Monday, March 18, 2024

Sketchbook: Improvement Era

A few decades ago, Hank Ketchum had a gag in the original Dennis the Menace. Dennis and his family were sitting in church. Alice, his mom, was looking at him in a mix of shock and embarrassment, while the people in the pews round about were chuckling. Dennis said, "Because I know 'Yankee Doodle' better, that's why!"

That cartoon has always stuck with me as an example of a cartoon coming in at the perfect moment middle of the story. We know what happened moments before, and that makes it all the more amusing.

This sketch is, yeah, a blatant ripoff of that cartoon. But with the pervasiveness of Taylor Swift and her influence with teen/tween culture, I thought it might be fun to explore. At least in the sketchbook.
 

Friday, March 15, 2024

A slip of the slips

Since it is the Ides, and since I continue to have production issues, I thought I'd reshare this one from a few years ago. 

Although it's less of an issue these days due to online donations, it's still important to be careful out there!
 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

A cry in the wilderness



We’ve all been there, haven’t we?

Fun fact: I debated whether I should give nostrils to the crying kids. Then I realized that if they were crying, their noses would all be snotty. That always makes things better!
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

For the duration

Kind of a bold move, but I like the idea! It might be more effective toward the start of happy hour, though…
 

Monday, March 11, 2024

Sketchbook: Snack time!

This happened in our ward yesterday. One of the kids in a family sitting a couple of rows in front of us was trying to get a snack. The container popped when he opened it, and Cheerios went flying everywhere! It was awesome!