The Komic: Where Does the Cartoon Go From Here?

My blog posts over the last five days have been a rough outline of The Komic’s origin story. The Komic is a graphic novel about a super hero comedian I hope to someday to draw and write.

Where does the story go from here? I have oodles of ideas.

One story line involves a spate of people dying from heart attacks in Odd Port. Or are they heart attacks? No one can prove The Komic is killing people, but many believe she is. Whenever there is a suspicious death someone asks, “Was it natural or was he a victim of The Komic?”

Continue reading

The Komic, A Killer Comedian?

Part Two of The Komic’s Origin Story

All great superheroes need to have an origin story.

The Komic T- Shirt

The Komic T-shirt is available at Cafepress. Be the first on your block, if not your state, to own one.

Quick Recap of Part 1:

A newborn flew out of a hospital window and landed on her head. Bonnie Watson who ran the mortuary next door took the waif home and named her Lily Puddly. When Lily Puddly was 35, Bonnie Watson contracted a terminal brain disease. She and Lily Puddly go to the Odd Port Comedy Club on open-mike night hoping to distract themselves, but none of the comedians are any good. Bonnie Watson says to Lily Puddly that she tells far better jokes than that lot, and she should try her hand at stand up. Continue reading

The Komic: The Funniest Comedian in the Universe

00 Thekomic Logo

One of my back burner projects is The Komic, a graphic novel about the funniest comedian on the planet. I first thought about the idea while listening to a conversation between Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza in Seinfeld’s season five’s episode, The Stock Tip.

Jerry: I think Superman probably has a very good sense of humor.

George: I never heard him say anything really funny. Continue reading