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[mottsfiddle]

Part 2 of Halloween Doodle Request Dump!

Featuring Exorcist AU cameo, Mali cameo and furbies

[ashymcgee]

Problem. Solution. . I'm not fucking around with anything or anybody this year. . #montypython #holyhandgrenade #yearoftherabbit #seattle (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnMkL9ILlO-8A48qCHq9ucr0ZJqjGdIF2vap9I0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cakeniron]

Problem. Solution. . I'm not fucking around with anything or anybody this year. . #montypython #holyhandgrenade #yearoftherabbit #seattle (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnMj4UgL5q9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thewebcomicsreview]

Crafting A Comic: Frog Alarmclock And The Fabric Of Time

For a long time, I’ve wanted to make a webcomic.

I’ve written two webcomics, Legend of the Hare and Saffron and Sage, but I didn’t draw either of them. And I’ve always been a little self-conscious about that, and harbored a desire to make a comic all by myself, art and all. This desire has been inflamed lately by the success of ForEach, a comic made by one of my discord mods. It’s getting kind of popular, and already has more interest and engagement that Saffron and Sage, something I’m very normal and well-adjusted about, and I’ve been thinking this is something that’s in my power to make. My art, while still limited, is finally at the point where I can do this, and I’ve been writing forever. All I need is a plan.

I have never been a good planner, and it shows a lot in my comics, so I want to have a lot more of the comic written out and planned before pencil comes to paper than I traditionally have done, and I‘d like to turn this brainstorming into Content for you all. It’s a critical part of the writing process, and one that gets glossed over a lot, in part because it leads to slightly rambling essays. But I do have one thing to start with: a protagonist.

(Art by HolyHandGrenade)

Frog Alarmclock is a young woman being trained to join a coven of powerful witches who stitch the fabric of time. She has very little interest in this grand destiny, and is a bit of a stereotypical NEET loser despite her great magic power. Her name, Frog, comes from a knitting term referring to a way of correcting mistakes, but obviously frog-the-animal theming is cute and marketable. I’ve posted a bit about this character on my discord, and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, so I think there’s some potential here worth mining. So far, though, the only plot element I’ve been able to come up are

Frog lives with her Grandma, who trains her. Grandma’s power level has fluctuated wildly in my rough drafts, from “generic witch” to “personally gets into fights with Satan in hell”, and I’ve been leaning towards the higher end. Frog and Grandma don’t get along. I’m giving her the placeholder name “Batra”. It sounds witchy, sounds batty, and it comes from batrachia, which means Frog, so it fits the theming subtly.

Frog lives in a Florida suburb. I don’t remember why I settled on Florida specifically, and that may change, but I do like the idea that this cosmic entity lives in kind of a slummy neighborhood. I may move them to Lowell, MA, which is closer to home and an aesthetic I know better.

Frog has a crush on a pink biker chick with pig theming, the Miss Piggy to her Kermit. For the time being, lets call this character Susie Pepper. Susie from “Sus” the latin word for pig, and Pepper because Peppa Pig. It’s a placeholder name.

That’s all I got so far. Even the name, “Frog Alarmclock and the Fabric of Time” is placeholder I made up just now while writing this. I’ve written a few random short stories of this character, trying to get a feel for her, and I even made her my character in a weekly Pathfinder game. But it’s time to try and get a proper story going. With Legend of the Hare, I had a huge over-arcing five-year plan for each layer in the tower, but little sense of where the comic was going to be in three pages, which led to a lot of problems. With Saffron and Sage, I set out with a vague over-arching storyline of “Saffron must rescue her prince”, and kept the comic to short episodic self-contained stories, taking heavy inspiration from Gunnerkrigg Court. Saffron would go on wacky adventures, and rescuing Faunus would be some vague future goal she was theoretically working towards in the same way Ash Ketchum wanted to be a Pokemon Master but took 20 years to get around to that. This worked better, but led to the comic feeling very aimless and meandering, which is part of why it’s turned increasingly farcical. In some ways, my two comics would be better served by switching protagonists. Saffron is very driven in a way suited for a somewhat goofy battle shounen, and if Jill set out on an adventure to rescue Riley she’d be distracted more easily and it’d lend itself better to an adventure-of-the-week format.

