(Sorry for the lateness of the update, I forget that I do three a week for the time being.)
This issue pokes fun
at the Hamilton controversy. It also pokes fun at our own lead time.
We have never been that good at being topical, although, at this
point, right now, the issue is that Trump is such an all encompassing
target, it is hard to chose what to knock him for.
I have certain
reservations about releasing a comic which is just making fun of a
guy. I actually wrote a comic featuring John Boehner during Rick’s
original run. It mocks Boehner for crying and I opted against making
it. Still, with Trump, he’s just such a twit about things that I
feel obligated to mock him. If you shit all over freedom of speech,
I’m going to poke fun at your VP’s resting bitch face.
From a production
standpoint, this was a big issue. Not only did I get to make the 3D
model of Jimmy, but I got to further experiment with how the costumes
in the comic will look. This comic exposed some pitfalls I have to
work out in the process. Rick, the Cryptozoologist is much more
technically challenging and demanding than Con Nachzehrer.
From a story
perspective, this will also mark the beginnings of Lillian showing
off her talent. I mentioned that I wanted to do some Feminist strips.
Part of that is having stronger female characters, and I thought it
would be fun to further develop Lillian as a Cryptozoologist. Rick
being hostile to others having ideas is also a dig at myself. I tend
to be tyrannical about my writing. Though, I am trying to be better.
I feel like my
tyranny strained my friendships with both Dustin and Stephen, and it
just isn’t worth it. Besides, they both made very important
contributions to our comics when we were collaborating.
The final note is
that I changed the credits in this issue. I simply put that the art
was made in DAZ Studio. I don’t really create the art so much as
manipulate it. I pay for the 3D models I use. I apologize to any of
the 3D artists for the previous issues where this wasn’t properly
credited. I wasn’t quite sure how to phrase the credit.
Come back Sunday for
more of the Trump Filibuster.
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