“Please ensure your tray tables are in the upright position” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 11)

… and that ends the closest thing to decompressed storytelling I’ll probably ever do. And even it had three ongoing stories! Hope you enjoyed this little digression. Next week: land ho!

 

“The break of dawn” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 10)

Hope you’re all staying warm today – the snow coming down outside of my studio makes me want to go on vacation to Isla Esmerelda … or better yet, a real Caribbean island!

 

“There’s A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 9)

Thanks for sticking along on the ride – Isla Esmerelda is almost here (or rather they’re almost there)!

 

“The sky at night” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 8)

Now it’s Emmett’s turn for a downward spiral! Darn the luck!!

Thanks to everyone who golfed through the Doghouse Funhouse at last weekend’s library fundraiser – I hope you had as much fun as I did! If you’re a new reader to the strip, welcome! If you’d like weekly reminders of fresh strips, you can add it to your RSS feed reader, or just contact me and I’ll add you to my weekly e-mail reminder list.

Hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!

 

“Downs n’ ups” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 7)

Funny how that paced out, with Watusi falling down and Emmett floating up. If I didn’t know better, I’d almost think I planned it like that…

In addition to this week’s strip, here is a peek at the completed Doghouse Funhouse minigolf hole, from the front & the back:…and a closeup of the turnstile and the word balloon greeting – it’s a dry erase board, giving me options for future uses:

I was pretty happy with how it turned out, but you can judge for yourself this weekend at the Lawrence Public Library Foundation’s “Caddy Stacks” fundraiser by playing through this work of art (along with 17 other creative minigolf holes)! I’ll be your Doghouse Funhouse caddy on Saturday from 11-1, giving out prizes for holes-in-one, so stop by and say “hi” (or look for me at the after-hours event that night)!

 

“Comin’ through!” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 6)

A big hello to everyone who visited with me at the past weekend’s Comic Book I-Con (and to you returning readers, as well) – thanks for checking out my strip! I had a great time at the show; all the staff were super-friendly and made me feel like a superstar! Thanks to Mike Sullivan, Bobby Bierly, Bill Hook, the 501st Legion, and the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man for keeping things lively at our end of the hall!

 

“A wake up call” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 5)

Looks like the stories within the story are headed somewhere after all (the center tier reads better in conjunction with the center of last week’s strip, by the way)! Check back next week to see what’s in store for our travelers – in the mean time, here’s a little Halloween comic I had the pleasure of drawing for my friend Brien Wayne Powell. It’s called “Frankenstein’s Wrestler”, and I was pretty happy with it. Hope you enjoy!

P.S. – I forgot to remind you that you can see me in person at this Saturday’s Comic Book I-Con in Altoona, Iowa. Mention you’ve been following the strip and I’ll have some sort of freebie for you! Plus on Sunday, you can bid on my original artwork at the Douglas County AIDS Project’s Red Ribbon Art Auction. If you can’t make the event, you can still get a peek at my painting donated to the event – it’s in the Prairie Pond Studio & Bead Company’s storefront at 809 Mass Street (along with other art up for auction)!

 

“What Watusi didn’t know” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 4)

While our intrepid air travelers continue on their way towards Isla Esmerelda, I’ve been busy at the drawing table completing the latest (and long overdue) Watusi digest comic! Issue #27 features a full-issue tale, with character cameos by Shadowspark, Phantos, Suprawoman, W-Tusi, and Professor Harvey & Mitchell; artwork cameo by Robert Upton; and it’s all topped off by a jam comic featuring the art of Tom Cherry and Rusty Mathis!  I think it’s a pretty good issue and, together with this webcomic, is moving me more into full-length stories developing Watusi and cast a bit more than I’ve been able to do in the past. You can find copies at Astrokitty Comics & More in Lawrence, at my table at the Comic Book I-Con on November 7th, through my neglected Etsy shop, or by getting in touch with me directly.

In addition to finishing my own comic, I recently had the chance to finish a book I discovered at my public library, one of the most fun comics I’ve read in some time: The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook by Eleanor Davis (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books). She tells a great kid-friendly (and adult-entertaining) adventure, packing her pages with a nearly Chris Ware density of details … only with drawings that are lively and characters that are fun to be around. I highly recommend it!

So, any good reading you’d recommend? …

 

“Rambling about here and there” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 3)

This episode marks a real milestone for me – in less than 6 months, I’ve created more new strips than I did the last time I tried a Watusi comic strip all those years ago … and it’s been seen by more readers, too! Thanks for checkin’ in from time to time!

While I’ve got your attention, I’d like to let you all know I’ll be a guest at this year’s Comic Book I-Con in Altoona, Iowa on November 7th – stop by and say “hey” if you’re in the area!

But (as they say in infomercials) that’s not all! I’ve also been working on a Doghouse Funhouse minigolf hole for the Lawrence Public Library Foundation’s “Caddy Stacks” fundraiser. Here are some peeks at the work in progress (big thanks to Wendy Griswold for the photos); check out – and play - the finished hole on November 21st and 22nd!

 

“With 50% more shenanigans” -or- The Road to Isla Esmerelda (pt. 2)

And that’s the change I promised last week: a pair of ongoing tales while our erstwhile travelers journey to Isla Esmerelda! Hope you enjoy!