Mayberry Melonpool is the television-addicted, somewhat clumsy, not-all-that-intelligent Captain of the "Steel Duck." Oh yeah, and he's obsessed with getting a date. In short, he doesn't have a lot going for him.
Ralph Zinobop is the inventor of the "Steel Duck." He is eager to enter the next phase of his plan: to make money off his inventions to regain his rightful place as ruler of the Planet Zinobop — a planet that he was exiled from by his paranoid father several years ago. His other hobbies include wild get-get-rich schemes and drinking copious amounts of coffee. He also has a terrible temper.
Sam T. Dogg is completely out of his element. He’s super intelligent, a highly-skilled pilot and has the most common sense of anyone aboard the "Steel Duck." Also, no one takes him seriously because he’s a dog.
You think so? I know that for a long time in the initial run the characters were basically two heads high. These days I draw them at about 2 1/2 heads tall — I gave them a little longer legs this time around because the short stubby legs gave me constant trouble during the initial run. The strip posted here was from the first year (eary 1997). I don’t think the characters really found their “look” until maybe 2001 or so. Check out how small Ralphie’s nose was back then!
Looks like an experiment got loose
I find it amusing that your characters have become less cartoonish over time, whereas most artists become more cartoonish. (Eye size and whatnot.)
You think so? I know that for a long time in the initial run the characters were basically two heads high. These days I draw them at about 2 1/2 heads tall — I gave them a little longer legs this time around because the short stubby legs gave me constant trouble during the initial run. The strip posted here was from the first year (eary 1997). I don’t think the characters really found their “look” until maybe 2001 or so. Check out how small Ralphie’s nose was back then!