LOST ON EARTH 003

Okay, so there's almost too much I want to talk about today regarding LOST ON EARTH, and this strip in particular. I'm in a typing mood for some reason today, so bear with me. Here we go...

Fist off, I'd like to quickly address the "Galaxapedia.dot" entries as the first panel in all of the strips thus far. I can't take full credit for the idea, as it's something I first saw in a DC comic book. The comic, which dealt with the workings of some outer space heroes and villains from various galaxies, would oftentimes give a little 'blurb' about something that was important to a specific species or planet and it was referenced from something called the "Encyclopedia Galactica". I always thought that was a pretty cool way of giving the reader some background info on something going on in the comic, but not inherently important to the story. Thus, "Galaxapedia.dot" was born. Similarly I try to do the same thing. Here I reference the art of disguise being adapted from a race of creatures I call "Changelings" from "Camoflagica" (cam-o-flah-ji-kuh). None of it is really important to the story, but it deals with the art of disguise which is what this story is about.

I also bring back an old idea in having Allen's costume be that of Dug, from the I DIG DUG comic. You see...a few years ago, when I was writing the LOE characters introduction into the world of IDD, the first comic had Dug interacting with "Matt", but this particular Matt was much smaller and had a zipper going up the back of his head and onto his forehead. It was my initial idea to have the characters 'disguised' as I DIG DUG characters and I imagined the dialogue would be pretty hilarious. Again...these comics never were inked and sit in my basement...somewhere. So, here, I bring back that idea with Allen's disguise being a much younger looking "Dug" (notice there isn't any 'gray' in the hair). And the punchline...I love the punchline. In all the alien movies ever made, we never get the the alien's point of view of how 'different' we must look to them. Allen's reaction to looking hideous, disguised as a human is gold to me. I love it.

I think that about does it for today. I'd eventually like to get a color strip posted and give you an update on the IDD graphic novel(s), AND possible an update on a new comic idea I have called "Pop Comicx". So, who knows what you'll get next week. Enjoy the last day of the weekend, and I'll see everyone here next Sunday!

-dug!