This comic is a response to Jamie’s ad for a day-long date at http://www.daniellecorsetto.com/archive.php?today=645&comic=644. Jamie’s from Girls With Slingshots by Danielle Corsetto, a talented artist and a sweetheart who always answers all of my questions about cartooning thoroughly and honestly. I can’t say enough nice things about Danielle, so please send her an e-mail telling her how awesome she is and tell all your friends to try her strip.

Yay, Chris is back! You may remember him from #72 (I like the joke there). I originally intended to have the main characters be dating, but I nixed that and had them married because with their history it made more sense. So, Chris was supposed to be the guy’s best friend and a swinging bachelor, doing all the fun stuff single guys can do but usually don’t. I’m glad to bring him back, and hopefully he’ll appear more often.

I had a hard time balancing the photos in this. I wanted enough elements to tell an interesting story, but I was again in a rush and had to draw the line somewhere. Also, I really should have used my straightedge more in this. I thought a more organic line would look more natural, but I’m still too shaky and the lines went everywhere. I used freehanding for the lettering and inside the pictures, but framing the pictures with straight edges helped them stand out as photographs. I need to remember to use my straightedge more, especially since I paid for the stupid thing.

Hey, check out Girls With Slingshots by Danielle Corsetto. McPedro the Cactus has lost his moustache (or rather, the moustache that had taken up residence on McPedro decided to take a world tour). I`ve given him a temporary home here, on the lobster, because it was fun to draw. Danielle is a fantastic artist (check her personal and Etsy sites while you`re there if you doubt me) and she`s also trying to do art professionally…So if you see something cool, buy it! I`m an amateur hack with a day job, this awesome gal`s got real talent and deserves to put pen/cil to paper for a living. Also, let her know there`s a

moustache sighting!

As for the comic itself, I tried to force the perspective in the middle panel, to indicate the characters were leaning in. Instead, they look tremendously out of proportion. Crap. The shading isn`t bad, but I really didn`t ink any of the folds in, and on a close-up like that I really should have spent more time on such things. The mariachi lobster was fun to draw, and he looks pretty darn good, so I hope that`s what people notice.

Oh, and Danielle, if you`re reading this…Maybe I`m not aware of it, but you need a GWS domain name. Something short. I went through a lot of White-Out (brand name!) to get that URL in there…