The Science Project #58

God, I haven't done an SP in a long while! I had been saving this idea for a while, hoping to use it for The Dregs, but it never seemed to fit like it would for an SP. I originally wanted to use it with the saying, "A friend will help you create a body. A real friend will help you dispose of one." And what if that person brought limes instead of lyme? So here it is. "Awkwarrrrddd..."

I also tried a different stylistic approach to the characters, which is going to be something I wanted to try out because I want to use it for a children's book I might be illustrating. I hope you like it.

Cheers.

Johnny

PS - I have a few other SP ideas I'm working with, so expect another couple soon.

The Dregs #58 and MGI News

This episode's dialogue actually did not come from working at the bar. This is purely my pet peeve and how I feel a lot of other cultures feel about Americans. I don't know about any of you, but I hate bad grammar. So, who better than these ignorant, smart-ass characters to deliver my judgement? Bolek, being able to give my view of foreign opinion, made this one easy to write, other than the Polish translation. Thanks again for that, Delilah!

On a technical note, I drew this one on a larger bristol board (11"x14") and had to scale it down after scanning individual panels. I hope everything looks right to you all (especially the legibility of the dialogue). I do have to say, it was a hell of a lot easier to draw the details vs on the 9"x11" boards.

On to the news - I'm sorry that I haven't been able to keep up with The Dregs with the weekly schedule I hoped to publish, but for good reason. I am in the early stages of working on illustrating a children's book as well as working on a personal poster project (enjoy the alliteration), so my time has been more limited than usual. But, rest assured that I'll keep punching them out even if you stop reading them.

Cheers!

Johnny

The Dregs #57

A couple I know invited me over to watch the Bears game and one of the other guests just got back from running a half marathon that morning. I have never been a fan of running. I don't think I'd do it if someone was trying to chase me. But. we all talked about this woman's athletic feat and how great it is to be fit, I couldn't help but write down retorts to everything she was saying. These were the best two.

Cheers.

Dregs #56

Sooo... here's another episode. I don't have anything to say about it, really. I hope you liked the panel of Peg dressed in a prostitute's uniform. And I don't care what anyone says. Making fart sounds with your armpit will always be funny.

Cheers.

Johnny

the dregs #55

To quote my inner Biff Tannen, "Well, looky what we have here...". Bolek, the man with the best hair in cartoons, drops some philosophy/theology on your asses! And Peg has multiple facial expressions! I was sure her face was going to crumble when she squinted, but she's a tough old broad and doesn't take crap from cartoonists like me (or so she tells me). Now that we have a new character, albeit, possibly an unrelatable one, but I'm excited about the possiblilities and I already have some ideas for him in future episodes.

I hope you're all enjoying the increasing detail that's going into these newer episodes. I guess I feel like I have to mention it as a pat on the back to myself because, not only do I love how they're coming together and really accenting the characters and overall style of the comic, but (believe it or not) it takes a long time to do if they're not going to look like shit. So, love it. I said LOVE IT!

Cheers.

Johnny

The Dregs #54

So, it's been 2 months since my last Dregs post. Believe it or not, cartoonist writer's block had struck again and I was helpless against it. Well, maybe not the helpless part, but I couldn't come up with anything funny. Thankfully, that has passed and I have a few more funny ideas I plan to draw this week before I have to come up with something new again. Let's hope this creative streak lasts!

As for this week's strip, I've introduced a new character named "Bolek". He's a one eyed, philosophical/brooding Polish character that, as far as we know, doesn't speak English (there will be translations). He doesn't have any lines this week, but that will soon change. I hope you like him.

Anyway, I hope you like this episode.

Cheers.

The Dregs #53

I know it's been a while since Dregs episode, so I hope this one makes up for the time. In my defense, I've been pretty busy. For instance, you can now buy my book(let), Not Just A Coaster on Lulu.com! I've been needing to put something like that together for quite some time and, thanks to my friend Kyra, I had to create one for her art show. Here's the link, if you're interested.

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/not-just-a-coaster/15982642?productTrackingContext=search_results%2Fsearch_shelf%2Fcenter%2F1

Anyway, the punchline for this episode I got from one of my fellow bartenders, but it ended up changing along the way, as most of my jokes do. In the end, I came back to the original idea when my girlfriend didn't get it the way it was originally modified. I was almost in trouble when I had to rewrite the banter between Peg and Sal because it was already drawn, so space was definitely an issue. I think it all worked out.

Also, I'm fishing around for elegant script/handwritten fonts for the title. I'm trying something new this episode, so I hope you like it.

Cheers.

John