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COMIC: When
A year with a small child.
Making of "Dr. Tickles"
The kids were blowing up over stupid stuff and J was managing to cheer them up with some tickles. I can't remember what was frustrating me -I was in the kitchen, so it couldn't have been a printer, but I saw him approaching from the corner of my eye and saying something along the line of the comic. Angry at whatever I was angry at, I snapped "I'm a different one!" That made us both laugh and J pointed out it would make a good comic!J gets angry at people, but I get angry at T...
COMIC: Move
I'm not the only one who does this, right? 😅Edit: BONUS Panel!
Making of "Hold"
Our oldest has a habit of souring sweet moments -honestly, he might get it from me! This one happened to poor J, but I'm happy to report that he did in fact keep "the hand" holding on -so credit where credits due! :)As always, their big o' heads make stuff like this harder than it should be. My initial pose in the 1st panel was arguably better, but I got anal (hehe) about that fact that Vince couldn't technically fart ON Joel's lap, so I changed it.I had some different ex...
COMIC: Aarrggh!!
AARRGGH!!
NEW Litterbox Brand Coffee!
I'm going to announce it everywhere in a bit, but I wanted to give you guys the first look:Litterbox Brand Coffee!! 😃The best thing is it’s really good coffee! This isn’t just a quick jolt in the morning, but an artistic blend of rich flavors. The medium roast comes fresh from Colombia and the dark from Brazil. You can choose between Whole Bean, Filter/Drip and French Press grinds. The 2 roasts can also be mixed to obtain just the right balance in the morning.To celebrate the launch: ...
Making of "Wake Up"
I saw this tweet on Mother's Day 3yrs ago:It was a 4 panel comic right out of the box and Momma Librarian already followed me and was happy for me to use it. It was too late for that year though, so I had to wait.The next year was lockdown and I didn't get my shit together for it. Last year I was busy with the plush release -but this year it's time had come! The problem was now the script sounded a little young to be Vincent. I asked if J had any ideas and he added the extra beat of ...
COMIC: Dr. Tickles
Based on a true story! (Make sure you read BOTH parts!)
Making of "Late to Class"
I was reading the comments on a Facebook post about kids saying inappropriate things. Someone said they could believe the original post, because they were a teacher and had heard a toddler say something along the lines of "Mommy needs to get her shit together".The juxtaposition of Cooper saying rude things will never not be funny, plus the squirrel teacher hadn't had much love, so I went for it!I picked tall panels so I could get away with not drawing the other kids. I try to arrange...
COMIC: Wake Up
About time I had a new Mother's Day comic!BONUS Panel:
Making of "Infiltrated"
I've taken part in The Outliners event for 3 years and every year I both love and dread it! It's fun to play with a superhero trope, but it's SO HARD to cram it all into one comic that I can get done on time. I had a bunch of ideas this year, but they are basically full animated Justice League episodes! I had a whole comic thought out about Pyramid Head Scheme, but I knew she was an extremely strange crossing of genres. I mean, how many people would actually appreciate multi-level ma...
COMIC: Late to Class
New one for Teacher Appreciation Day! :)
COMIC: Hold
Real conversation alert! We always say our 7yo is the best writer in the house! 😄BONUS Panel:
COMIC: Infiltrated
If I've seemed quiet it's because I've been working on this 3 part behemoth! I both love and hate National Superhero Day! 😅If you want to catch up with the previous Supercats episodes here's Part 1 and Part 2.
Making "Egg Hunt"
There are certain jokes that can only work in the Litterverse and when I stumble upon them, I feel it is my duty to see them through!Everything went surprisingly smoothly with this one. I flipped some of the panels because I decided the last one read better if you saw Fran's expression BEFORE what she's seeing.I had the comic finished, but asked my friends if it might be funnier showing the bird momma. They agreed it would be, so I had to shuffle everything over to include her. Of course...
COMIC: Egg Hunt
Happy almost Easter!EDIT: Question! Think I should repost this related comic the day before Easter? I'm unsure if it adds or detracts from the new one. 🤔BONUS Panel:
Making of "Evening Plans"
This should have been an easy comic. Instead I did a WHOLE OTHER comic first!! Lets start at the beginning. This one sooort of happened. J asked if I wanted to watch something after we bedtimed the "shit-heads", but then followed up with "That I looove!" as a joke to me. The kids were in the room, but getting on with their own thing, so they only caught the last bit and briefly wondered what was going on. 😄J suggested changing it to "A-Holes" for the comic, to make it ...
