Two Hundred Ninety Nine

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Every now and then I must challenge myself. This one involved finding a way to prop up the purple duck in such a way that he didn’t look too much like he was leaning against the desk edge (he wasn’t) but without giving away the propping materials themselves. After some experimentation, I balanced him on… Continue reading Two Hundred Ninety Nine

Gotten Very Silly

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Realizing that I’d painted myself into a corner, I wondered: How do I either extend this or get out of it entirely? Once again, the bookshelf saved me… somewhat. I couldn’t find a way to make funny the buildup to Sachiko’s version of the punchline, though. So I stewed, and pondered, and wandered off for… Continue reading Gotten Very Silly

All Unawares

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And we’re back! Did you miss us? Don’t worry, Rusty will come around. He enjoys the limelight too much not to. … I couldn’t resist the running element of having one balloon in each of the first three panels pointing to an off-screen character. Heck of a way to get back in the saddle, eh?