Game Crossing. Literally!!

Which is Harder to Take Care Of? A Baby or a Teen?

Red-40 is Weird

Like Sister, Like Baby

M-Cube 64?

The I.W.M.A. logo has been changed to a Rubik's Cube, instead of Moe's head.

She's Scared of Spit?

Merlin Looks Weird in Panel 3

The reason he looks strange is because I tried to make him look slightly more realistic. I don't think it worked. Merlin is "torturing Lily with claws and jaws?" That means his hands/paws (claws) are touching her, and his tongue (jaw) is drooling.

Or Not

Moe did this when Brennan was a baby, but the strip wasn't on the blog. Lily looks kind of thin in the last panel.

Duhh!

The title is a repeated title of Duh! I did this when I was about Brennan's age, before my first brother was born. I thought it was so funny, I wanted to use it in my strip.

Lily Jane Jones

The name Lily Jane Jones came from a number of ideas. The last name "Jones" had already been established in Moe's family. I was watching videos of me as a baby, and for some reason, I wanted to put another baby in the strip. I couldn't decide whether to give it to Moe's or Thidwick's family. My mom shot out Moe's. She wanted to call her Lily, because if she had any daughters, that's what she would call her. However, I wanted to call her Jane, because before one of my brothers was born, I wanted him to be a girl so I could call "her" Jane. I guess it came to us at the same time that her name would be Lily Jane Jones.

Who Solved The Rubik's Cube?

The Rubik's Cube solved itself in panel 2! Why do you think they're at the hospital?

675 Score...for a DOG?!

In my original sketch, panels (not counting the logo box) 5, 13, 16, and 17 were not in there. I added them in to add more panels to the layout. The way I was going with the first few panels, there were too many spaces to put the remaining panels in, so I threw those four in.

The title is a repeated title of 300 Score...for a DOG?!

Nerm the Second

For the upcoming Nermia podcast, I wanted to do something relating to Nermia here. I was thinking who would be the next President of Nermia after Nerm. I thought, "Nerm the Second? Nerm II?" And that's when I decided to give Nerm a son.

What Movie Is He Watching...Finding Nemo?

I color the water in a different way. First, I shade everything underwater in a very light blue. Then I color everything else its natural color, and re-shade everything in blue again.

Nemo's In Love With a Broom?

I can't really remember where this idea came from.

Cold/Hot

R2-D2

This came from my baby brother.

Luxo, Jr.

Luxo, Jr., released in 1986 (and re-released in 1999 with the release of Toy Story 2), was the very first official movie from Pixar Animation Studios.

Where is Springton?

The panel about the Rubik's Museum wasn't in my original sketch. Other than that, the content of every panel was the same!!

Fluorescent Ideas?

I don't really remember where this idea came from.

Define Personal Space

My original sketch had Julia a little bit closer to Moe.

The Master Blaster!

One day I had the idea of a really aggressive-looking gun shooting either paper airplanes, or really tiny bullets. I thought it was so funny, I decided to use it here.

Just off the lines of I.W.M.A. products...the Master Blaster!

Not recommended for children under 3 years. Order yours fast, because they're flying off the shelves!

He's Crying Over Invisible Ice Cream

My mom claims I did this when I was little.

Thanks for the Sarcasm, Julia

Look At His Hair!!

Mama is slightly illuminated in panel 3. That's because Thidwick's shock was so big, it caused a big spark. You'd think a shock like that would be pretty fatal, wouldn't you, though?

$30,000?

"...and test drives are $1,000 each! That comes to a total of $49,000, not counting tax!"

My dad did this hilarious scenario almost word-for-word one day. He even acted out the salesman's gestures you see here! Originally, I was going to have that truck behind the salesman look like the Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story, but I changed my mind before I added the rocket.

And On, And On, And On, And On...

This joke originally came from an old comic strip I used to do, Maynard and Rex. They weren't humans, similar to Melfin and Tuffet. In the original strip, there were only three panels. I added in the fourth panel to show that it really could go on and on. Oh, and in the original strip, Rex was saying, "This could go on forever." Because it could.

Pkeow?

The "volcano" is actually an upside-down funnel. Do you recognize the toys? They're from Sharker-Price, mentioned in an earlier post! Moe is playing with Thidwick, and Merlin is playing with Moe. This strip has an instance of inanimate objects coming to life. Look at the Thidwick toy in the last panel.

Why Would He Want To Do That?

We have a video of me doing the same thing when I was 2-4 years old. I thought that phrase was funny enough to use it in a strip.

By the way, the text of yesterday's post is in Italian. It translates to:

Why Am I Not Surprised? (title)
I like the picture of Moe, packed and looking sad. (text)

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Perché Non Sono Sorpreso?

Gradico la maschera di Moe, imballata e sembrante triste.