As long as the serious stuff is still sexy, I'll be in for the long haul-
probably like it better than the humorous stuff. This new Caterwaul you're
talking about, it's all yet to be released stuff?
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:58 PM, jmhcustomart2004 <
a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com <SkunkworksAMA%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Ryan <voormithadreth_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you very much! This was more info than I was expecting. Some of
> > the things you're describing, I don't know what they are. I mostly know
> > your work from Genus and so on, back in the day. Then I sorta stopped
> > paying attention to all this 'funny animal' business for the better part
> of
> > a decade, and now here I am again.
>
> The work I had in the Genus books was mostly humorous comics featuring the
> skunk trio, with a few pin-ups thrown in from time to time. I don't draw the
> "funny" comics much anymore (aside from helping with "By The Tail" on
> occasion); I've been focusing on the more realistic, serious side of the
> characters. I feel it's the best way to really get to know them, since the
> Genus comics were primarily joke material.
>
> > Is Caterwaul something people are enjoying now, or is that something
> > that's coming? When I see a picture of one of those characters, sometimes
> I
> > get the impression I'm seeing a preview of what's to come, sometimes I
> get
> > the impression I'm seeing something I'm already supposed to be familiar
> > with.
>
> Caterwaul was first published back in 1996, and there were only 4 issues
> produced. The newest incarnation features rewritten stories with a focus on
> realism. Gone are the cartoonish features and light-hearted humor. That's
> not to say there isn't humor in the stories; it's just a more realistic
> approach. The Caterwaul stories take place in the same world as the
> Skunkworks stuff, so from time to time, the skunks do appear in the comics.
> The first story, and especially the third story (of the new version) feature
> the trio and their mom. In fact, Valencia as the one who discovered Onika!
>
> --JMH
>
>
>
Received on Sat Aug 29 2009 - 14:48:51 CDT