2010 May
Idea #65: Imaginary sports comics
I don’t understand sports, at all, but a short glance in any newspaper gives me the impression that 99 % of my countrymen are rabid soccer fans. Because of that, we also have lots of comics about soccer in Norway, especially for a younger audience. I’m not talking about stuff like Frode Øverli’s Pondus here, [...]
Idea #64: Opposite of anthropomorphic
I’m sure you have all read comics with anthropomorphic animals as characters. You know, where the character is a duck or a mouse or another animal, but he talks, acts, walks, dresses and drives like a human being. Wouldn’t it be awesome if somebody, for a change, made the exact opposite? A comic showing how [...]
Idea #63: America’s Next Top Accountant
Most people above a certain age have jobs. Having a job is a pretty common thing. Where would the world be without teachers, nurses, doctors, scientists, policemen, lawyers, librarians… of course, the list goes on and on. Still, a couple of professions stand out when it comes to how popular they are in media. We [...]
Idea #62: Panel border secrets
This idea may be another effect of me spending way too much time lately on The CiSRA Puzzle Competition. It’s also, I just realized, pretty similar to something Don Rosa once did on an Uncle Scrooge cover. But it’s worth sharing here anyway. I’m a big fan of rewarding your most eager readers. You have [...]
Idea #61: Screenshot crossing
It’s never been a secret that I’m a huge fan of Darths and Droids. I find the concept awesome – if you haven’t seen it,1 the comic takes the story of Star Wars and presents it as a big roleplaying game. Even if we exclude the facts that the comic is one of the funniest [...]