Rest in peace, Benny Hill. The man may have been sexist, but he was awfully darn funny. The idea of the S-Team characters running around, sped up on camera, with goofy music playing, makes me giggle.
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There are a couple of things about this strip I want to mention. First off, I think it’s one of the funnier ones I’ve written. Second, Slick is standing in profile in the last panel because I only have ONE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s right, Charlie isn’t on the team. But he hangs around them a lot nevertheless. Maybe at some point he’ll develop a superpower and a name beginning with the letter “S” and then we’ll see.
I wanted to do this visual gag since the beginning of the Excess Boobage story arc. I tried several different camera shots but this was the one I ultimately selected.
Those scientists…it’s AMAZING what they can get away with when couched under the excuse “it’s for science.”
The backdrop behind the characters is one I’ve used in multiple settings. It was originally constructed for the “hallway” scenes, but I’ve decided it’s useful as a generic backdrop for scenes that take place in the S-Team’s headquarters. I use[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Stinging foam” is another Mystery Men reference. The last panel of this strip reminds me a little of a scene from Monty Python’s Life of Brian, where Brian shouts out of the window “You are all individuals!”, and the crowd[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Come on, you knew this would be too much fun to keep just between Science Guy and Sandstorm, right? The more the merrier, I always say. Smokescreen’s “Mama pajama!” is a tip of the hat to Mystery Men, where the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The use of a multiply repeated phrase is a device that was often used by Charles Schulz in the Peanuts strip. In this case, I just wanted to say “it made me grow big boobs” as many times as possible.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Helen Parr (Elastigirl) said “I don’t think you’re striking the proper tone here.” Yes, one word is different, but my intention was that quote. I loved The Incredibles. It is probably one of my top two or three favorite movies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…