By Shaenon K. Garrity and Jeffrey Channing Wells
Shaenon: Sometimes you sketch something in the thumbnails and just know you won't be able to capture it in the final strip. This was one of those times. There was no way I was going to reproduce that panda. Sigh.
Thought I'd share a few more thumbnails from this storyline...
Note that I drew something that looks at least vaguely like a fireaxe in the thumbnails, before deciding in the final strips that reasonably-sized axes are for losers.
Channing: I think the Unity/Sweetheart/Konstantin strip that eventually came out of the final thumbnail is one of my favorite strips thus far. "Is basis of government!" is such a stone-cold classic Garrity line that it makes me weep. How did I ever score this job again?
So It Begins (
soitbegins ) says:
5
Rob Reed (
rrreed ) says:
But the Russian judge gave it a 3.5! An outrage!
Ed Gedeon (
eddurd ) says:
Personally, I like Sweetheart's line, "Problems just solve themselves for you, don't they?"
Petsky Piyamaradu (
peropi ) says:
How long before airing-time do you draw these?
I love Sweetheart's facial expressions!!!
Edwin Quantrall (
reynard ) says:
Yes, Sweetheart certainly lives up to her name...
Shaenon Garrity (
shaenongarrity ) says:
How long before airing-time do you draw these?
It depends on the strip. I tend to write strips out of chronological order, so some are written right before I start drawing, others years ahead of time. Jeffrey tends to be a little more disciplined and write strips that take place in the storyline we're actually working on.
As for the time between the finished strips and their appearance online, I like to keep a buffer of 3-4 weeks.
John Campbell (
jcampbel ) says:
"[...] reasonably-sized axes are for losers."
Presumably, this explains Zürrr.
Rockphed (
rockphed ) says:
I must agree. The Russian's Line is truly Hard Core.
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Intro
Cowardly Lion: December 31, 2007 - January 5, 2008
Unity/Sweetheart Sketch
Cowardly Lion: January 7-12, 2008
Sweetheart/Tip Sketch
Cowardly Lion: January 14-19, 2008
Tip Dressed Up: Ballgown
Cowardly Lion: January 21-26, 2008
Tip Dressed Up: Trench Coat
Cowardly Lion: January 28 - February 2, 2008
Tip Dressed Up: Pink
Cowardly Lion: February 4-9, 2008
AsLAN
Borrowers: February 11-16, 2008
Guest Art: Feech
Borrowers: February 18-23, 2008
Mostly Not Men in Black
Borrowers: February 25 - March 1, 2008
Tip Dressed Up: Bobby Sox
Borrowers: March 3-8, 2008
Guest Art: Ed Gedeon Draws a Lollion
Borrowers: March 10-15, 2008
Tip Dressed Up: Ozma
Borrowers: March 17-22, 2008
Guest Art: Dave Van Domelen
Borrowers: March 24-29, 2008
Unity Doodles
Borrowers: March 31 - April 5, 2008
Guest Art: Ed Gedeon Draws Noah's Arkade
Borrowers: April 7-12, 2008
Andre Richard draws Unity and Sweetheart
Borrowers: April 14-19, 2008
Indigo Draws Unity
Borrowers: April 21-26, 2008
Indigo Draws Tip
Borrowers: April 28 - May 3, 2008
Skin Horse Pitch, Part One
Borrowers: May 5-10, 2008
Skin Horse Pitch, Part Two
Borrowers: May 12-17, 2008
Skin Horse Pitch, Part Three
Borrowers: May 19-24, 2008
Thumbnails
Borrowers: May 26-31, 2008
Basement Palindrama
Borrowers: June 2-7, 2008
Biplane Robot
Wild Things: June 9-14, 2008
Guest Art: Adorable Cobra
Wild Things: June 16-21, 2008
Guest Art: Marleen de Kramer Draws Tip
Wild Things: June 23-28, 2008
Tip in Uniform
Wild Things: June 30 - July 5, 2008
More Unity and Sweetheart Doodles
Wild Things: July 7-12, 2008
More Tip Doodles
Wild Things: July 14-19, 2008
Ed Gedeon's Rampage
Wild Things: July 21-26, 2008
Basement Embroidery by Laurie Jacobs
Wild Things: July 28 - August 2, 2008
Jaeger Unity by Dave Van Domelen
Wild Things: August 4-9, 2008
Sweetheart and Unity by Pencilears
Wild Things: August 11-16, 2008
LOLTips by William Tracy
Wild Things: August 18-23, 2008
Moustachio by Sleepy John
Wild Things: August 25-30, 2008
Unity's Daydream, Plus LOLs
Wild Things: September 1-6, 2008
You are here -- ["Wild Things" Thumbnails]
I Can Fly: September 8-13, 2008
VR Sketches, Part One
I Can Fly: September 15-20, 2008
VR Sketches, Part Two
I Can Fly: September 22-27
Men in Black
I Can Fly: September 29 - October 4, 2008
Unity by Noip
I Can Fly: October 6-11, 2008
Gavotte's Angels
I Can Fly: October 13-18, 2008
Nick and the D of I by Pencilears
I Can Fly: October 20-25, 2008
Sweetheart on Spore
I Can Fly: October 27 - November 1, 2008
I Can Fly Sketches
I Can Fly: November 3-8, 2008
More Random Sketches
I Can Fly: November 10-15, 2008
Bookends!
