Today marks the launch of a new comic The Adventures of Lewis and Cluck. It’s a long time favorite of mine and it finally is making its debut on the Internet as a twice weekly web comic. Created by feature animation story artist Bill Riling, Lewis and Cluck is a very funny look at the eco-disasters of two explorer chickens. It also features a lot of really insanely funny animal cameos and my personal favorite Depth Charge the Great White Shark. Do yourself a favor and check it out, you will be an instant fan.
It is always fun to share behind the scenes materials, so I thought you might enjoy seeing some early development sketches of two major characters who will soon be showing up in Bug Pudding. These two characters are actually bugs, yes, there are actually bug characters in the Bug Pudding community. Their names are Agile and Fatz. I won’t give away too much about these characters except to say that their early visual development was strongly influenced by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Agile Facial Expressions
One of the first things that I do when starting to develop a character is to draw facial expressions that begin to capture their personality. It helps me to decide if the design will be strong enough to support the character when they come to life in the comic. You can never draw a character enough. The more you draw them the more they evolve and the faster they take on a life of their own.
Fatz Facial Expressions
I can’t show these sketches of “the boys” without crediting my long time friend and collaborative associate Marty Bish, who has had significant influence on their evolutionary development. They were originally envisioned for an animation series and who knows they may get there eventually.
