I want to reply to all of you individually, but alas, I will need tah hafta address you as a group here. My apologies…
First off… let me thank you all for coming back after such a long period away! It makes my heart go all squishy and inky. You guys are awesome! … and I can’t help feeling that I have the best fan base on the planet!!!! I will still address you all as Squiddies. R&R-ers… gets hung up on that last “r”…
It has been a strange few months. To pull yourself out of your routine, the thing that you love, and plop yourself intro something different, for the sake of keeping things fresh and interesting. Change is a funny beast. At times, I’ve felt sad that I’m not Squid Rowing… at other times… I’m elated with the new digs. However, I’ve concluded that I don’t want to close the book on Squid Row at all. I won’t say more than that, just that I can’t help but feel that THAT show ain’t over.
ANYWAYS… Randie and Ryan! I’m ever so pleased that many of you like the new format. It seems an easier format to write in… in that I have more room for dialogue and space to draw. You will see me really playing with space and drawing STUFF more in the coming toons. Also, too… I am working in a new medium and I’m learning along the way. As I look over the toons in their finished-ness… there are some I would do differently now… but chalk that up for learning, yah?
And please allow me to plug my Patreon page once again. If you dig what you see here in the weeks ahead, please consider supporting me on that awesome site! It comes with extras, too! If you sponsor me for just 2 dollars a month, you get extra insider feed/posts… these get into the details of what inspired weekly toons, and photos and fun tidbits. I post at least twice a week there. If you sponsor me at $5… you get the Extra Fun Extras… (also posts twice a week). You’ll get stuff like short film shorts of Harold (“Stufftie Blues” is dropping this week)… I’ve thrown my hat into the short short short film ring. It’s a rather small ring… but I have iMovie… and I know how to use it now.
Okay Okay, enough of that! I’m just thrilled that you are here! Joyous day of happy!
Enjoy the new adventures of Randie and Ryan!
Welcome back Brig. Not sure yet about the new format. And why has Randi taken to wearing her hair like Midge?
Thank you for your honesty, Michael. Change is often difficult and I don’t blame you for being on the fence about it.
As far as Midge’s haircut goes… Yes, they are similar. Midge’s hair is a lot less buoyant and isn’t shaved quite so close. I wanted to keep Randie’s hair long but yet make it more artsy. You’ll find that there will be hair drama at some point… in the R&R future.
ps. THanks for coming back!
Really like the great new toon and format! Can’t get enough R&R, and I’m so happy they finally got it together together. Poor Mouse…ah well, guess he learned he’d better speak now or forever hold his pieces.
EofO…thank you! R&R is really making ME happy, too! It’s fun to be able to have space to work in! I can use a whole page to write and draw! Yay! And I so having fun! Thanks for coming along!
And sometimes you don’t have the perspective to see what’s right in front of you. Sometimes your mind needs to take a left turn (or rather, a right turn) in order to see more clearly. A mind stretched can never go back… to paraphrase Ralph Waldo.
Brig,
Not only did you restyle Randi’s hair, you changed its color. She used to be blonde.
Does only her hair stylist know for sure?
I sure hope Ryan doesn’t get upset about Randi’s procrastination. After all, he’s known for years how disorganized she is, regardless of how many organizers and planners he gives her at Christmases.
Yes, Randie’s haircolor in Squid Row was much more blonde. But it was more of a technical thing. In R&R, I can add more detail and such. Too, I’ve muted the colors somewhat in R&R… not so bright and cartoony as in Sq.Rw.
Ryan, most certainly, is accepting of Randie’s faults, while gently trying to help improve them.