LOST ON EARTH 004

Heeeeeerrrreee's Fishtarr!!!

The third 'main' character of LOST ON EARTH is the bounty hunter named Fishtarr. He's kind of got this 'star fish' motif going, and I really just switched the words around. I swear his name is NOT inspired by the 80's movie, Ishtar, which was really, really horrible!!!

Fishtarr speaks in a language that I've decided to not 'translate' in the strips. I felt that this would add an ongoing joke into the overall storyline. Now...I will admit that as I write more and more LOE comics, I'm noticing that it becomes a little easier to figure out what Fishtarr is saying. And I suppose that's okay. It's just a gag that I wanted to play with, and I find rather enjoyable. Besides it gives the reader an opportunity to figure out what the character is saying on their own. Sometimes you gotta stop 'spoon-feeding' readers and let them make their own decisions about what they are reading. I'm just finishing up a strip now (009) that has Fishtarr saying 75-80% of the dialogue in the strip. How fun!!!

So, now you've met our little aliens who are circling the atmosphere, approaching the runway, and almost ready to get lost...on Earth!!! Still messing around with the color palette. Once I get it figured out, I'll be posting some color comics for you. Until then, though, you'll have to enjoy the beauty of black and white comics. Enjoy...and I'll see you next week!

-dug!