Comments on: Chapter 101 - Not Just Yet & CONTEST TIME!

By: Greg Bulmash

Greg Bulmash — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:58 +0000

One more imaginary friend character… a tiger named after a dead philosopher! Totally original!

Actually, you might like this piece of clip art from my FunDraw site.

http://www.fundraw.com/clipart/clip-art/00004824/Taking-Your-Monster-for-a-Walk/

Perhaps it might inspire you.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:29:30 +0000

I’m afraid to ask for details in case it is something I don’t want to hear. Maybe it wasn’t realy a imaginary friend but it realy is some dirty inside joke between my mom and dad (yuk). If you want details you’ll have to ask her yourself.

By: Worth

Worth — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:31:17 +0000

And the Pomp has an imaginary friend called Circumstance.

By: Jarrett

Jarrett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:33:54 +0000

You need to give me more than that though..get me some details…

By: Jarrett

Jarrett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:33:18 +0000

The Pomp. That is brilliant.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:11:08 +0000

My mom had an imaginary friend when she was a child. I know nothing of the “friend” except that it’s name is “The Pomp” and there is always a gift to my mom at Christmas that is addressed “From: The Pomp.”

By: Greg Bulmash

Greg Bulmash — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:59:04 +0000

@Jarrett: I’m partially colorblind too. I took the cue of who was speaking from the context rather than the colors. I didn’t even think of associating colors with characters. But I can see Brock’s point. I could see where it would get confusing unless you go to even more distinct/contrasting primary colors.

There are times I can’t tell gray from pink, and vice versa. My wife painted some vines on the walls in my son’s room in a shade of green that complemented the shade already on his walls. I literally could not see the vines, the walls looked to be a solid color, unless I put on the red-tinted safety goggles that came with my laser level.

If you’re going to color code, you need to be really careful, especially as you bring in bit characters. And remember, a tail doesn’t have to be a big V of color off of a dialogue box. It can be a crazy straw, a string for the baloon, a slogan on a t-shirt.

I totally see the problem you’re trying to solve, and I’m feelin’ for ya, brother, because it’s one every graphic designer faces… Organizing text and art in ways so that they both help the message and add to its conveyance.

As for the “dustland fairytale” line, I figured it was just an idiosyncracy of the character. Not everything has to be explained or obvious. Think of some of the catchphrases Wit comes up with

By: Brock

Brock — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:59:37 +0000

Jarrett, it’s not that I’m afraid of new and different things. If something works then it works. The problem I have the the tailless bubbles is that they don’t work as well as they should. Too often I have to stop reading and figure out who is talking–that’s time I’m taking away from the flow and pacing of the strip. Not much trouble in this particular strip, but it can and has been in others. Just my two cents. It’s not a make or break issue.

However…I’m gonna take issue with the “dustland fairytale” line. I have no problem with having a song as nice extra for your weekly comic. That’s cool. My problem is…what does “dustland fairytale” mean? I get what it is in the song–that’s what the song is about. But you’ve dropped that term into your strip and I can’t for the life of me figure out what it’s supposed to mean there. Sam says this “isn’t a dustland fairytale.” What about this scene potentially being a dustland fairytale would make his cream soda crisis less serious? What are you trying to say a “dustland fairytale” is? Do you get at all what I’m saying? I just can’t make it make sense.

By: Jarrett

Jarrett — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:44:36 +0000

reynard61 - Good to have you here, love the avatar. Right now it’s fridays and my other comic http://www.somedayhero.com is wednesdays.

So Wed and Fri are all about me!

By: reynard61

reynard61 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:33:12 +0000

Didn’t get to read this the first time around (I’ll check the archives as soon as I can), but I’ll bookmark and read through it this run. (BTW: what’s the update schedule?)