And we say good-night to the Mystic Frog. As with most stories like this, the bad guys are never really gone forever.
I want to thank you all for tolerating my indulgence in going back to a 2008 story-line and taking it to the next level. Both my writing and drawing skills back in 2008 would have never let me realize my vision. I’m sure 6 years from now I’ll look back on these comics and go “Man, what was I smokin’?” As I have made it a goal of mine to improve each and every year. Also, I can’t tell you what a joy it was to get the whole gang back together again. There will be plenty of Lorraine, Jeff and Robyn in the weeks to come.
Speaking of improvements, I’m getting some help from an Alliance Podcast listener and I’ll be sneaking in things I’m learning from him as the weeks go by. One thing I will be doing from here on out is parting my character’s hair properly. I’ve drawn the hair very much like a cartoon where no matter what angle you’re at, the character’s hair looks the same. This is good in simple TV cartoons, but at this stage, I’m ready to take my characters to that next level. Anyway, you’ll see some changes as we move along in the coming weeks.
Next week starts back with the Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll stuff. Some story arcs mixed in with some random thoughts. I will be taking the gang to New York here very soon as they try to survive the night of the ’77 blackout. Some fun for sure in that story.
And what better way to end this story line then with the greatest rock and roll song of all time; the Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” I cannot think of a better song as Bud will NOT be fooled again by the Devil or the Mystic Frog. Now, for the rest of the gang… only time will tell.
I was thinking a more fitting song would be “Come on, Get Happy”, by the Partridge Family. (I know, I know, too on-the-nose.)
This is the first time Bud has NOT called his “manhood” Mr. Happy. So, I skipped any “Happy” songs. “Happy Together” would have worked too!
🙂
So,this might not be the last we see of. Ms. She-Devil…Hmmm ?
I cannot wait to see what are your next plans after a tale like that. 🙂
Yes, there’s a loophole in Bud’s agreement. She has to leave HIM alone forever, but that doesn’t mean she can’t torment him via the rest of his friends. It’ll be a while, but someday we’ll get back to Ms. Satan and the Mystic Frog.
I was far more concerned that she might take a more literal interpretation of that loophole, and leave him ALONE, eternally — as in without anyone around him, until the end of time.
“YES! My penis is back!” If I had a dollar for every ….. ummm never mind.
Cold winter mornings come to mind… 😛
I get the impression Bud was leaning on the fourth wall in the last panel.
Yes, indeed he was. I don’t do it often, but it was my way transitioning back to the regular comics.
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Great strip, great art, nostalgic music.
One thing, I usually read on my iPad and it does not play your daily music selection. Any chance of fixing that?
First, thank you for the compliments! They mean a lot.
I am going to look for another way to add music to the comic pages. I’ve been using Grooveshark, but they use a player that is not compatible with phones and tablets, which is dumb on their part.
Hopefully I’ll have a solution soon.
I’m going to try embedding the songs from YouTube. Some videos give you an annoying advertisement at the beginning, but you can skip them in a few seconds. I tried it out on my Android and it seemed to work pretty well. Hopefully it will work on iPad/iPhones too. Let me know if you can.
so did Bud work out a deal for any improvments on Mr. Happy?
LOL! That would have been nice… but I think she would have thrown that request out. 😛
if i’m making a deal with the devil, i’m finding some way to walk out of there with a third leg. 🙂
As normal as normal is
Sounds like something Forest Gump might say… and I’m not saying you’re anything like that character. 🙂