Making of "The Cutest"
This was an actual conversation J had with our youngest. I guess he must have been 4 at the time?I modified poses from previous strips, so the art for this one went blazingly fast!People get very confused about Cooper's age -granted, it is rather confusing! My plan right now is to keep everyone the same age (Simpsons style!) but I'm not 100% sure what age that is. My excuse is they're cats, so they can do things much younger than humans -eg sneaking out to hunt the neighborhood mice!...
5yo's Birthday Plans
5yo has declared that his 6th birthday theme will be "Money" and he'll need a $100 cake and everyone will have to give him a million dollars. When asked why he needed all this money, he said it was for "decowations for the house". Turns out he has his heart set on this terrifying thing from Spirit Halloween https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/6-2-ft-harvester-of-souls-animatronic-decorations/214446.utsJ managed to talk him down to a Luigi's Mansion birthday theme.
COMIC: How Old? (remastered)
Remaster of a comic from Jan '19. EDIT: BONUS panel! (Thanks for the help!) :)Here's the before (1/19) and after:I always liked the badger character, so I kept her the same, except I removed the walker from the 1st panel to emphasize the passage of time. I've moved on to using Target style red carts because a) the colors are more fun and b) I can keep the sides solid and not have to draw all the bars and the stuff inside.I upped Cooper's age to 2 -or at least her guess at his age...
Happy April Fools!
My plan was to Mandela Effect everyone and make people wonder for a second if they'd slipped into a parallel dimension! Did I get you? 😄Designing the pups, I knew Joel had to be a Boston Terrier because J loves Bostons, which is why cat-Joel has Boston Terrier markings to begin with! I was a bit worried about what dog Fran would be because ginger dogs are usually more red. Luckily, once I added to some doggy shapes to the head and removed the stripes, she looked like a perfect golden retr...
4 years of Litterbark Comics!
4 years of Litterbark Comics! I wanted to do a new comic for today, but I ran out of time, so here’s a repost. Thanks for all the love you’ve given my crazy little dog family over the years! Woof Woof! 🐶BONUS Panel:
Making of "New Kid"
This conversation must have happened pre-pandemic, so he was probably around 5. In reality, in panel 3 I had a lot more trepidation in my voice, bracing myself for whatever awful thing might be coming next. I made Fran more neutral so the final reaction had more of a punch.The real life conversation from the bonus panel went like this:V: There's a kid at school who called me a jerk!J: Well, you can be a jerk sometimes...V: His name is Oscar. More like ARSE-car!The real thing was funnier, but...
Making of "Baby Prep"
After the success of turning J's old chloroform post into a comic, I thought I'd go trawling though Facebook to see if there were any other gems to be had.I came across these 2:They could have stood alone, but together they would be stronger!The drawing went surprisingly smoothly for a 6 panel -helped along by the fact I'd drawn Fran pregnant before in Best Laid Plans.The only big change was the vibe of the last panel. I was really pleased with their conspiratorial smiles, but the wh...
COMIC: Cutest
Actual conversation J had with our youngest 😍Trying to normalize Cooper saying a bit more, because the real one is so hilarious and in a different way than his brother.Edit: BONUS Panel!
COMIC: New Kid
An actual conversation with my kid. 😬Edit: BONUS Panel! Also based on real life 😬
Making of "Trolling"
This one started out as one of J's Facebook posts from 2014:J reminded me of it the other day and we thought it could make a good comic. The problem was figuring out HOW.The natural solution seemed to be Fran and Bunny trolling mom groups with lines like this. Joel could ask what they were up to and be a little bemused by their response. I really wanted the line to be Joel's though, as J had come up with it. I sketched out the 1st draft above, where the ladies get embarrassed by Joel'...
COMIC: First Steps (remastered)
BONUS Panel:This is a remaster of a comic from May 2019. It was the very last comic I did in the old style. Here's the before and after:The flow is the same, but I did a lot of little changes, the least of which being switching out Cooper for Vincent. When I first did this comic, Cooper had yet to walk, but he does now, so it might be a little confusing. I like that baby Vincent emphasizes that she's a first time mom too. By the time #2 comes along, you don't find yourself worrying s...
COMIC: Baby Prep
Flashback episode!BONUS Panel:(Edit: Added mustache to Baby Vince) :D
