Hmm. I may look great in a bat suit, but I’m no detective, so I’ll have to wait to see how this one turns out! It’s a good thing I’m enjoying the ride! Keep up the great work Dale!
Thanks, Brien! Glad you’re still enjoying the ride– things are coming to a head in the strips I’m working on now; both the who- and why-dunnits will be explained soon…
For an upcoming sequence I redrew and redrew and redrew until I finally decided it was all close enough. The swipe file really only works for small sequences.
I think I read once that Frank Miller used matchbox cars as reference tools. I guess I need to keep an eye out for an on-model version of the Professor’s truck, at least! Or learn a 3-D modeling program– that would be a useful cheat for me!
Hmmm, hadn’t thought about that. I really don’t want to anthropomorphize my animal characters too much (even if Watusi seems to manipulate his paws in very thumb-like fashion from time to to time), but coveralls would certainly up Mitchell’s cuteness factor, wouldn’t it?
Or maybe he just doesn’t get as grimy as the Professor does…
Okay, that settles it– no cars in the next storyline!
Watusi the Talking Dog 
Hmm. I may look great in a bat suit, but I’m no detective, so I’ll have to wait to see how this one turns out! It’s a good thing I’m enjoying the ride! Keep up the great work Dale!
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Thanks, Brien! Glad you’re still enjoying the ride– things are coming to a head in the strips I’m working on now; both the who- and why-dunnits will be explained soon…
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Just for that, I’ll make sure the next postkard has a car on it.
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Looking forward to it! I hope you’re better at drawing them consistently than I am…
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For an upcoming sequence I redrew and redrew and redrew until I finally decided it was all close enough. The swipe file really only works for small sequences.
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I think I read once that Frank Miller used matchbox cars as reference tools. I guess I need to keep an eye out for an on-model version of the Professor’s truck, at least! Or learn a 3-D modeling program– that would be a useful cheat for me!
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Cars, trucks, and other vehicles rarely make an appearance in my stuff for similar reasons.
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Oh, wait a minute! Mitchell doesn’t rate a jumpsuit?
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Hmmm, hadn’t thought about that. I really don’t want to anthropomorphize my animal characters too much (even if Watusi seems to manipulate his paws in very thumb-like fashion from time to to time), but coveralls would certainly up Mitchell’s cuteness factor, wouldn’t it?
Or maybe he just doesn’t get as grimy as the Professor does…
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