The sheriff for Forth County (which includes Greenpath). Percy and Holly’s uncle and John’s brother. Employs Nikki in his office and is connected to Ichabod. Fun Fact: Somewhat based off of Bo Tully from Pat McManus’s mystery novels.
The final chapter is starting! This splash page was a lot of fun to do, going back through the archives of the past five years. There is one comic from each story arc in here, as well as a couple bonus things like SR: Scouting. Can you name them all? (I decided not to include reference links on this one a) so that you could try to find them all, and b) ’cause I didn’t want to link to each one.)
This is what I was drawing in reference to last week’s sketchbook. Can you name them all without looking? I think I got all of the protagonists except Megan and Chad, but let me know if I forgot anyone else.
I attempted to translate every page of my scrapbook into Japanese. My results may be questionable. I know on my business cards, it says I teach at Johnson Little Bear School. Oops.
Ref: “Now Dasher…”
And the story arc draws to a close with a heroic rescue! This was originally going to be two comics, but I felt that it would flow smoother as one. But don’t worry, we’re not done with these events yet! The last arc, this one, and the next all are part of a larger arc. However, you’ll have to wait until the 14th to see what happens next, as I will be at camp for the next week. I’ll post some extras in the meantime.
Also, had a great experience the other night. I’m finally done with college, so I went with a few friends out to the local bars to celebrate (I don’t drink much, but I do enjoy an occasional gin and tonic to celebrate). At one of the bars, a random guy recognized me as the cartoonist for this comic and complimented my work. Needless to say, I was quite thrilled!
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
Ref: Fedoraphone | Leonardo | Everybody in this town knows each other
First off, my disclaimer. This comic has been scripted for over a year now, so any connection with current events is purely by chance. I seriously debated about postponing this arc after the Joplin tornadoes and now with the Missouri and Mississippi River floods, but after a poll on Facebook I decided to continue.
This is the first time I’ve gotten to use the SketchUp of Leonardo; I really like how it turned out! You can probably expect to see that one more often.
Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this is the first time Jorocks and Sheriff Whitebucket have met.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
And now I’ve scarred your childhood memories of the jolly fat man. It could be worse; when coming up with John’s rationale, I compared Santa giving out coal to the gulags. I decided that probably should be cut from the script.
I’ve wanted to do a scene with these two brothers for a while now. As I’ve said before in commentaries, John is one of my favorite characters, and I love the old stereotypical police officers in movies and books. The two characters that probably inspired Sheriff Whitebucket the most are Buford T. Justice from Smokey and the Bandit and Bo Tully from Pat McManus’s mystery novels. The combiniation of the Commie-fearing man and the sheriff just works so well. Looking at the last panel, I realized how amazing it would be to have a puppet show involving these two teaching kids about how amazing America is and the evils of Communism.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
As you can probably guess from this splash page, this next arc is going to focus on the side characters a little. My main cast apparently decided to form a union and demanded a break, so yeah, here we are. This should be a fun deviation from the largely plot-based strips I’ve been making lately.
Also, note that I did remember to put “© 2011” right away this time, instead of realizing two months into 2010 that I hadn’t changed it yet!
Have a happy new year!
~Stretch Longfellow~
Ref: Megan | The sheriff’s office | Ichabod
I think Nikki has worn more outfits than any other character. Actually, I’m pretty sure this comic alone puts her well in the lead with four, and I know she has at least one long sleeved shirt. And pajamas. Wow. That is a lot for a comic where a certain fluffy-haired guy wears the same shirt all the time (even under the Santa suit). Actually, he has multiple Stein Auf shirts. Otherwise that would be disgusting.
I had finished editing this comic when I realized something. I forgot to draw Nikki’s head for the top speech bubbles. Oh well.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
And two out of three characters are revealed with the (rather painful) turning on of lights. I figure many of you probably had figured it out by now, but hopefully I surprised a few of you. I enjoyed drawing the dark scenes; I was able to produce them very quickly which worked out well coming off of being sick and going into a new semester (my spring semesters start in February). The downside of these dark strips is coming off of them. All of a sudden I have to draw people again! I definitely was out of practice…
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
