Lordy, what have I done now? Yeah, cranked the start of your weekend just right. Lovin’ the Police Line tape on Robyn. Story building as we get closer to the real music pirates. The suspense is killing me… not really, I know how it ends. Just gotta draw it now.
Man, America recorded some major hits in the ’70s. You couldn’t go a month without one of their songs being on the chart it seemed. FM radio dug them too as they had a great sound for those mellow evening DJs out there. And “Woman Tonight” hits this comic perfectly. Crank it at the bass solo! Yes! Bass solo!
I hope I don’t start a war, but…
Love the storyline. Love some of the panels. But I have to say that I’m finding your recent directions style-wise to be ever more confusing, because – to my eyes at least – you seem to have abandoned that fantastic pre-hiatus style that you’d gradually evolved. The ‘evolved’ look of a few months ago had a gestalt., see; each character looked like the same person from panel to panel and strip to strip. Of late, though, so many of the character drawings look like a grab-bag of pastiches (i.e. assorted homages to your favourite comix artists and whatnot), and – again, to my eyes – are losing the individuality that made them so special. Jeff is still coming through relatively unscathed, but Bud and Robyn’s faces change all the time.
I hate to criticise, but I really, really do miss the pre-hiatus style (best typified by the will college weekend storyline). Just my ha’peth – and do remember that I have the same complaint about the vast majority of mainstream dead-tree comix these days!
@Tafkan It is comic you know. Hey dude I think you’re doing great. Keep it up.
Wot Byron said. (And he and I are mates, so there’s no bad blood here anyway.)
I also think your house is rockin’ mate! 😀 Great comic, great police tape! 😉 And yes, as a member I do expect to see the line crossed – so to speak! LOL But on;y coz I know you love drawing boobs almost as much as we love looking at them! 😉 LOL
Love the music choice too, America have always been one of my favourite bands and this quirky little tune is a great example of what they could produce!
Keep up the good work and love and best wishes to the missus, hope she’s getting better!
I’ve really enjoyed this story, Byron. And the last panel is superb. You rock, dude! 🙂
Oh dear lord, my virgin eyes! [wink]
Should we be surprised those cuffs managed to hold Robyn? I think so.
I hope a pinup comes out of that last panel.
Great song choice, Byron! America was too often overlooked as merely a laid back accoustic folk rock band, but produced quite a varied sound. I remember seeing them in the early-mid 70’s w/ Ambrosia & 10CC – quite surprized by them. Sadly, we just lost one of the original three – guitar/bass player Dan Peek, in July.
My suspicion is that Robyn crossed a police line. Arrest at that point is pretty much mandatory. Interrogation without a lawyer present ..? I’m gonna have to advise her that NO evidence so collected is admissible. Probably needs a do-over …. 😉 😛
Man, I went through an America phase. Had everything pressed to vinyl prior to 1980. Still love the old stuff, but get my fill a lot quicker. Had over half a dozen 90 min. cassettes mixed heavy with America, Steely Dan, Bread, Wings, Simon & Garfunkel, CSNY, plus similar themes and played those out for ten years. Very often threw one of those on while driving a car/busload of acid test casualties out of Grateful Dead show and onto the next. Great wind-down for frayed nerves, and almost always lead into a couple hours of Marley before the Dead boots started to cycle again. Ventura Highway, in particular, an album hard to get tired of, especially for a child of LA like myself. Can still remember listening to them on the AM bands (along with Jim Croce and Helen Reddy) on the way to the beach.
*laughs* Love it. Always figured Robyn for an awesome switch-hitter. In real life, she’d break her wrist with it cuffed that way… but hell, this is a comic strip, right? 🙂
My own America memory includes my old teenage desire to learn how to play guitar so I could sit outside and be cool while girls came over to listen to me play. What song did I try to learn first? “Ventura Highway.” My guitar teacher himself couldn’t quite puzzle out the core riff, and he suggested I try something simpler. Eventually, I did: playing electric bass instead of acoustic guitar! Never got any chicks (I was married by the time I started gigging out), but I DID have a great time!
Good to see ya back, man! 🙂
I’m a member, but I think the tape does more justice to the last panel. One word – sweet!
“Man – I feel like a woman!”
OK, wrong decade…
Robyn is a lesbian who is into S&M meanwhile Jeff has an unhealthy fixation of beer and weed. Under the circumstances I’d turn in Buddet wear a sexy cop outfit tie Jeff to tree with piano wire so he can’t escape have electro shock caller between his legs naked and leave him there. Then let the squirrels throw acorns at him the neighbours can take pictures of him, he’ll trouble you no more.