Back On the Air

I'm back.  This blog is reactivated.  I decided that I like having the comic separate from the blog, even if I decide to pull in an RSS feed to the comic page.  Just feels better having two separate entities.  Because not all of this is going to be Milo related.

                                                 

So, this is a tiny sculpt I did this weekend, of everyone's favorite migratory secret agent.  I'm doing it for a collaboration with the creator of http://www.flickr.com/photos/zook360/3512851994/sizes/o/in/set-72157617685683269/ Slurmy,  the artist known as Zook.   (Sorry it took me so long to get on the stick, man.)  The scale is pretty tiny to do all that detailed a sculpt of Lou(with my not-so-mad skillz), but it's going to be a cool first crack at it.  It's got my mouth watering for a bigger version that I have planned.  Picture Lou bristling with guns.

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Milo Comic Strip #17

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The colors are not as good on this as I'd like. Photoshop always drains the color out when you convert to jpg. Anybody who knows the magic of how to keep that from happening, I'm all ears.

Hank finally gets the drop on the little guy. I'm sure this will end in tears, or possibly shreds of rubber all over the ground. But not for a while yet. Probably it'll get worse before it gets better. Maybe for years.

Milo Comic Strip #15

Click to embiggen, (I think, although, it might actually be as big as it'll get right here. I don't know, it's 2 a.m. and I'm only posting this because I set myself these stupid deadlines and I'm trying desperately to keep them and also plan a wedding).

I don't really want this to become a political cartoon, but sometimes you just gotta say something, and Lou is a good voiceless voice. I figure he'll sell his services to the highest bidder, even though he'd probably do it all for free just to prove he can.

Have a nice Friday. I plan to go for a walk.

Milo Comic Strip #11

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Better late than never, huh? I'm doing my best to keep to my Monday and Thursday upload. This is technically still Monday, though it's stretching it well into Monday night. (11 pm central standard time). I'm very happy with the sketches I've been doing on Eva, who I think I'll be able to introduce to you folks on the next strip, which'll be a full pager. Want to introduce her in a cool way. Till then, Lou deadlifting a blender.

Milo comic number ten

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I'm having a blast drawing Lou. I also like nervous hide-y Hank and his teddy. But frankly I'm as ready to get rid of the teddy as Hank is. Still have a few more strips to go with this though.

EDIT: (I just realized that the teddy-bear has the string on the wrong hand in this one. Damn you, editorial department!! You're supposed to catch these things BEFORE I post them!)

Milo Comic Strip #9

Click the comic for full size...puh-leeez.

No real story here. Just loved the idea of a tiny cardinal chasing someone with scissors. And it happens to be Hank, because he's Hank. Hope everybody has a great weekend.

Milo Comic Strip #8

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Introducing Lou, the cardinal. The new character was initially going to be a grackle, because we saw these gawky hyperactive grackles in Mexico, and I loved them. Only problem is that I couldn't capture the personality in something that has to be drawn that small. My attempts ended up looking either too cartoon-y or too UN-cartoon-y, and I just wasn't happy with them. So I completely changed tack and went for completely the opposite personality. The grackle was going to talk a mile a minute and always be in motion. Lou, the cardinal, is going to be stoic and silent.

I figure you guys are going to get enough yakking out of Hank. Enjoy the matter-of-fact calm of Lou.

Hope everybody had a great Valentine's day.