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288: *Sprtz Sprtz*

by LouM on June 21, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
288: *Sprtz Sprtz*

Extra-Holy water is Holy water blessed directly by a Pope. It gets more sanctified as more Popes succeed him. Mary had water blessed under Pope Paul III, who opened the Council of Trent. How she got her hands on Holy water from a 16th-Century Pope is another question; Yet another question is, how will she get MORE Extra-Holy water?

I hope you enjoyed my detour. It’s a nice way to break out of my routines and let my creativity loose. A downside is that it really limits how much exposition I can give. I have a limited number of panels as it is, and every time I fork the story I reduce the amount of attention I can give to any one piece. It’s frustrating, but that just means I have something to come back to some day.

Paranormal detectives will be on the shelf for quite a while, but I do hope to come back and explore this more.

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287: Catthulhu

by LouM on June 17, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
287: Catthulhu

Enter Catthulhu! We wrap up very shortly, then it’s back to the main character opining on the American workplace. What fun!

Some have noticed that Mary wields her gun left-handed. When I did the original concept sketches for Joelle and Mary as paranormal detectives, Mary held a large book under her right arm where she kept her paranormal notes. The more I thought about it, I decided she should write right-handed but shoot left-handed. That way, she can navigate her research while holding off abominations from beyond the veil. I’ll have to remember to publish those concept sketches at some point.

Also, I’ve spent a few comics and several hours with my new fountain pen, and I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without one. It’s great for fine linework, and even better for lettering! Plus, mine has a refillable ink chamber, so it’s less wasteful than the technical pens of which I am so fond. It’s a bit more maintenance work, but it’s a nice piece of equipment, and I highly recommend them to anyone who inks by hand.

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286: Catthulhu fhtagn…

by LouM on June 14, 2009 at 12:00 am
Posted In: comics, The Gaping Maw of Horror
286: Catthulhu fhtagn…

I could spend several days, ten to twelve hours a day, working on some strips and never be happy with them. I am always looking for something light-years ahead of my ability, and keep dickering around with my work to try and achieve it. This is one of those cases where I had to stop and say, “Good enough.” I’m not a professional, and I have no professional aspirations at this point. Sometimes good enough is good enough.

On to the finer points of this strip. The second panel is chock full of little jokes. For those not familiar with the Cthulhu mythos, “Cthulhu fhtagn” is the short version of a chant. Its translation is supposed to mean, “Cthulhu waits” or, “Cthulhu sleeps”. “Catthulhu has fangs” is a pun on that, which directly ties in to the joke about Catthulhu sleeping on the world’s largest wireless station. Why is that a joke? The world’s largest wireless station would undoubtedly, in the early 1900s, be one of the warmest man-made devices. Its heat would be a Siren’s call to any cat.

The antenna is a bit atypical of the time, at least as far as I know. It is inspired by an antenna I see on I-78 in Eastern Pennsylvania. Anachronisms aside, I thought it looked neat. I even have considered the possibility that either Marconi or Tesla were members of the Cult of Catthulhu, but I doubt I’ll ever have time to explore that avenue.

We’re wrapping up soon. I envision two more Catthulhu strips, and one or two with modern-day Mary and Joelle to tie things up neatly.

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