Duck & Quail strip

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I'm currently writing a series of strips for Duck & Quail, the mascots of www.drunkduck.com. It's an epic tale that details the battle for the soul of The Duck, as the site is now called, and parodies the recent events on the site.

Micky House ONE, page 5 of 5

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And so the first episode ends. We're looking for artists to draw future episodes, so if you'd like to give it a go send me an email or leave a comment.

Micky House ONE, page 4 of 5

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JZA's dollar bill makes me laugh everytime I see it.

Micky House ONE, page 2 of 5

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If you'd like a character to get a house call from the abusive doctor then send me the details.

Micky House ONE, page 1 of 5

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This is a short story going up on the anthology webcomic Lite Bites. The editor has kindly given me permission to post it here as well.

The art is by JZA, a very hard-working and talented artist whose speed is phenomenal.

Last one of these for now ...

I'll get back to writing the blog later this week.

I seem to have a cockroach theme going on ...

Old jokes are the best?

Baby baby baby baby

Still have more of these ...

Glasses worked for Superman

Less is more?

Popmundo cartoon again

It was topical 10 years ago ...

Okay, so maybe it was only six years ago ... it just seems longer.

Yet another Popmundo cartoon

For some reason I cannot fathom I have been banned from submitting cartoons to Popmundo. I really have no idea why. As far as I can tell I complied with all of their terms and conditions, the cartoons meet their criteria, and are funnier and better drawn than 90% or more of the ones they do publish (and I'm not just being egotistical here ... remember they actually published a broken link recently as a comic).

So until it gets sorted I'll just have to content myself with publishing a few on this blog.

The Popmundo game uses real world names for its places of musical learning. There really is a basic sex appeal course at Oxford in the game.

Inspiration

Okay ... thanks for the ideas that have come from friends and family ... most of which have not been published as comments, and maybe that's just as well.

I've decided to keep the strip as The Something & Something and make the search for a name for the pub to be part of the strip itself. That way I can use all the ideas I have been given, and those to come.

There was one suggestion that has already inspired a strip, un-drawn as of yet, but this is a long term plan. Several other names are also sparking seeds of ideas inside my noggin. So keep 'em coming.

Finally ...

Guy and I finally had a cartoon published in the Popmundo online in-game weekly magazine. Hopefully, since it was the first one of twenty-four, there will be many others.

To celebrate, here's another cartoon from the series.

The Something & Something

Okay ... I need some help here people. I'm trying to write a strip about a country pub, but I need some inspiration for a name.

I need a name for the pub. I want to use the rather English tradition of calling a pub The Something & Something, but with a New Zealand twist. So far all I've come up with is,

The Queen & Kina

Any suggestions would be welcomed. The winner gets a prize of my choosing, to be delivered when I get around to it, no cash equivalent, no refunds, no correspondence will be entered into, no shirt no service.

As you can see, I also need help with the names of the new 'city' owners. A young couple with dreams of financial independence, who will be slowly ground down by the reality of country publican life.

Another Popmundo cartoon

Like in many 'role-playing' games, learning new skills is important in Popmundo. But as the game has a musical bent, so of the skills are a little odd. So we came up with a series of jokes about the education system in the virtual world of Popmundo. This is the first one.

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Geek reference alert

For whatever reason, the Popmundo cartoons Guy has drawn for me have not been accepted by the game's magazine. We are still hopeful they will consider them in the near future. Not sure what reason they have for not using our strip. It looks far better than most of the ones they do take. It uses specific in-game situations (such as theft and police security tagging as in this one) and meets their size requirements. I'd post the one's they do accept just to show you the contrast ... but that would only be embarrassing for all. Being rejected is one thing ... being rejected when they seem to have accepted any old thing in the past (they have actually posted a broken link in a recent issue!) just makes me feel ... actually I don't know how that makes me feel ... confused I guess.

Anyway ... since I'd like someone to see the strips I'll post a few more here over the next week or so. This one requires obscure geek knowledge to make the most of the punchline ...