by tombatiuk | Nov 1, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
From the dusty colors of an Afghanistan village to the moody tones of Funky and Cindy’s marriage coming apart, or the summer heat of a practice field, the colors would become a bigger and more integral part of reflecting the mood in the strip. The colors now looked...
by tombatiuk | Oct 29, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
Another important aspect of the art contained herein is the coloring of the Sunday strips. The hues, handled by Lee Loughridge, and in 2004 by Matt Hollingsworth, also lend themselves to propelling the work forward and become another element in the expression of the...
by tombatiuk | Oct 15, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
Now, normally, whenever a new hand came onto a newspaper comic strip, every effort was made to make sure that, let’s say, Dagwood’s and Blondie’s chairs were exactly where they had always been, that the sheets in their bed had the same thread count, that Blondie’s...
by tombatiuk | Oct 13, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
I had a story about Wally’s return from the war in Afghanistan after being listed as MIA that was sitting off to the side, completed and ready to go. Moreover, it was a story that was right in John’s wheelhouse. The tale was a bit more exotic than the usual Funky...
by tombatiuk | Oct 12, 2022 | Komix Thoughts
Around this time, years of running and playing tennis began to take their toll on my body, and I found that it was necessary for me to have some surgery on my foot because even walking had become rather painful by that point. The surgery and convalescence led to Chuck...
