April 16th, 2008
seventy|six
somehow i spent an hour perfecting whoosh lines. shoot me now.
now i am about to do something i hate to you all. there will be no cast update this friday and no kuku update next week. i will be at the NYCC this weekend and will be unable to devote any time to doodling kuku. this is a last minute decision as i was hoping to have everything ready before i left and have it upload automatically, but with the length of time today’s strip it ain’t gonna happen.
my apologies.
i’ll try and make the next update extra special, promise :)
April 16th, 2008 at 4:09 am
We’re lucky that you update as often as you do.
Beautiful swooshes, btw.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Yay for Mr. Boulder!
We will only be totally devastated for a week, Ramon. Have fun.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:53 am
I like the speech patterns. Learned from TV?
April 16th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Prettiest whoosh lines ever
April 16th, 2008 at 6:08 am
They are beautiful whoosh lines. Update when you like, I am always delighted to see a new one, but it’s your time.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Yet Another SWEET! Strip
April 16th, 2008 at 7:50 am
There’s got to be two of them…or it’s two-headed. The speech bubbles are slightly different colors, and the lighter shade seems to be congradulating the darker-shaded speech-bubble’s owner on its throw.
Maybe it was the rock-person who made the mushroom-thing do that to her?
I gotta say, I’m ashamed for not commenting sooner. I read a LOT of webcomics, but this one is just…Mindblowing so far.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Yeah, I’m digging Mr. Boulder too - I like him already. I don’t mind the action in bits and pieces, it’s adds to the suspense.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:29 am
That ‘BAFF’ is classic - straight out of old Batman. Have fun in NYC Ramon!
April 16th, 2008 at 9:03 am
NYC? COOL! Will you have a booth?
April 16th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Well, the swooshes look great!
April 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Aw, look at the green-lizard-thing’s tongue hang out. Just like a puppy. A vicious, carnivorous puppy.
Love your comic as always, whenever it updates.
Have to say though, the gradient speckle pattern on the rocks? Not loving so much. Just doesn’t match the clear-cut coloring of the rest of the page. But I’m crazy, ignore me.
Keep on truckin’. And being amazing.
And have fun at the Con! Wish I were there (but I’m here.)
April 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am
oh NO now what reason will I have next tuesday to get out of bed at all? YOUR WOOSH LINES WERE KEEPING ME GOING RAMON. I feel the intense weight of the real world pushing me into the ground again… Just kidding. Love your dedication to the quality of your comic. seeya in 14
April 16th, 2008 at 11:40 am
For some reason this reminds me of Rescuers Down Under. Why?!?!
April 16th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Awesome Ramon, even if I spun in circles repeatedly I couldn’t aspire to such wooshy perfection.
There’s got to be two boulder-monster dudes because both slavering dino-beasts were tossed at the same time and the top frame on this page only shows the one doggie. They have such great lines, Ramon! And two rows of teeth!
I agree with Cat on the gradient shading. I prefer the usual clean lines. There’s no harm in experimenting though, keep up the good work and we’ll see you in two weeks! I love Kukuburi!
April 16th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Energie o2 - you got it wrong - one boulder-dude and one doggie (call it “doggie #2 - from the pinnacle across from our heroine). Tossed from pinnacle to land on top of doggie #1 standing just above our heroine. Both go splat. Got it now?
Go back and check the last 4 or 5 panels and see if you don’t agree.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Wasn’t expecting that, for sure.
Awesome job, as usual. Don’t kill yourself making these, Ramon! Coincidentally, I’ll be in NYC this weekend too. o.O
April 16th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
well if you see me in the streets feel free to harass me
April 16th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Awesome work.
See ya in 2 weeks. Hope NYCC treats you well.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Is it just me or does the monster-dog look oddly happy?
April 16th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
is he talking to himself or is there somebody else with him?
Answers and more it 2 weeks …… I will have to re-read the archives next week!!!
April 16th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Love the comic, especially the little details like how the speech bubble line in the first frame is wrapped around just like the woosh lines… everything about this is just excellent.
I’m glad my next two weeks are insane so they’ll go by quickly.
April 16th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
YEAH!! I’m gonna be at NYCC on Saturday! I’ll be sure to look for you
April 16th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Fuckin A, NYCC! I am going to be all over that shit this weekend. Yeeeeah!
