyn was in it for the cake. Cake rules the universe. Just ask Vexxarr. 😉
New eyes again? What is that, Lorraine Eyes take 3? And unless I’ve been standing too near the photocopier’s toner tank again, I’m detecting the creeping influence of Anime in this version. Don’t they make for rather a lot of work? Nice, but they must push up the production time considerably.
Dave Edmunds’ singles were great stuff indeed, and far too few of ’em on the ground.
The ELO was great from the opening bars of The 10538 Overture through most of their stage life. If “most people here” barf at the mention of their name it is more a reflection of the readership than the band in question, and anyone who can’t acknowledge Jeff Lynn’s chops without carping is a total shirthead.
If Bob Dylan, Dave Edmunds, George Harrison and Tom Petty can not only work with him as a producer but also as a musician it should tell anyone something about the man’s cross-genre talent.
Lynn produced Harrison’s breakout album “Cloud 9” and gave the guy two charting singles after years of being a niche artist for Christ sake. I own a number of Harrison albums, but “Cloud 9” is the only one that gets played these days.
Think about that for a moment. George Harrison thought Lynn was talented enough not only to have the guy produce his recordings, but to work with as a musician in a group after years of soloing. The guy who made Monty Python and the Holy Grail happen (by mortgaging his house to fund it when all other producers had sniffed and said “no thanks”) thought Lynn had what it takes.
And so do I.
looks great to me, Byron ;0)
I was wondering how you were gonna “get away” with drawing Robyn topless.. but then the icing idea fixes that problem. If that’s a really a “problem”.
ELO was great from the opening bars of 10538 Overture until Roy Wood left. Which was about halfway through the album. Why he started ELO when he already had the next project in mind I have no idea, but maybe it just didn’t turn out the way he wanted. Either way, Jeff Lynne did an Airplane to Starship on ELO and while it was well produced stuff afterwards, it wasn’t that good.
No question Jeff Lynne is a superb producer, however. Brilliant producer, one of the very best. I’m not going to argue about his musicianship either. I just think he turned ELO in a direction that kinda sucked. You can have well produced music with great musicians and still make albums that are less than the sum of their parts.
As for Roy Wood’s next project… well, either you like Wizzard or hate them, but it was certainly a courageous move. I happen to love them, but there’s definite echoes of Skip Spence-like musical “experimentation” in Wizzard Brew.
Put me down as an ardent ELO fan, dammit. Sure, not every piece was a work of art, but they certainly broke all sorts of new sonic ground, and as several people here have pointed out, Jeff Lynne is an amazing producer. The concept album “Time” will always hold a special place for me…does anyone put out story albums anymore?
Oh man. I’d love to get paid $100 to pop out of a cake naked. The only problem would be I would be afraid I’d try to sleep with one of the guys. I admit I can be a little slutty. lol
You are a dick. First you say no more color…then you color.
Robyn had better take it easy on the cake — the cake may be a lie, but the weight she puts on won’t be…
Icing on that wang-dang doodle, ALL NIGHT LONG!