By way of a quick recap, Monroe has been forced to abandon his turtle shell home because of the really hot weather. He normally would soak in the lake to stay cool but a bunch of lousy green farting frogs have polluted the air after over eating swarms of flies. Bentley has determined that the changing climate is responsible for the global swarming of the flies which ultimately resulted in large releases of green louse gasses from the frogs. His solution has been to start a movement to stop obesity in frogs and his campaign battle cry is “The Green Must Go Lean”. In the meantime the frogs are not taking kindly to the efforts to cut off their food supply and have begun a counter attack surf and turf war of protest and disruption.
Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a way to make money even off of the misery of others? Well, never let it be said that Sherman is beyond finding a way to make a profit. So with Daltons help, he is trying to sniff out an angle to capitalize on the “Green Must Go Lean” obesity wars. Place your bets folks, but my money is riding on Sherman who is one smart shrub.
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Hey Bud,
I’m really liking this strip of yours. I believe you have hit your stride. The timing is pure Kelley, every panel a verse. Bentley is the poet after my own heart. Bentley just wants to be comfortable in his own shell again. His cheerful-yet-earnest utterance, “Mobile home warming is a super serious issue” launched my Swanson’s Chicken La Salle high up into my sinuses (and across my monitor). My hat is off to you, old friend.
Most appreciated Marty.
The old Swanson’s Chicken La Salle shooting out of the nose has long been a tried and true measure of comedic impact, far out distancing just plain whole milk.
I never really know if a pop reference to an Al Gore spoof from South Park will be picked up. As to hitting my stride, you know me as well as anyone, having been my long time collaborative partner in “toon” crime, but I hope that my full stride is yet to come.
This is still very new to me as a complete one person show and I’m really feeling uncomfortable with the short tight production deadlines of two completed strips per week. I’ve yet to unleash the visual slapstick that we both love so well. So as always, I’ll just keep pushing to get better and better. I really depend on and greatly appreciate lots of input and feedback to help me do it well.
It’s all about the writing JK, and you are on fire (even for you.) That’s not smoke, you’ve improved somehow.I do see what you mean about the pace you’ve set- essentially a gag a panel and then the big one at the end. And yes, there’s the risk of being “too smart for the room”, as the stand-up comics put it, but wtf- playing to the lowest common denominator was never your style. Keep it up, but keep it fun, brother!
Thanks Marty,
I’m enjoying the challenge. I am constantly walking a fine line trying not to let the social satire overwhelm the basic humor of the interactions and situations. Next weeks strips will be an interesting departure, I don’t want to tip my hand, but I want to warn all of my readers not to be eating or drinking when you read next Tuesdays strip . The frogs are back and they were not originally planned as major players in the strip but like their warts they are out of control.