Ref: Woke up over the Atlantic | Last time we saw PB&J’s | Bonus points if you recognized the prof.
Yeah, that excuse probably wouldn’t fly too well in my classroom either.
Location: Greenpath
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Run, Percy! Part II
I felt this comic was some of the best art I’d done in a while. Not sure what makes it pop out compared to my other work, but I haven’t felt this satisfied in a while.
Incidentally, this comic is on the first anniversary for my lovely wife and I. I didn’t plan this comic to land then, but it is nice that it did.
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Hoot
Ref: Relationship | Slightly relevant?
The idea for the visuals in this comic popped into my head a few weeks ago, and I knew I had to work it in somewhere.
Also, the “three years”comic serves to remind that even though this is the fourth year of the comic, they are still in their junior year.
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On Dasher!
Ref: First time heard | It adds dramatic effect
And we’re finally off to Russia!
Couple of fun notes about this strip. First, the obvious: After nearly three and a half years, Spoofy Randomness finally has SPEECH BUBBLES! This is another vital step in bringing you color comics (which I hope to begin as early as the next story arc). That was my biggest complaint with my previous attempt at a color arc (color was discontinued at the time due to time constraints). The other thing isn’t quite as noticeable, but I did buy some blue pencils and bristol board. It’s been a while since I hand-inked comics and I am a bit rusty, so a bit of patience please. Also realizing that I need to use a lighter pen weight… Anyway, this has a couple advantages. I enjoy drawing by hand MUCH more than on the computer (even if computer errors are easier to fix), and I’m faster at it. The faster I can make comics = the more likely I will eventually start coloring again. You’ll remember that I used to hand-ink before, but I used regular pencil and editing out smudges was a PAIN. So yeah, there’s your behind-the-scenes look at Spoofy Randomness!
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Valentine’s Day
Ref: Sorority Dinner
Happy Valentine’s Day, all! Hoping to feel some love for the strip in the comments section! 😉 That is one of my favorite features of the new website; I had requested a forum over at ComicGenesis, but they never gave it to me in three years (or anyone else, to my understanding. You get what you pay for, I guess). Soon I hope to have Gravatars based on my characters so that you will be represented by someone with your posts! However, feel free to enjoy the default pics while you comment on this strip and past ones! Let me know which is your favorite!
Percy is maybe a little too trusting of his sleigh, given it’s past history. I certainly wouldn’t want to be in that thing flying over the Atlantic. And I can’t imagine the in-flight meals are to great, either, unless it’s some of Percy’s salsa.
The font I used for the Happy Valentine’s Day wish is “Santa’s Big Secret” from Blambot (you’ve seen it before). However, since it’s Valentine’s Day, clearly we are going to have a war of the holidays. Ichabod shall lead the fight, and Santa Claus shall become the anti-hero…wait, Sluggy Freelance already did that. I guess I’ll just stick to awesome comics about Santa Claus being a Commie, like in the reference link above.
Lastly, be sure to check out the links to your left; SR: Scouting and the extras have been transferred. I should have a home page for each soon.
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Occam’s Razor
Welcome to the first INDEPENDENT Spoofy Randomness comic! This is the first strip to be loaded onto spoofyrandomness.com that did not originally appear over at the old ComicGenesis site. Cool, huh?
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Occam’s Razor, it essentially is that the easiest solution is usually the correct one. Usually.
This comic really shows the advantage of going to my three-panel strip format; it gives me so much flexibility! You will also notice that the strip is a little larger than before; I’m letting WordPress decide what the best size for the comic is based on the format of the site and I think it looks a little better. I may go back and adjust the old comics someday…if I get REALLY bored…
Ran into a minor problem while editing this comic; I had nearly finished when I realized I had forgotten to make a new layer for drawing over my sketch. While I don’t think this error is actually noticeable, when blown up to the size I edit with it certainly was and I was a little worried for a bit. But the crisis turned out to be no big deal.
Also, don’t forget this is Scout Sunday! One of my goals for today is to figure out how to get SR: Scouting over here.
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Adventures Untold
Refs: Finding the key | Light-sensitive switch | Last reference to the Tower Room story arc
Panel 2 is an entire story arc summed up in one panel. This was meant to be an actual story, and evidence of this can be seen in the Tower Room and Secrets of the Tower Room arcs, which were laying the groundwork. It would have worked well too, had I stuck to three comics a week. Pacing is a little different with only posting once a week (silly real life getting in the way), and I felt that it was best to drop that story arc in order to keep the story moving.
I also decided to switch back to three panels (which I have not done since halfway through the first arc; appropriately enough, the strip was about Communists). I felt it matched the quicker wit of a weekly comic better than the four-panel layout. With a bit of luck, it will have the added benefit of being able to produce two comics a week eventually (although I will require a big buffer before I risk that).
Finally, if I ever make a Spoofy Randomness book, you can bet what the bonus story will be!
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
