Thanksgiving Play

   THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THIS COMIC? The script. The punchline changed somewhat; I originally had Carrotfoot's mom in the last panel say, "Oh, its ok, Peter. It was only an accident." And then Peter would say his line left in the final comic. The other version was Peter saying the "Minor error" line in the first panel, and then in the third panel he would say, "Like I said, it was a minor error". This is one of those comics where the jokes build upon one another. There are three jokes being juggled around in this comic: The absurdity of  the outcome of the play, how badly Peter screws up all the time, and Peter actually knocking over the tree on purpose. So if a person doesn't understand one joke, they'll get the other two, or vice versa.
  The most fun part of this comic? Costuming. Having short little bunny rabbits yelling at each other in indian and pilgrim outfits is just plain outrageous. (I especially like the second panel.)
  I just had to stick in an indian headress in this comic. It was fun to draw, but I had to refer to Greame Base's picture book, The Eleventh Hour in order to draw it. I tried to make my drawing similar to the one the tiger Max wears in the book, just as a small tribute to that book I grew up with.
 
  Happy thanksgiving!
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Coupon Collector

IN THIS COMIC WE GET A RARE peek into Carrotfoot's room. Note the paraphernalia thrown onto the floor, the desk with the lamp on it, and the generic rock-band poster on Carrotfoot's wall. All of it is totally unnecessary, but it's not too distracting, makes it feel more like a room, and gives a subtle hint on what kind of a character Carrotfoot is. I use light switches to sort of orient the reader of the comic on what exactly they're looking at. I also had some fun with "camera" angles on this comic.
As a solo cartoonist, you control everything. The camera angles, layout, script, costume design, acting, and set design is all up to one person. It may seem overwhelming, but it's also nice to be in complete control. Since only one person is responsible for the comic, the cartoonist must take all of the praise, which is nice, and all of the negative criticism, which isn't.
A little easter egg: What Carrotfoot is reading is one of my favorite magazines.
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Late Halloween

OF COURSE, HALLOWEEN WAS several weeks ago, but I came up with the idea for this comic on the

 day of Halloween, and  instantly fell in love with it. My goal was to show how ridiculous Halloween really is. Also, it's the return of the unfortunate little Halloween cat, who had her candy stolen last year! Will she be a reoccuring character every Halloween? I have no idea. I had to rewrite some of the dialogue, though, so that it was simplified and I could have more room for the drawing. I also used a "panel within a panel" effect, again to free up some room.

And here is a Carrotfoot jack-o-lantern I carved! It's probably the only one in the world, and if it isn't, I'd like to see it! Send it in an email to carrotfootcomic@gmail.com   KEEP READING, and I'll keep drawing!