Happy Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate it. I aaaalmost wimped out and did a Thanksgiving drawing in lieu of an update. Almost. XD Instead, come back this Saturday for a Sketch Day Bonus which may be Thanksgiving-esque. 😀
A concept sketch for Big Tammy can be seen here. I drew this in ballpoint pen on notebook paper very shortly after I introduced Keisha Wu Moonsong and Sandy (which was practically back at the beginning!). You can see them at the top row since they were new and I felt like drawing them at the time, but below that are some early background-character sketches. Big Tammy is the girl with the ponytail (which I think may have influenced Jessie's design a bit, so Tammy's ponytail will probably be lower when we cameo her next strip to distinctify her a little). The Indian girl with the braid became Savitribai (seen in the foreground of panel 1 here.) He hasn't made a visible appearance yet, but the hippie-looking kid with the glasses and poofy hair became "Star" (the little boy whose parents wish him to be un-named on the seating chart). I have yet to find a use for the kid with unruly hair covering his eyes and the butterfly-eater.
Silly Todd. You have to go home FIRST before you can DVR an episode. (I feel like there is probably a smartphone app or something to control one’s DVR from a distance, I just don’t know about it. XD) I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Head trauma is an odd choice for a running thing, I admit.
[EDIT] Too all my non-North American readers, I believe I’ve fixed the problem with the Pins only being available for shipping in America and Canada. I messed up the shipping settings. 🙁 Sorry about that, international ordering should now be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Method 2 of body temp regulation: drinking hot water. Provides hydration, and introduces warmth to the core. (I have my doubts she’d like the heat on sensitive gill membranes, but I suppose gill flushing with hot/warm water would also be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you spend the afternoon reading Dr. Calvin instead of doing your math homework, your brain goes Kablooey.
I mentioned waaaay back near the beginning that Selkie is cold blooded and needs heat regulation in colder seasons, but aside from that one mention in a non-comic side update there hasn’t been much visibility regarding Selkie’s need to regulate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I mentioned way back when that Selkie is cold blooded, but I also feel like from what we've seen so far, Selkie's temperature sensitivity must be somewhat more rugged than standard ectotherms. Otherwise she'd need to live in a glass cage with a heat stone and a big plastic wheel for exercise.
As a side effect of drawing this strip, I have a craving for unagi.
I've always seen Todd as someone who is vegetarian because he doesn't care very strongly about the taste of meat, versus the more political/social reasons.
The original punchline was Marta calling Todd "Worst vegetarian EVER!" because he wasn't even trying to discourage the fish-hunting, but it required too much explanation to avoid giving the impression that she doesn't know why Todd would have meat. (She knows, at least, that Selkie eats meat, even if she has not yet experienced Selkie's particular fish-cravings)
For those who may have missed the announcement last week, due to a combination of work school and an out-of-town family function, afraid I don’t have a strip today. But instead, here is something I hope you’ll enjoy. I made[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today's edition of the Secret Commentary is empty, because Dave failed to come up with something for it.
