LOE 007

LOST ON EARTH 007 is the first strip in which we see that something may not be entirely right with Dr. Skwidd. Thus far I've written him as the level headed leader of the group. And...I know there's only been six comics up until now, but I think that even in that short amount of time, it's been established that Doc Skwidd has been the brains of the group.

Here we see that he has an idea, a great idea in terms of hiding themselves from Earth society, but the idea ultimately has a flaw. They've hidden themselves on the bottom of the lake, but now can't open the doors without flooding the ship. The brains of the group, who is highly intelligent, has suddenly made a mistake. It's something that I'll be playing with, and you'll see Dr. Skwidd's antics get goofier and goofier, and you'll get the explanation as to why this is happening. It wasn't something I originally planned...but as I began to write and write and rewrite, it's something that just started to take shape, and I love it!

Finally...I will admit that sometimes I write without thinking about little details. I know the grand scheme of my story. I know where "Point A" and "Point C" are...but sometimes I get to "Point B" and I've written myself into a corner that I have to get out of. This comic was "Point B". I knew I wanted the characters to land on Earth. I knew that I wanted them to go after Earth's Twinkies. Without giving too much away, I know the overall story of what happens when they leave their ship. But, how are they supposed to leave their ship if they'll flood the ship by opening the doors. See the problem? I wrote myself into this corner. Don't worry...I figured out how to get out of it, it's just something I wanted to share in regards to the writing process and in particular this comic.

ENJOY!!! I'll post LOE 008 this weekend, and then maybe a few more pages of "Graduation Day" next week as well. Hmmmm....maybe I'll even get around to doing some coloring in Photoshop. Probably not this week...but you never know. :)

-dug!