March 17th, 2013
Snowman Love 3
I was asking my friend Steve about what food or object I should use for the Snowman’s lips in the final panel. After the process of trying to describe the comic to him he said “Sometimes when you talk I feel like you’re a straggly white-haired old man who’s just come out of a cave clutching my wrist, talking insanity.” Often, I think I’m doing a cartoon that’s too safe and corny, but then Steve reminds me that doing a comic with a talking snowman who’s trying to make yummy edible lips is more than a bit left field.
And for those wondering, I had considered cantaloupe slices, eclairs, and bacon. The idea of putting ketchup on like condiment lipstick made it too over the top not to choose.
March 17th, 2013 at 3:12 pm
Mm, mmm. Ketchup lipstick!
March 17th, 2013 at 4:45 pm
If you come off like a crazy cave guy, you know you’re on the right track.
I remember once I was reading a xanth book and someone didn’t believe me that I’d nearly finished a novel-length book in such a short time.. so he wanted me to ‘prove it’ by describing the plot.. and I rattled it off pretty easily.. so he was like “you’re either a fast reader or have a talent for making up a lot of crazy crap in a short time”
March 17th, 2013 at 9:22 pm
A bit more effort and they’ll both look like Arcimboldo paintings.
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March 17th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Hey, the Wedding Guest may have been annoyed but eventually he was hooked on the Ancient Mariner’s story.
March 17th, 2013 at 10:22 pm
ColdFusion – thanks for the vote of confidence!
Schmorglouck – Arcimboldo is pretty great (and a great reference!)
Ribuprissin – I wouldn’t have gotten that reference until a few weeks ago. We have been studying it in my English Lit class. I found it intriguing that what’s essentially a tragedy is framed by a wedding (that traditional ending for a comedy). Does that make it comedic? Does it soften the tragedy? Does it mock the comedy? Hmmmm…