I Can Fly: November 17-22, 2008
The Field Team by Vito Excalibur
I Can Fly: November 24-29, 2008
Thanksgiving Moustachio by Boone Adkins
I Can Fly: December 1-6, 2008
GoComics Promo Art
I Can Fly: December 8-13, 2008
Creation by Ed Gedeon
I Can Fly: December 15-20, 2008
Sweetheart on Spore Redux
I Can Fly: December 22-27, 2008
Tiki Sketches, Etc.
I Can Fly: December 29, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Unity vs. Lincoln by Rosstin (Also, Music!)
I Can Fly: January 5-10, 2009
Sweetheart, Tip, and Dr. Lee by Mica J.L.
I Can Fly: January 12-17, 2009
Tip and Dr. Lee by Irony-chan
I Can Fly: January 19-24, 2009
Therapy Puppets by Leigh Koszarsky
I Can Fly: January 26-31, 2009
Dr. Lee by Ed Gedeon
I Can Fly: February 2-7, 2009
Unity by Thomas Reynolds and Patty Stadnicki as Unity
Dead Dogs: February 9-14, 2009
Unity and Tip by Rod Anderson
Dead Dogs: February 16-21, 2009
Alaska Sketches
Dead Dogs: February 23-28, 2009
Crossdressing Tips by Jason Thompson
Dead Dogs: March 2-7, 2009
Tip and Lee by Juliette Calvarin, Plus Tip Doll by Thalia Mayo
Dead Dogs: March 9-14, 2009
Biscuit Is Cross by Tim Tylor
Dead Dogs: March 16-21, 2009
Julie Sketches
Dead Dogs: March 23-28, 2009
More Alaska Sketches
Dead Dogs: March 30 - April 4, 2009
Alaska Thumbnails
Dead Dogs: April 6-11, 2009
Alaska Pencils
Dead Dogs: April 13-18, 2009
Sweetheart and Unity by Konstantin Pogorelov
Dead Dogs: April 20-25, 2009
Photos: Nick and Tiktok
Dead Dogs: April 27 - May 2, 2009
Tip and Unity by Rosstin
Dead Dogs: May 4-9, 2009
Jeffrey in San Francisco
Dead Dogs: May 11-16, 2009
Silverfish Embroidery by Laurie Jacobs
Dead Dogs: May 18-23, 2009
Were-Field Team by Irony-chan and Tip & Sweetheart by Feech
Dead Dogs: May 25-30, 2009
Unity by Alicorn
Dead Dogs: June 1-6, 2009
Lucy by Feech
Dead Dogs: June 8-13, 2009
Skin Horse Volume 1
Dead Dogs: June 15-20, 2009
Were-Art by Ed Gedeon and Justin Grubbs
Dead Dogs: June 22-27, 2009
Dog Doodles
Dead Dogs: June 29 - July 4, 2009
Volume 1 Bonus Story Preview
Dead Dogs: July 6-11, 2009
Cast Pic by Dirk Tiede
Big Bad Wolves: July 13-18, 2009
Cast Pic by Jason Thompson
Big Bad Wolves: July 20-25, 2009
Captain Bram Sketches
Big Bad Wolves: July 27 - August 1, 2009
1940s Skin Horse by Thomas Reynolds
Big Bad Wolves: August 3-8, 2009
Wuff Thumbnails
Big Bad Wolves: August 10-15, 2009
We Have Books!
Big Bad Wolves: August 17-22, 2009
Young Tip by Brian Daniel
Big Bad Wolves: August 24-29, 2009
Tip and Tha Ladiez by Feech
Big Bad Wolves: August 31 - September 5, 2009
Were-Nick Debate
Big Bad Wolves: September 7-12, 2009
Unity by Otter
Big Bad Wolves: September 14-19, 2009
Guns 'N Roses by Ed Gedeon
Big Bad Wolves: September 21-26, 2009
I Made a Chart
Big Bad Wolves: September 28 - October 3, 2009
Tip by Deborah Erenberg
Big Bad Wolves: October 5-10, 2009
Louis the Peace Lily by Feech
Big Bad Wolves: October 12-17, 2009
Human Dogs by JP Chabot
Big Bad Wolves: October 19-24, 2009
Tip and Kate
Big Bad Wolves: October 26-31, 2009
Wolf Pumpkin
Tin Soldier: November 2-7, 2009
Zombie of the Year
Tin Soldier: November 9-14, 2009
Big Bad Sketches
Tin Soldier: November 16-21, 2009
Wolf and Soldier Thumbnails
Tin Soldier: November 23-28, 2009
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