Category: cartoon

‘A *Noble* Failure’

Twitter post

My previous Twitter post got 83 views, yesterday’s Tweet has had 5,135. Thank you Scott McCloud, who re-tweeted it to his 327 thousand followers.

Scott McCloud's Twitter feed

And I love his comment on my comic strip workings-out:

A *noble* failure, at least!”

Scott McCloud

That like J K Rowling noticing a short story I’d written and saying ‘Not bad for a Muggle!’ or Raymond Blanc tasting my speciality, cheese on toast, and saying ‘Pas mal pour un cuisinier anglais!’

Understanding Comics book

I’m just ready to start a new book, so I think that it’s time to read Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics trilogy again 🙂

Non-sequitur

comic doodles

In Scott McCloud’s theory of comics, a ‘non-sequitur’ is a transition between panels where there’s no link whatsoever. These are random doodles in Procreate but I definitely haven’t managed a non-sequitur between the last two panels because they’re plainly taking place on a dark and stormy night in some gothic thriller. And I can believe that the feisty chicken is giving the man some pause for thought.

Some Rambling Advice

Rambling cartoon

Happy birthday to Huddersfield Town Supporter John (you can tell it’s him by the Terriers scarf).

The Hospice Team

Hospice team cartoon

A big thank you to all the team at the Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract, who did so much for Barbara’s brother John and always made us welcome. We’re so grateful to them, although not SO grateful that we’d sign up to be dangled from a rope from the Cow and Calf Rocks in September (see link below if that appeals to you).

Of course, some teams are greater than others . . .

Hospice visitors

But John really did enjoy their visit.

Link

Ilkley Cow and Calf Tyrolean Traverse and Abseil Challenge
Challenge yourself and conquer The Cow and Calf Rocks by Tyrolean traverse and/or abseil
Date: 09 September 08:00 – 17:00

Cat Chess

The all-feline chess set was looking as if it would be a sure-fire success until, in the opening move, the White Queen’s Bishop’s Pawn insisted on using QB4 as a litter tray.

Happy birthday to Alex.

The Wood Wide Web

Happy birthday to Ben. And I’m glad to report that Superfast Fibre is scheduled to be rolled out to our neck of the woods in June.

Night Owls and Dancing Beans

at the veg dance cartoon

There was never mush room on the dance floor when the Swede tribute band started playing ‘Dancing Bean’. Happy birthday to Emma at the weekend.

night owls cartoon

The Night Owls of Wath on Dearne:

‘Oooo whoh-shi Wi’?!’

‘Tint tin tin!’

You’ll understand these if you’re from Wath on Dearne, but might struggle if you’re relying on Google Translate.

Happy birthday to Paul yesterday.