INNER RAMBLIN' THOUGHTS SHARED - Gen X Silence?

It's been a while since I've posted one of my INNER RAMBLIN' THOUGHTS SHARED introspective/cartoon/commentaries/journals of thought. Or whatever it is...

 

 

Quick Update for Sunday, February 22nd

QUICK UPDATE: I was out on the town last night with Jennifer cutting a rug with old high school friends and busy all day yesterday. The Old Gang threw me a grand birthday dinner and I had alot of fun. (My B-Day is this Tuesday, but with it being the weekend and all. It was good time for all!)

My apologies, but I didn't get to finish the intended comic strip for today. Instead, I just posted a new character spotlight in lieu of that featuring Wimpy.

We will be back tomorrow with the next installment of the comic strip out in the final frontier as Popeye and friends try to cure him of the W.O.T.S. Virus that has his reality influx. Stay tuned. Thanks!

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Character Spotlight: J. Wellington Wimpy

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Character Spotlight: Olive Oyl

 

I wasn't able to work on a comic strip for Thursday morning in time with things going on Wednesday evening at home. So, in lieu of the next installment of our story, here is our second character spotlight to present as a substitute piece. We should be back on Friday with the next part of the current storyline with Popeye and Susie the Sea Nymph reunion.

 

As mentioned before, if I'm unable to work on a comic strip in time, I will attempt to throw one of these Character Spotlights up.

 

Also, as I mentioned before, I will be taking Saturdays off and will not be releasing webcomics on this day as I rest or take care of other things. I plan on releasing more of these character spotlights on Saturdays instead because I strive to provide daily content someway and somehow as my own personal goal. (The character bios are quick and easy for me to do and I stock them up in advance).

 

So, our second character spotlight from my SEA SHANTY FUNNIES "alternate universe" is our version of Olive Oyl. And if you haven't seen the clues yet throughout the webcomics thus far, yes.... she is indeed married to Popeye in my little universe and continuity that you are following along with.

Also, in my illustration, if you're wondering why Olive is wearing glasses?

 

A little behind the scenes...

 

 

That's because she did in one cartoon. I'm bringing back Olive's reading eyeglasses and once again reinstating her as a Public Stenographer as shown in the 1937 cartoon feature "The Paneless Window Washer". I'm making that part of my current continuity in this alternate universe version. I always thought that suited her being an independent woman way back then. Kind of reminds me in a weird way of Elaine from Seinfeld or Donna Reed as the librarian (n the alternate universe scene in "It's A Wonderful Life") when they put on their glasses on occasions.

 

For those curious and would like to watch the old cartoon, here it is on YouTube with Olive as the glasses wearing stenographer (that somehow fits in my own "head canon" somehow) if you follow the link...

https://youtu.be/1NlPCBFgzSY?si=cdqVJGwX4jqsuw9K 

THRILL SEEKER COMICS™: A New Era in 2027 for 25th Anniversary

 

Next year, it will be 25 years since I launched my THRILL SEEKER COMICS series inside the black & white pages of SHOOTING STAR COMICS ANTHOLOGY. 

 

This year I will release two more issues of THRILL SEEKER COMICS ANTHOLOGY #2 (next week) and #3 (end of year) and collecting the Ms. Tittenhurst Dame Detective webcomic from about a year ago into a one-shot comic called THRILL SEEKER COMICS ANTHOLOGY OTHERWORLD DETECTIVE MYSTERIES #1 (early summer). All of these comics are illustrated in the format that I've worked in all these years which tends to be on the more photo-realistic approach. 

 

After that…

 

With this upcoming 25th Anniversary in 2027, I plan on entering a "New Era" in order for me to continue working on THRILL SEEKER COMICS by writing and drawing the series as a once-a-week released Sunday Webcomic with this drawing approach illustrated here that is much more of a looser animated style. This will free me up to draw these comics at a much quicker pace. There will be rotating story arcs focused on different characters in my self-published independent comic series. Old friends and new. My arthritis and eye sight appreciates loosening up to draw more fluid, quicker artwork in this animated style. This is giving me a renewed energy to produce more THRILL SEEKER COMICS on a regular basis that recently working on SEA SHANTY FUNNIES has shown me I might be able to do to breathe new life into my other life’s work with my own comic series.

 

We will see how it goes. Your mileage may vary, but it is the new road that I want to explore.

More later. I just wanted to put this out into the world and share this before going to bed.

 

See you in the funny pages. Good night.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 74

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 73

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 72

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - EXTRA BONUS EPISODE

 

Here is an Extra Bonus Comic Strip as not to interrupt the current storyline...

In memory of Robert Duvall. No relationship to Shelley "Olive Oyl" Duvall.

However, my mind wandered on the passing of the great actor over the weekend thinking about his greatest roles. I somehow thought of this cartoon ode to him that just came out of nowhere that entered that big noggin' of mine using the THIMBLE THEATRE Popeye cast of characters - buddies Ham Gravy and Castor Oyl.

Since it is timely with Mr. Duvall's passing, I just had to get this ode out today for the late actor and his portrayal as Lt. Col. Kilgore in APOCALYPSE NOW with the fleet of Huey helicopters that I somehow linked the two distinctly separate concepts here together.

I dunno. It made me laugh. Hopefully it will give you a chuckle.