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Rule of the day: always know your limits.
The history behind the whole wood cutting and stacking bits in Little Dee was my own childhood. Growing up, we heated our entire two story New England house with firewood (and i tell you, the mornings were miigghhhty chilly).
So, there was lots of cutting, collecting, wheelbarrowing, and stacking. Good memories, believe it or not.
There is nothing more reprehensible than escalating scamming by choosing your prey to be the weak.
In the case of Vachel, though, it’s funny.
The second panel is what I based the cover of Little Dee Book #1 on. When I came to design the cover, I went through all the strips for the book, and used the panel I visually and emotively loved best.
But I’ve always had a deep nostalgic love for autumn, so it is no surprise. :)
It’s was an interesting challenge drawing the three silent panels, to have them show him going a long distance, but also keeping it humorous.
I think there’s some truth to that lesson. Stupid plans are also a great way to spend excessive time on your hands.
This one was a fun one to pace. I especially like how the 4th panel came out, it feels almost in slow motion, suspended in air, slowly revolving.
And then I threw Sisyphus in for bonus.
I have been very fortunate in that Brian Huisman (A friend of Don’s) leant a hand with Little Dee. It is now easier than EVER to browse Little Dee original Strips which are for sale. He built an entire archive of: ONLY STRIPS FOR SALE. He also helped rebuild the regular old archive, if you wish to see.
Keep all this in mind as the holidays approach. Little Dee books, T-shirts, tote bags, posters as well as the original art ALL make great gifts. AND keep me off the street.
And now back to my regularly scheduled mianderings…….
Since I was already working on the stupidest premise, I decided to work with the stupidest solutions.
Although I like that Ted so casually assumes that Vachel’s lying.
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