Category: Cartoony Looney

After watching some wild James Tyer animation tonight, I drew this cartoon super fast, without caution or concern over how it came out.

Who was Jim Tyer? Here are some examples of his “anything goes” style.

This is a brand-new appearance of Wendell and his buddy Beckle, who is now wearing shorts! The completed, inked strip should be ready soon. Don’t know how many more new installments I’ll get done, but I’ve written five more dailies and a Sunday.

My lettering needs more practice. In the third grade, long ago, we had to learn cursive writing with a fountain pen. Being a leftie it was a struggle to avoid smearing wet ink, just like Charlie Brown giving up the effort and switching to be pencil pal.

Here it is, the final sample from my original set.

This strip is my favorite of the bunch, for multiple reasons: I have a fondness for cartoons with rain; The acid rain idea makes it unusual; I like the sentiment about symbiosis; The umbrella not only takes advantage of Beckle’s hat gimmick, it resembles Batman’s cape; And, finally, I think the finished art came out all right.

The last old strip will appear tomorrow, and a new one will be posted on Sunday, although not in its final form. These are preliminary sketches for the second new installment.

An odd idea, and lacking in broad appeal, but that was the point.

Behold! The only still life I have ever drawn.

About ten years ago, having had nothing to do with art for ages, by chance a paying job came my way with an extremely tight deadline. I submitted this and, to my amazement, it was accepted.