April 16th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Ramon - were you thinking of that old song “and the music goes round and round and it ends up here”?
Just wondering - that - and the Andy Bee comment in TACC
Enjoy Cabbage Town - stay off of Jarvis . ( :>))
April 17th, 2008 at 1:21 am
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH
you pulled it off gracefully
April 17th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Dunno - might be onlyone boulder - i think he threw the first puppy (the one that overshot mammselle) and hit the second puppy (hence the “bullseye”)
and as to seperate colored bubbles - tough to tell as the background around the bubbles are different and may be causing an optical illusion.
Also dont we already have a 2 for 1 deal? yellow dragon in the hat brigade i believe.
April 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Awesome!!!
Man this is suffering. I always wait for the whole graphic novel to be publish together because I hate having to wait for the next issue to come… Why do I keep coming here every Wednesday?
Can’t resist… I must be a masochist.
April 17th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Beautiful.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Whammo!
Poor Puppysauruses, though… I still want one all of my ownsies.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Did you add in the “Bingo” to the previous comic after it was posted? Am I imagining things? You can never tell with these crazy internet comics. And I really have a hard time picturing a big floaty boulder guy being so goofy, so maybe he’s got like a smaller creature riding around on him providing moral support? Maybe a talking hat?
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:58 am
the extra time on the whoosh lines really shows.
props mate
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 am
i feel the action so well conceived in the first panel is let down by the lack of any real feeling of force or movement in the second. that said, i’ve loved your art since the beginning of the ’squash. thanks for doing both
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:04 pm
To Donovan - you said “Did you add in the “Bingo” to the previous comic after it was posted?”
When back and checked my files - added the “Bingo” one a short time after Ramon posted it and it was included at that time . Just for your info .
April 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Beautiful comic, I’m a huge fan of all your work.
Best swoosh lines in all of art.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
How was your trip to NYC, Ramon?
April 26th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Really amazing comic.
Great storyline.
I love the entire world you’ve created.
Quite wonderful in every way.
April 26th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
thanks for all the compliments! i’m glad people are enjoying the story unfold. things are gonna get a little interesting now too…
megan: had a great time! it was a nice getaway with friends, sprinkled with a little work. the only downside is this nasty cold i got.
till tuesday!
April 26th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
BULLS EYE! haha that was great
and I think the whoosh lines are perfect ;)~
April 27th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Wow. This is one of those acid trip-esque but completely amazing comics. I love it, I think it’s my new favorite!
April 27th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Just wanted to say that I’ve never read a comic with such a consistently high post rate. The story and art are both great. Epic, one might say. I am curious, are you familiar with Rice-boy? http://www.rice-boy.com/ It’s also rather epic I think. Anyway, can’t wait for more, but don’t strain yourself doing it, I think we’ll need you around for a while yet!
April 28th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Awesome Comic, Ramon.
In fact, I just thought I’d let you know that I’ve enjoyed it so much that the Ghrung made an impactful appearance at my gaming table, in my Star Wars Saga Edition campaign, and I actually got the players to run away as I flooded them with the beasties.
Thanks for the inspiration!
April 28th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Ramon, I just had a thought, looking at the last panel.
I know you worked hard on the swoosh lines in panel one, but I was thinking that maybe one little swoosh line and maybe a pow line or two might spruce up panel 2, maybe for the book version?
“With added content!” *grin.* Waiting for tomorrow with as much patience as I can muster.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
How long does it take to scan them into the computer? Just curious. I don’t know how this stuff works and it says you updated your Twitter 15 hours ago
April 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Jen –
I suspect that something else came up, though scanners are notoriously persnickety. After he scans it, however, there is post-processing to do, to get things *just* right. If you add a work-related “emergency” (because the boss said so, that’s why it’s an emergency), you get hungry-eyed fans just staring at their screens, whimpering softly, waiting to be fed on Kukuburi goodness.
*whimper* ((Hey, if we all make our eyes big and brown and shiny maybe the treats will come faster.))
April 29th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Ah, but Jen, scanning only gets the glorious black & white artwork into digital format. After that, there’s still all the colour & lettering magic left to be done….
April 29th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Ah-ha! Now I understand! I didn’t know that…it’s all rather new to me…