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dstraito

dstraito

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I would say your assembly line worker is lucky to have a job, considering most graduates do not even get a job when they graduate.

eta: Commentary on todays college education??
 
Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong

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dstraito said:
I would say your assembly line worker is lucky to have a job, considering most graduates do not even get a job when they graduate.

eta: Commentary on todays college education??
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Basically just an introduction of the focal character. But this first installment does feed into a crisis for the character in installment two. This isn't a gag strip, it's a story strip.
 
thompson

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Love your art style, Mark, very retro! My granddaughter is a budding artist and sometimes dabbles in drawing cartoons for her friends.

Keep going!
 
Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong

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thompson said:
Love your art style, Mark, very retro! My granddaughter is a budding artist and sometimes dabbles in drawing cartoons for her friends.

Keep going!
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35 or 40 years ago I was trying to be more original and innovative. But these days, I'm simply writing and drawing what I myself would like to read. If you notice a lot of similarities to the work of Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Harold Gray, Chester Gould, Al Capp, and other greats of the past, it's probably intentional.
 
Dobbin

Dobbin

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dstraito said:
I would say your assembly line worker is lucky to have a job, considering most graduates do not even get a job when they graduate.

eta: Commentary on todays college education??
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He might be replaced by a Chihuahua.

Willing to turn a single nut endlessly because its a job American Canine won't do (for kibble pay?)

Dobbin
 
wvstuck

wvstuck

Only worry about what you can control!
Just what we all need, a bright spot. Thanks! I'm hooked too, waiting for #3
 
thompson

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Mark Armstrong said:
35 or 40 years ago I was trying to be more original and innovative. But these days, I'm simply writing and drawing what I myself would like to read. If you notice a lot of similarities to the work of Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Harold Gray, Chester Gould, Al Capp, and other greats of the past, it's probably intentional.
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Yes, I did notice a lot of similarities to them and think it's great.
 
Dobbin

Dobbin

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Mark Armstrong said:
35 or 40 years ago I was trying to be more original and innovative. But these days, I'm simply writing and drawing what I myself would like to read. If you notice a lot of similarities to the work of Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Harold Gray, Chester Gould, Al Capp, and other greats of the past, it's probably intentional.
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Good luck to you, human. You have what it takes...

If I were a cartoon, I would look like this:

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Dobbin
 
Sportsman

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ok, in 12 minutes, it'll be Friday. I'm ready for the next installment!
I do like your presentation as well as the thoughts behind these.
Great work!
 
Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong

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Joe Barker in “The Kid from Doggone City!” Episode #4.
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Look for installment five later this week.

Sorry for the big head in the last panel, but it was the only way I was going to get episode four done in time to post it before the end of the day. (My internet shuts off for the night, shortly.) I'm doing this strip pretty much in real time with no cushion, no inventory or backlog of strips to fall back on. Expect more big-head panels and panels with little or no background in days to come.

But hey, it's the story that counts. The art is just a delivery system for the story, right? I am going to try to keep this strip going at least through Christmas. After that, in 2022, we'll see.
 
Sportsman

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I love these and look forward to the humor. You mentioned that the Internet shuts down, and that crimps your time. Are you drawing these on line?
Thanks for sharing your talent.
 
thompson

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:applaud:

I happen to like the "big head" in the last panel, and if you hadn't said anything, I would've guessed you drew it that way deliberately so the reader really focused on the character and what he said. Builds suspense!

Thank you for sharing these. Looking forward to more. :)
 
Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong

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Sportsman said:
I love these and look forward to the humor. You mentioned that the Internet shuts down, and that crimps your time. Are you drawing these on line?
Thanks for sharing your talent.
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I'm drawing them in pencil, then scanning the penciled art. No inking. You are seeing what an inker would have to work with.

The scans are in black and white rather than grayscale or color, so the contrast is high.
 
Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong

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thompson said:
:applaud:

I happen to like the "big head" in the last panel, and if you hadn't said anything, I would've guessed you drew it that way deliberately so the reader really focused on the character and what he said. Builds suspense!

Thank you for sharing these. Looking forward to more. :)
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I try to reserve closeups for instances where I want focus on facial expression, or simply want to focus on a particular character's reaction to something. If I had not been pressed for time, the panel would have been a long shot of a street intersection, Joe in his car on one street, his landlord Ernest Sourstone on his Cushman II Step Thru motor scooter on another street.

But "big head" panels are something comic book editors generally don't like.
 
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Mark Armstrong said:
Joe Barker in “The Kid from Doggone City!” Episode #4.
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TO BE CONTINUED…​
Look for installment five later this week.

Sorry for the big head in the last panel, but it was the only way I was going to get episode four done in time to post it before the end of the day. (My internet shuts off for the night, shortly.) I'm doing this strip pretty much in real time with no cushion, no inventory or backlog of strips to fall back on. Expect more big-head panels and panels with little or no background in days to come.

But hey, it's the story that counts. The art is just a delivery system for the story, right? I am going to try to keep this strip going at least through Christmas. After that, in 2022, we'll see.
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Kool !! Keep it going! The "big head" was fine.
 
PghPanther

PghPanther

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Joe: "My desire to have fun?...........how would you do that?"

Dr. Rat on a Wheel: "Forced sex with me!!!"

Keep them coming........hilarious stuff
 
Sportsman

Sportsman

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Not going to comment on Panther's comment.... But I find the strip hilarious and it distracts from the issues facing us all the time. Keep them coming!
 
Dobbin

Dobbin

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Pills. They may even be "horse pills" to be taken daily to remove the urge for fun.

So Pfizer can make MILLIONS on those who have to keep working to support them that don't.

Yunno. "Keep everything 'humming.'"

But what would happen if the humming stopped - a la John Galt?

Dobbin
 
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