August 15th, 2008
The Adventure Continues
First ever fullpage JP&TM. This one took longer than I thought it would due to all the experimentation. Turns out I failed to consider just how long drawing a map would take.
First ever fullpage JP&TM. This one took longer than I thought it would due to all the experimentation. Turns out I failed to consider just how long drawing a map would take.
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Is it the first one without any dialog as well? Great job on the map, so it was all worth it. I like the shot of the golfcart under the bridge looking for Adam flying over it, and that it appears in the paths on the map. The trees blowing with the wind was a good bit of detail. All around great job!
August 15th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Beautiful work as always, Jim. So, when are you going to turn this into an animated series, put it on TV, sell a ton of action figures and retire as a media millionaire?
Seriously, I always thought this comic would make a kick-ass Saturday morning cartoon. (They still have those, right?)
August 16th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
WOW. . what an incredible piece of art.
So many great ideas, elements & features, but my favorite is the transitions of the ‘flagstone’ entry to the park.
Great job!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:49 am
Well worth the wait!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Agreed worth the wait, great use of perspectives. I also like the walkway into the park, very cool.
August 19th, 2008 at 3:40 am
While this is a great strip, where are all the home loan people? I came here to refinance.
August 19th, 2008 at 3:45 am
Hey Jim,
Really like the action in this one - and the rendering of the roadway/pathway leading thru the gates in panel 7 - most cool !
August 19th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Oh, by the way Jim - the map is great! I had a friend once who drew an entire town (to plan, so you could tell where the action happened-well, eventually). The drawings were gorgeous, but he’s still in therapy!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:50 am
@me!: Is this the first one without dialog? I don’t know. The original idea was to have the map be more of the page, and the images around it be snapshots of random chaos caused either Adam or Fred and Serial. Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite work out the layout in a coherent manner.
@mike: Thanks mike. I’m pretty sure they still have Saturday morning cartoons, but just creating the occasional comic strip is more than enough work for me right now. (of course, that’s why people have employees right?)
@Brandy: Yeah, that road-to-flagstone transition was something that got added near the end on a whim. Glad it worked out.
@kevin and MJ: Thanks guys!
@jan: you’ll notice I didn’t label much of the map… I’m leaving my options open. I’m not sure I’m entirely sold on the whole map concept yet… not sure if I should be already setting up where everything is or not.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Just lovely, Jim.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Hate to pick holes in your story line Jim, epic as it is (you know I love your work), but the map doesn’t show Adam passing over the golf course. In the earlier strip where Fred and Serial are hot-wiring the golf cart, the mean golfers make mention of the “crazy kid flying his kite over the last hole”. Keep it together, man!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
@doug: Yeah, you got me Doug. I’d waited too long to do these comics, and ended up forgetting the groundwork I’d laid before. I’ll have to be more careful in the future.