ALTHOUGH IT'S ALREADY 2011, I have some late Christmas comics:
I originally wasn't going to put in Peter's line in the final panel, but as I was drawing this, I noticed a small lesson (You can't always trust some one's advice. They may mean well, but it doesn't always work). The message is such a subtle one that I didn't think putting in Peter's line at the end would harm the comic by making it sound philosophical. Am I the first cartoonist to draw a Santa hat-clad bunny rabbit electrocuted by Christmas lights? I wouldn't be surprised if I wasn't.
I tried in this comic to come up with visual features on Carrotfoot and his siblings that make them more discernable from each other. Consider the tuft of hair in between their ears: Carrotfoot's is longer than Peter's, and Benjamin's doesn't stick up, but it's flat (and in a color comic, it would be blond). Also consider the fur on their bellies: Benjamin's is more jagged, Peter's is perfectly straight, and Carrotfoot's only has only one or two jagged edges. Carrotfoot's right hand in the last panel was difficult to draw, and I'm still not satisfied with the result. But, for a cartoonist, one has to realize they can't draw a character perfectly every time.You just have to learn to let things like this go, and move on to another comic.
If you notice the date on this comic, you will notice that I actually drew this last year. I wanted to publish it on Christmas eve the next year, but since I missed it again, I'll just post it now.
Keep reading, and I'll keep drawing!
