It’s been awhile since Charlie graced these pages. And even longer since I made mention of his and Sandstorm’s ongoing relationship. This is the first time I’ve tried the “frosty” speech bubble to denote a very specific emotional tone. What[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This strip is chock full o’ more Star Wars references, and wraps up the silly ending to the alien abduction storyline that’s been going on for the last sixteen (!) weeks. Up next…more of the rest of the S-Team!
More spoofing of the same Monty Python routine.
Using Star Wars figures really is a ploy to attract more readers. I like how Darth Vader uses non-verbal communication to convey his point in this one. I also like how Chewis barks like a dog. When my dog is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Monty Python originally did this bit with a British Army lieutenant interrupting a strange (even for them) sketch, announcing it had grown far too silly and he wasn’t going to tolerate it anymore. I thought it would be funny to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a good friend in Kentucky who I’m needling with this strip. And Slick’s right; this plotline is getting stranger and stranger, innit?
It honestly didn’t occur to me until I wrote this strip that the thing on top of Captain Blak’s head was his mouth. But once I had, I realized that I could make the kissing bit far more ludicrous than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you’d forgotten, the fourth member of the mission already caught a bad case of meteoritis. It turned out to be fatal. But he was wearing a red shirt, so it was to be expected. Yelu seems to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The small size of LEGO minifigs precludes complex designs for alien life forms. Otherwise they quickly get too large and unwieldy. This particular alien is a VERY simple design – two pieces: legs and a sloped piece. The more discriminating[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Imagine how a science fiction fan would feel in this situation. Totally geeked out, I’m sure.