Archive for March, 2010
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Installment #2. Sammy introduces our heroes.
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I really should credit Jonathan with this one. He came up with this idea while he, Liz, and I were discussing Platypi. I just took it from start to finish.
Most people think of the platypus as this sort of hilarious fusion of ducks and beavers, but there is some snake in there too. It is somewhat uncommon knowledge that platypi are venomous. It is among the few mammals that produce venom. Well, the males are, anyway. The venomous barbs are actually found on the hindlimbs and not the “wrists” like in the comic, so that is an anatomical inaccuracy. Then again, so is the fact that it is a giant bipedal Platypus that speaks English, so I think we can let that slide. It should also be noted that platypus venom is not potent enough to kill a human, though it would hurt like hell for a really long time. That is, unless the platypus is a man-sized beast injecting you with a sneak attack.
So the next time you find yourself giggling at possibly the most ridiculous animal on the face of the earth, keep in mind that he can still totally fuck up your shit.
– Emery
And so Sammy Returns! I’m sure many of you are happy to see him back! Unfortunately, Smoothie Home has ended, but Sammy is bringing something totally new. His new comic, Night Tales, offers us his own interpretation of classic fairy tales and legends. Having read this chapter through already, I can tell you all that you are in for quite a treat!
I am probably going to start posting Night Tales on the days that the Weirdest City does not run, so that Scribble Demon will be updating every single day now! Exciting, huh?
Sammy is currently well into chapter 2 of Night Tales if you have been following the Daily Texan, but we are starting here at the beginning! Enjoy!
– Emery
Most of you are probably familiar with product placement, which is when TV producers and networks subtley (and sometimes not so subtley) depict a character on a show using a product like a Mac or drinking a Pepsi. This is a pretty clever form of advertising that is really effective. What you are probably less familiar with is product integration, which is something different (although the lines are blurring every day). This was far more frequent on shows from the early days of TV, back in the 40’s and 50’s.
Typically, you’d have a perfectly good narrative going in the show, and the characters would just suddenly interrupt to advertise a product right in the middle of the story. It basically forced the content creators to write ads into the program, and the more creative ones would just slyly work it into the narrative, but even then it was pretty jarring. Then again, I guess if you were from the 40’s and you saw commercials, you’d probably be unfamiliar with and annoyed by those.
If comics were subject to the same rules, they’d look something like this.
On another note, it seems we have been together for 50 comics! Can you believe it? I can’t. Time really does fly, huh? Have a nice weekend!
– Cheezfergur
It must be hard to live in the shadow of the Sun. The moon is beautiful, sure, but it the sun completely dominates the sky. If it weren’t for the reflection of the sun’s light, we wouldn’t see the moon at all. Imagine how that must feel to poor old crater-face up there.
Sorry about the late updates! Busy week, yo.