What did Pastor see? We’ll find out next week.
If the lettering for this week’s strip looks immeasurably better, that’s because it is. On Monday night, my Mac crashed, and as of this writing, I am still trying to correct the problem. Although I finished my inking that evening, I was unable to scan, much less letter, the strip. Fortunately, Stephen Lindsay stepped into the breach to save the day by lettering this episode for me on short notice. For those who may not be familiar with Stephen’s work, he’s probably the most prolific writer in webcomics today.
Do you remember the recurring In Living Color skit featuring The Headleys, a hyper-industrious family of Jamaican immigrants, where each member who held an impossible number of jobs? (”Looka da lazy bones, dere. Him only got twelve job, mon.”) Stephen is like The Headleys of Webcomics. (Him got forty-t’ree comic, mon!) Actually, Stephen writes, to my count, at least four different ongoing properties, which include the comic book series, Jesus Hates Zombies (and for the record,He was resurrected, not reanimated, so Jesus is NOT a zombie or a super-zombie) and the webcomics, Saints & Warlords, Vaempir Testament, and my personal favorite of his, The Frightful Fetus. You can find a link to these properties at his website, CaptionsAndBalloons.com. Besides that, Stephen is a husband and a father, so I know his time is precious. I really appreciate him helping me out like that.
I’d also like to thank my friend Anthony Summey, the original Pirate Musketeer, for also offering his services.
Many, many thanks, guys.
- JEP
The strip looks great. Excellent job on the lettering Stephen, but Jay forgot to mention Lincoln Hates Werewolves, the co-feature to Jeasus Hates Zombies, or Ham and Eggs ( I loved Laurens work).
Love it. Love the cliffhanger aspect. What kind of ride is that that pastor rolled up in? Might I spay a white 1970 Dodge Challenger?
*spy
Summey-
Stephen rocked it this week, but if Mr. Mac can’t fix what ails my computer, I may be knocking on your doors again. (This is why I still have some reservations about getting too dependent on a Wacom tablet. A #2 Kolinsky red sable brush and a bottle of Doc Marten’s Black Star India ink never crash.)
Also, you’re exactly right about The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs, written by Mr. Lindsay and beautifully illustrated by Lauren Monardo. Their full-color, 114 page graphic novel bristling with tasty extras is now available on their site. It would be a would be a great gift for the comic book fan, mystery fan, anthropomorphic cartoon animal, or breakfast fan in your life. Check it out at http://www.inspectorham.com.
Told you the dude worked hard.
- JEP
Doug G.-
I felt like I conked the reader over the head with a mallet marked “CLIFFHANGER!,” but I think the pay-off will be worthwhile. We’ll get to see a slightly different side of Pastor, and even see a sense of humor from him.
The car in the driveway is a 1970 Pontiac GTX. I was originally going to have him in a Lincoln, but I figured Pastor was likely to get into a lot of chases, so he needed a muscle car. Bowers, Sims and Shackles over at Action Age Comics (http://www.actionagecomics.com/?p=120) are about to put the Dodge Challenger back on the map, so I left it alone. I had good reference for the Pontiac, so I went with that.
- JEP
Jay, your comment above is making me wonder if Pastor is going to sit down behind a grand piano and play a song for the maid.
Kris LK-
If I could incorporate sound, I’d so do a musical interlude.
“I didn’t know you had a PIANO. Well, I do play a little bit, but now’s really not the…Well, if you insist.” *Pastor launches into a sonata.”
- JEP
There’s one element of classic blaxploitation that hasn’t made it to the panels of this fine strip. Will Pastor be “gettin’ down” in a way we haven’t seen yet?
ok….at this point, i’m going to need a bi-weekly update. you can NOT leave a brutha hanging until next wednesday! and can i get an autographed picture of Pastor for my cubicle? he’s my new role model. maybe if i hang it at my office, it will deter the spirit of B.S. that sometimes visits me. LOL.
A’Omare-
Tomorrow, my friend. Hopefully, you’ll dig the pay-off.
I’ll see what I can do about that picture, but Pastor’s a prickly SOB.
- JEP