Mutant Mail-Box

Bill from New York City wrote, "Always a fan of interspecies romance."

Debbie from San Jose added, "I love inter-species romances, too!"

I think most romance is interspecies.  -Charlie

Mutant Mail-Box

Pam of Pamosworld.com had some questions about page 2.5  and before (and about the page numbers themselves).

"There were some scenes I didn’t quite understand like the one where he finds his “kickstart” money. (That joke was funny but I didn’t get the long scene.)

"Also, I didn’t understand the nomenclature (.5?) on your Archive page."

The Snoof was just philosophizing to himself about his solitary situation.  Ultimately he decided that buying a TV and stopping thinking was the best plan.

The page numbering is for my benefit (I draw two cartoons on one piece of art board, so 2.5 is the bottom half of the second board).  If it bothers more people, I will have to rethink.

Thanks for your thoughts!

If a cat breaks something, is it news?

I drew this in the style of the witty Breaking Cat News webstrip.  To a young cat, practically everything is startling, fascinating news!

Neither Evil; Nor a Talent

I just saw the MINIONS movie.  Although it has some good moments, I am not convinced by the Minions' origin.  They are obviously not products of Earthly evolution (unless you can use a squirrel or gecko as a glow stick, too).  The Minions were probably cooked up by Dr. Nefario.

Start Spreadin' the News...

If you know someone who might like Bureau of Beasties, please send them a link.

Two Shades of Gray

Those are the colors in this strip -- 25% gray and 50% gray.  Unless you count white and black as 0% and 100%.  Then there are Four Shades of Gray.

Mutant Mail-Box

I’m planning to use this blog as a letters page. 

Letters pages are fine things.  For years, I’ve written letters to comic books, like Thor, Supreme, and Savage Dragon.

I’ve also answered them.  From 2004 to 2010, I compiled letter pages for comic books in the DC Comics' line, like Scooby-Doo and Teen Titans Go -- I was Johnny DC!

If you have comments, questions, or wise counsel, you can write me using the form on the FEEDBACK link.  I’ll post some of the letters here, with answers. 

But if you're reading the strip silently, that's cool.

Hello!

As a child, every cartoonist starts out writing AND drawing -- putting down characters with balloons over their heads.  (I used a #2 pencil on typewriter paper.)

When we start to play with others or, worse, try to go professional, we’re often asked to specialize -- write OR pencil OR letter (or do “flats” whatever the heck they are). 

So I’m excited to be writing AND drawing again.  Hawk quill pen and Photoshop are a little more complicated than #2 pencil and typewriter paper, but they do expand the reach to the audience.

P.S. Updates will be erratic, which I blame on my day job.