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281: Paranormal Detectives

by LouM on May 27, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
281: Paranormal Detectives

Paranormal detectives, all Cthulhu-esque!

If you’re not familiar with the works of H.P. Lovecraft, you are not acquainted with the father of 20th-century horror. I suggest you read up, as most if not all of his works are freely available. True, he does take some cheap outs, such as describing the Dread Cthulhu as “indescribable,” but frankly, how DOES one describe the sum of terror? I don’t have the answer, so instead our paranormal detectives Mary and Joelle will battle lesser star-born abominations in the twilight of the Edwardian era.

Hopefully, it will build their characters and allow me a bit of artistic leg-stretching. As always, feedback is welcome: Hit me with your best shot.

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280: Someone…

by LouM on May 20, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
280: Someone…

I really enjoyed the idea for this strip, but had to rush it today to remain on time. It’s frustrating when you have an idea you like but you can’t really exercise it fully.

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279: Mr. Fuzzybuns

by LouM on May 17, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
279: Mr. Fuzzybuns

The terrible green couch is a product of their destitute living conditions and the wealth of hand-me-downs in a college town. It’s not all caviar and champagne as a grad student.

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278: Shock and Awe

by LouM on May 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
278: Shock and Awe

To stir things up a bit, I decided to focus on Mary and Joelle, roommates who are fighting their way through graduate school. The addition of the kitten will bring out their interactions (i.e. give them something to fight over).

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277: Phantom Shadows

by LouM on May 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: comics, Interstitial
277: Phantom Shadows

I told myself I wouldn’t do any comics about the economic downturn; That everyone is already bummed enough, and I did not need to bring it up. However, once I came across this gem of a statement, I couldn’t resist. To all of you big-wigs out there, here’s some free advice: If you want to comfort your employees, let them know you have cash and revenue sources to cover their salaries for two years.

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276: Reason #40

by LouM on May 6, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, Interstitial
276: Reason #40
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New schedule, effective through May

by LouM on May 3, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Posted In: news

For the month of May, I will be posting twice-weekly: Once on Sunday night and once on Wednesday night. This change of schedule is necessary because I have lots of other projects I need to get finished. The strip, nothing more than a hobby, must be sacrificed. I don’t foresee a problem with getting two strips a week up, but things may happen and the schedule may need to extend in to June.

275: Reason 69

by LouM on May 3, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, Interstitial
275: Reason 69

I really enjoyed this strip, though that’s probably due to the preponderance of pernicious puns.

The second panel takes some of my techniques and really throws them for a loop. I shaded everything in the foreground by my usual 15% opacity black shade layer, then erased the edges. I desaturated the background and then used a light filter (not a lens flare) to give the impression of a projector. To give a hint of…womanness…I added another 15% opacity shade layer to add an extra level of shading to Joelle.

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New(ish) page: Process!

by LouM on May 1, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Posted In: news

Sorry for the late strip. In exchange, I have updated the process page from the archived site. It’s also available on the nav bar at the top of the page! Yay!