Frog, being a NEET loser, is closer to Jill than to Saffron. And suddenly, just from that sentence, I know what I want to do with this comic now. Writing this essay has given me one of those Eureka moment that happens sometimes, when you go from no ideas to the entire plot of the comic all at once. Frog is Jill if she was the Rabbit Champion for a few years before the story started. They’ve got different personalities, of course, Frog isn’t just Jill with a big hat, but this is the throughline I needed. I can work with this, get a first draft done, get an editor to look at it, and report back to you with more detail.

[lobster-x]

Harvey

Hoppy Easter everyone!!! #rabbit #rabbits #hare #hares #bunny #bunnies #energizerbunny #energizer #easter #easterbunny #tortoiseandhare #tortoise #turtle #moon #carrot #carrots #time #late #clock #aliceinwonderland #watershipdown #holygrail #holyhandgrenade #killerrabbit #montypython #montypythonandtheholygrail #furry #chineseyearoftherabbit #yearoftherabbit #2023

[shawnvanbriesen]

"Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt '--thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once at the number three, being the third number to be reached then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it." #montypython #holygrail #montypythonandtheholygrail #breastfeeding #MontyPython #art #pythonprogramming #music #vinyl #nature #humor #terrygilliam #petsofinstagram #science #spamalotfinland #vinylcollection #lifeisgood #pro #movie #holyhandgrenade #montypythonquotes #gallery #film #programmer #python #smellsofelderberries (at Brentwood, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqOkragCWh/?igshid=n4h7mqqwkhfq

[atournamentoflies]

Finally got a much needed haircut! #me #self #selfie #haircut #montypython #holyhandgrenade #kingarthur https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqcx8pfn0Is/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zhtojpsp8xhb

[amandaruzza]

#Vermont peeps: I'm playing with @holyhandgrenadenyc tonight :) Come hang 11:30pm 👊🏽😛 . . . #Repost @holyhandgrenadenyc ・・・ @radiobean tonight! 📻 #radiobean #radiobeanburlington #vermontisforlovers #holyhandgrenade #holyhandgrenadenyc #holyhandgrenadelovesyou (at Burlington, Vermont)

[schizophrenic-god]

skaem1.com #luchalibre #laparka #coverart #rap #aquariummusic #skaem #music #flows #originalcontentonly #holyhandgrenade #riplaparka #skaem1 #fkaskam #streetart #popaganda #art #digitalart #artistsoninstagram #graffitiart #cryptoart #cryptoartist #cryptoartwork #cryptoartmuseum #cryptoartcollection #cryptoarygallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CMom-rfnbsq/?igshid=1v1adj2htfjbd

[mrrentaro]

Wherever your #journey may take you, may #light guide your way. #sketchery #dailydoodle #dailyart #prompt #300drawingprompts #angelwings #Gracie #angel #celestial #holyhandgrenade

[kingdomofham]

And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once at the number three, being the third number be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.' #MontyPython #HolyGrail #HolyHandGrenade https://www.instagram.com/p/B_M7883l2wn5S8okU9WarXbvlGtsbCSLOTAwH80/?igshid=5eekft63xsne

[scumbird1881]

Well...Easter is probably going to be a little weird this year...#jeffcoopmanart #1881 #easter #easterbunny #easterbasket #mask #chocolate #eastereggs #jameson #lysol #purell #gstcheck #holyhandgrenade #toiletpaper #facemask #donttouchyourface #rabbit #6ftapart #socialdistancing #quarantineart https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zO75Uj2_Y/?igshid=nfx7xumu8fzm

[tshirtbloke]

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch #holyhandgrenade #montypython #holygrail #tshirt #tshirtprinting #tshirts #etsy sillytees.co.uk or click on the link on my bio page

[elbudacomic]

Dom Regina dom Regina… @wakecomicbook @eonprez . . . . . #queen #queenanne #queenofengland #holyhandgrenade #comicillustration #comicillustrator #nophotoblue #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #illustrator #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B1wIrJplqBY/?igshid=zng1l1tysklj

[mirfmarf]

Omgdess. Worms was the best. Fave weapons = holy hand grenade and sheep. Also yeah, periods are comparable to warring worms.

[newtonpens]

And the pen with many tapering facets has a name. And it shall be called the Quapaw. And the Quapaw will have 8 facets. Not more, not less. It will not have 6, not 10, not 12, but 8. And it will be good. #holyhandgrenade - Any questions to  shawn@newtonpens.com  #newtonpens #fountainpen #custompen #fpgeeks #penaddict #handmade #writing #drawing #pengeek #pens #stationery #钢笔 #鋼筆 #plumafuente  #styloplume #CanetaTinteiro #Füller #stilografica #万年筆 Newtonpens.com