It’s kind of funny to go back and see the original layout of the ship. While I thought I had it pretty well laid out, it wasn’t until we worked out the new CGI ship that we really were able[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here’s another stand alone gag. The dullness of slower than light speed travel was going to be a running gag, but focusing on boringness seemed pretty boring, so I’m glad that didn’t last long.
I had originally tried to sell Zortic as a traditional newspaper strip filled with daily gags. I quickly found that it worked better as more of an adventure strip. This is an example of one of those daily gag strips,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Finding dramatic lift offs has been a continuing challenge for this strip. Fortunately, since this was the first one nothing had been done before, so it was relatively easy.
And here it is, the one and original “that’s the entire prize” gag. The one that started it all, the one that still get’s the most commentary and positive feedback! One parody to rule them all, one satire to find[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really wish I could remember why I didn’t originally use the “question mark” gag that I used in the new universe. This gag isn’t bad, but it just doesn’t have the same impact. The whole point of having the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Needless to say, this is a salute to the Muppet Show. Scooter always introduced the guest star by giving them their 5 minute call this way. And Zoie’s pep talk is a paraphrase of Bill Murray’s “lean mean fighting machine”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…